Fresh groundwater flow important for coastal ecosystems
International researchers led by University of Göttingen develop first global computer model of groundwater flow into world's oceansCredit: Nils Moosdorf, ZMT Bremen Groundwater is the...
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NSF CAREER Award supports framework for photons as quantum transistors
Physicist Esther Wertz explores potential configuration of device to hold and release photonsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- As a candidate for the qubits...
Smart scaffolding to monitor tumor growth in real time and controlled environments
CIC biomaGUNE researchers have achieved significant progress in the 4DbioSERS project, funded by the European Research Council to the tune of 2.4 million eurosCredit: CIC...
Strong signals show how proteins come and go
Rice University bioscientists develop chromosome-level detectors to track activity in cellsCredit: Segatori Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 9, 2020) - A novel system to...
Turbulent convection at the heart of stellar activity
By combining modern data analysis techniques with stellar structure modelling for main-sequence and giant stars, researchers shed new light on stellar dynamos.Credit: MPS / Aalto...
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
Substantial changes in the Canadian homeless population require new synergies for intervention and treatmentCredit: Homeless Health Research Network A collaborative approach is required to build...
Princeton researchers identify factors essential for chronic hepatitis B infection
Virus uses these factors to establish itself permanently in the liverCredit: Image courtesy of Lei Wei and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Researchers at Princeton University...
Uncovering novel relationships between SLCs and cytotoxic drugs in human cells
Credit: © Enrico Girardi / CeMM Solute carriers (SLCs) represent the largest family of transmembrane transporters in the human genome, with over 400 members arranged...
Clotting problem
UD-led team uncovers a blood disorder's creeping, crawling originCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase Ouch, you've cut your finger! As you fumble to grab a...
Scientists identify new target for Parkinson’s therapies
Credit: University of Leeds A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease has been identified for the first time. The finding, made...
‘Strange’ glimpse into neutron stars and symmetry violation
RHIC measurements of 'hypertriton' and 'antihypertriton' binding energy and mass explore strange-matter interactions and test for 'CPT' violationCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--New results from...
Atomic fingerprint identifies emission sources of uranium
Credit: © M. Martschini, University of Vienna Uranium is not always the same: depending on whether this chemical element is released by the civil nuclear...
Groovy key to nanotubes in 2D
Why do carbon nanotubes line up? They're in a grooveCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 9, 2020) -- Ultrathin carbon nanotubes crystals could have...
UMD researcher establishes a new viable CRISPR-Cas12b system for plant genome engineering
New publication in Nature Plants details the first application of CRISPR-Cas12b in plants, providing gene editing, activation, and repression capabilities all in one systemCredit: National...
Astronomers pinpoint rare binary brown dwarf
Credit: University of Birmingham / Amanda J. Smith. Astronomers working on 'first light' results from a newly commissioned telescope in Chile made a chance discovery...