Why some greens turn brown in historical paintings
Credit: Adapted from Inorganic Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02007 Enticed by the brilliant green hues of copper acetate and copper resinate, some painters in the Renaissance...
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New research center for artificial intelligence at Mainz University
The Carl Zeiss Foundation supports the establishment of the Emergent AI Center at JGU that brings together researchers from the fields of biology, physics, and...
Object identification and interaction with a smartphone knock
Credit: KAIST A KAIST team has featured a new technology, "Knocker", which identifies objects and executes actions just by knocking on it with the smartphone....
Can we peek at Schrodinger’s cat without disturbing it?
Researchers describe a way of measuring a quantum system while keeping its superposition intactCredit: Associate Professor Holger F. Hofmann and Emma Buchet/Hiroshima University Quantum physics...
Spying on topology
An ultra-fast optical way to extract critical information from quantum materialsCredit: Illustration: MBI Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due to their exotic electronic structure,...
The science of mindfulness — What do we really know and where do we go?
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for people with issues ranging from...
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
Credit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Commercial 3D printing -- or additive manufacturing (AM) -- is a booming industry. But...
S1P molecule regulates dendritic cell localization and vascular integrity in lymph nodes
Credit: Image by Dr. Szandor Simmons, Osaka University The trafficking of white blood cells called lymphocytes is crucial for controlling our immune response. Maintaining the...
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces research, development and collaboration agreement
Credit: (c) Entos Pharmaceuticals EDMONTON, Alberta, October 2, 2019 -- Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Entos" or the "Company"), a healthcare biotechnology company focused on the development...
Inspired by Northern clingfish, researchers make a better suction cup
Credit: Petra Ditsche The finger-sized Northern clingfish employs one of the best suction cups in the world. A small disk on its belly can attach...
Physical activity and good fitness improve cardiac regulation in children
Credit: Dr. Aapo Veijalainen, University of Eastern Finland A recent Finnish study showed that more physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation than...
Why are there no animals with three legs?
Credit: Tracy J. Thomson in BioEssays If "Why?" is the first question in science, "Why not?" must be a close second. Sometimes it's worth thinking...
A new route to blocking children’s bone cancer
A study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps the cancer from growing and spreadingCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science wing sarcoma is...
Preventing future forest diebacks
Credit: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg Bark beetles, heat, drought, storms, and fires have damaged the German forests. Those who go for a walk...
NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
'Forward-oriented' design might boost treatment effectiveness and broaden useCredit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed...