White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
Credit: Guillaume Seigneuret and NASA A new analysis of white dwarf stars supports their role as a key source of carbon, an element crucial to...
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Clemson scientist receives $667K DOD grant to explore developmental disorder
Researchers will explore the cellular underpinnings of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which is characterized by the growth of benign tumors throughout the body and brain.Credit: Courtesy...
Study reveals secret life of lithium in sun-like stars: Created not just destroyed
Credit: NASA, ESA, and T. Brown (STScI) Lithium is becoming common in our everyday lives. It is the key ingredient in the batteries of our...
How do bacteria build up natural products?
X-ray structure analysis gives detailed insights into molecular factoryCredit: Maximilian Schmalhofer and Prof. Dr. Michael Groll / TUM The active agents of many drugs are...
New insights into van der Waals materials found
Credit: Qingkai Qian, Penn State Layered van der Waals materials are of high interest for electronic and photonic applications, according to researchers at Penn State...
Story tips: Predicting fire risk, solid state stability check and images in a flash
Credit: Uvinduni Premadasa/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Climate - Predicting fire risk Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method that uses machine learning...
Deterministic reversal of single magnetic vortex circulation by an electric field
Credit: ©Science China Press Vortex is ubiquitous in nature including spiral arms of galaxy, planet rotation, hurricane (tornado). A vortex is a typical and well-known...
Age-related impairments reversed in animal model
Credit: DBMR, University of Bern, D. Brigger Elderly people are more prone to infectious diseases as the function of their immune system continuously declines with...
Electrically focus-tuneable ultrathin lens for high-resolution square subpixels
Credit: ??Sehong Park, Gilho Lee, Byeongho Park, Youngho Seo, Chae bin Park, Young Tea Chun, Chulmin Joo, Junsuk Rho, Jong Min Kim, James Hone &...
Gut bacteria improve type 2 diabetes risk prediction
Large-scale study with more than 4000 participants at ZIEL - Institute for Food & HealthCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM The microbial composition of the intestines...
Discovery of new disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Expected to contribute towards understanding of the disease's pathology and the development of new treatments-Credit: Kobe University An international research collaboration, including Professor IIJIMA Kazumoto...
High-order synthetic dimensions in waveguide photonic lattices
Parallelizing high-dimensional random walksCredit: MBI In physics, a very intuitive way of describing the evolution of a system proceeds via the specification of functions of...
Why it’s no last orders for the Tequila bat
DNA helps conservation of elusive batCredit: Angelica Menchaca Native to the Americas, the tequila bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) lives in caves in some of the hottest...
EIC Center at Jefferson Lab announces 6 new research awards
Three graduate students and three postdoctoral researchers aim to advance the science of the electron-ion colliderCredit: DOE's Jefferson Lab The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the...
Order from noise: How randomness and collective dynamics define a stem cell
Collective cell dynamics could define stem cells identity, number, and dynamicsCredit: Colinda Scheele / Oncode Institute Stem cells are central to organ development and renewal....