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SUTD worked with International Researchers to develop a novel approach to allow for a small, well-defined risk of constraint violation to overcome the challenges that...

Smaller than a coin

Credit: ETH Zurich / Pascal A. Halder Nowadays, a mobile phone can do almost anything: take photos or video, send messages, determine its present location,...

A simple way to control swarming molecular machines

Credit: Daisuke I. et al., ACS Nano. October 4, 2019 The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by applying simple mechanical...

Scientists have identified the presence of cancer-suppressing cells in pancreatic cancer

Credit: Yasuyuki Mizutani A research team led by Nagoya University has revealed that cells containing a protein called Meflin have a role in restraining the...

When laying their eggs, tobacco hawkmoths avoid plants that smell of caterpillar feces

An olfactory co-receptor allows moths to avoid intraspecific competitionCredit: Danny Kessler, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Ovipositing insects use odor cues to select suitable...

UMD discovers new mechanism in the liver that helps prevent invasive fungal infections

Findings have implications for treatment of a variety of fungal infections, including the main cause of meningitisCredit: Nephron As a world-renowned expert using intravital microscopy...

Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest

Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibioticsCredit: Dmitrii Y. Travin Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced...

Thin to win

University of Utah engineers develop thin, lightweight lens that could produce slimmer camera phones, longer-flying dronesCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering Oct. 8,...

NCI-sponsored trial explores better treatment for brain tumors in children

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 8, 2019) Children with recurrent brain tumors or newly diagnosed, particularly aggressive tumors called diffuse...

The story of thalidomide continues

Molecular basis of drug's effects on limb and ear development revealedCredit: Nature Chemical Biology An international study co-authored by researchers at Tokyo Institute of technology...

Machine learning helps plant science turn over a new leaf

Salk scientists use machine-learning algorithms to help automate plant studiesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 7, 2019) Father of genetics Gregor Mendel spent years tediously observing...

US firearm death rate rose sharply in recent years across most states & demographic groups

New analysis of 1999-2017 firearm deaths looks at changes in each state and within age, gender and racial/ethnic groupsCredit: Health Affairs/University of Michigan ANN ARBOR,...

Initiating breastfeeding in vulnerable infants

Credit: Eric Sucar of University Communications PHILADELPHIA (October 7, 2019) - The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child are well-recognized, including for late...

Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers discover a new approach for capturing energy from light-generated, 'hot' electrons, avoiding wasteful heat lossCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS...

Artemis, meet ARTEMIS: Pursuing Sun science at the moon