Materials design in 3D: From the molecule to the macrostructure
'3D Matter Made to Order' Cluster of Excellence of KIT and Heidelberg University starts and focuses on printed three-dimensional design structuresCredit: Photo: Martin Bastmeyer, KIT...
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‘Terminator’-like liquid metal moves and stretches in 3D space (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society In the blockbuster Terminator movie franchise, an evil robot morphs into different human forms and objects and oozes through narrow openings,...
Psychology may help explain why male and female serial killers differ
Male and female serial killers tend to choose their victims and commit their crimes in different ways, which may be due to thousands of years...
Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines
Uber and Lyft are shifting parking demand in major US cities, and researchers believe it's a good thingCredit: Photo by Sanjeev Kugan 422119 on Unsplash...
A new strategy of fabricating p-n junction in single crystalline Si nanowires, twisting
Credit: ©Science China Press If a semiconductor crystal is doped with n-type dopants in one region and with p-type dopants in another region, a p-n...
Researchers use radiomics to predict who will benefit from chemotherapy
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (March 20, 2019) - Using data from computed tomography (CT) images, researchers may be able to...
Local extinction of Southern California mountain lions possible within 50 years
Conservation strategies focused on connectivity and coexistence could helpCredit: Johanna Turner Two isolated mountain lion populations in southern California's Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains...
Pollutants, pathogens could team up to make us sick
Many people view pollutants and pathogens as separate causes of illness. However, recent research indicates that the two can interact, changing how people and animals...
Conflict in space doesn’t always look like ‘Star Wars’
War in SpaceCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imagine driving on an unfamiliar route and suddenly your GPS navigation cuts out. Later it becomes clear that...
Fish-inspired material changes color using nanocolumns
Credit: Zhiren Luo, NC State University Inspired by the flashing colors of the neon tetra fish, researchers have developed a technique for changing the color...
Ant larvae fight the offspring of parasitic queens
In certain ant species, queens invade the colonies of other species, kill the host queen or queens and lay their eggs in the host nest....
Active substance from plant slows down aggressive eye cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Magdeburg and Bonn are testing a substance from the leaves of the coralberryCredit: Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn An active substance...
Novel sensor system improves reliability of high-temperature humidity measurements
Hannover MesseCredit: Photo credit: Oliver Dietze A new sensor system developed in Saarbrücken, Germany can not only carefully control drying processes in industrial ovens, but...
Children grow in a different way, scientists demonstrate
The discovery may suggest new methods of growth disorder treatment in children An international group of scientists under the supervision of a staff member of...
Early discharge after lung surgery benefits patients without raising readmission risk
PHILADELPHIA -- When hospitals implement programs to optimize patients' recovery from surgery, healthcare costs fall and patients show improved outcomes. One major benefit of the...
