Accurate thermal-welding of resins for high-quality products
To improve the quality of small electronic components, microchannel, flat panel, and the likeCredit: SEIWA OPTICAL CO., LTD. JST announced the result of the development...
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Researchers discover algorithms and neural circuit mechanisms of escape responses
Credit: USTC Ordered and variable animal behaviours emerge to explore and adapt to the environment. They are generally considered as the combination of a series...
Quantum physics provides a way to hide ignorance
Credit: Michael Kewming Students can hide their ignorance and answer questions correctly in an exam without their lack of knowledge being detected by teachers -...
New extinct family of giant wombat relatives discovered in Australian desert
Credit: Picture: Peter Schouten The unique remains of a prehistoric, giant wombat-like marsupial - Mukupirna nambensis - that was unearthed in central Australia are so...
The magnetic history of ice
The findings could help us understand the history of other bodies in our solar systemCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science The history of our planet has...
Development of a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the phytohormone ethylene
Technology may allow optimal transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables, reducing food wasteCredit: NIMS NIMS and AIST have developed a small sensor capable of...
Spraying ethanol to nanofiber masks makes them reusable
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line...
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of languageCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Ferrigno. Humans and monkeys may...
NUS research team develops portable COVID-19 diagnostic system for rapid on-site testing
With Epidax, COVID-19 testing can be done at the point of care, and diagnosis -- from sample collection to result - can be completed in...
Sanford Burnham Prebys enters research agreement with Lilly for COVID-19 antibody research
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced a research agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) to...
UNC researcher leads national survey on mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Olafur Palsson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, led a study investigating the emotional and mental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
First measurement of spin-orbit alignment on planet Beta Pictoris b
Credit: Stefan Kraus Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant 'super-Jupiter' planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in...
Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
Credit: mage courtesy of Jonathan Claussen/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Researchers dipped their new, printed sensors into tuna broth and watched the readings. It...
New solar forecasting model performs best
Credit: Joakim Munkhammar A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University. It may help to promote more...
Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light
Peer-reviewed | experimental study | peopleCredit: UCL Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a...