Capturing the frugal beauty of complex natural tessallations
Credit: Courtesy: SIGGRAPH ASIA Surface tessellations are an arrangement of shapes which are tightly fitted, and form repeat patterns on a surface without overlapping. Imagine...
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NASA sees Tropical Storm Man-yi approaching typhoon strength Tropical Storm Man-Yi con
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Storm Man-Yi continued to strengthen in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA-NOAA's...
NASA sees tropical depression 33W enter the Sulu Sea
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Depression 33W moved through the central Philippines and entered the Sulu Sea when...
Plant root hairs form outward due to shank hardening
Credit: Dr. Masahiko Sato A group of international researchers has discovered how plant root hair grows straight and long. Many studies of root hair growth...
Professors use whale earwax to reconstruct whale stress levels spanning 150 years
Credit: Robert Rogers, Baylor University WACO, Texas (Nov. 20, 2018) -- In a follow-up to their groundbreaking study, Baylor researchers were able to reconstruct baleen...
Dramatic change in seabirds’ winter food source over past 30 years
Credit: Gary Howells The availability of a key prey for seabirds has changed dramatically over the past three decades, particularly in winter, with possible consequences...
Sex in a world of fear: Scared rodents produce more offspring
Credit: Alwin Hardenbol Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males. This is reported by a team of biologists from Finland...
New technique improves efficiency and accuracy of single cell RNA sequencing
In the era of personalized medicine, scientists are using new genetic and genomic insights to help them determine the best treatment for a given patient....
Screening tools can miss sepsis in pregnancy; study urges action
A woman lies in her hospital bed. Her heart rate is elevated, she has a slight fever and an elevated white blood cell count. Could...
Researchers create new ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses
Credit: Wong Lab / Brow University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide (GO) to add some backbone...
Screening for colorectal cancer spares male patients from intense treatments
Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the world. Every year in Finland, approximately 3,000 new cases are diagnosed, and roughly...
Magic trick makes shadows vanish: Projection mapping technique developed to reduce shadow
Credit: Osaka University Projection mapping systems that project images onto various-sized curved surfaces ranging from buildings to flowers have been used for scenographic and modern...
Putting a face on a cell surface
On the cell surface, anchored in the cell membrane, a wide array of proteins perform functions, which are vital for the cell. These proteins, collectively...
How do flying bees make perfect turns?
Credit: © The University of Queensland If you've ever lost your balance standing on a bus that takes a sharp turn at speed or felt...
Researchers develop quick and precise method for detecting chemical warfare agents
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Materials Science and Engineering Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a stamp-sized sensor that can...
