Fire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots
Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers at CU Boulder have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants...
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Scientists find potential path for countering oxidative stress in a range of diseases
Scientists at Scripps Research have made a surprising discovery in their mission to understand how cells stay healthy, uncovering an important connection between a cell's...
Study: At-risk mothers receive less support, information on breastfeeding
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Single mothers, those with less education and mothers enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Xavier affecting Western Mexico
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the extent of Tropical Storm Xavier into...
New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy
Computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside have revealed for the first time how easily attackers can use a computer's graphics processing unit, or...
Organisms with small genomes, cells found thriving in hot soils
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - As our planet warms, what life will survive and thrive? If the coal fire-fueled soils around Centralia,...
Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics
Credit: Josh Hihath/UC Davis Finding a fast and inexpensive way to detect specific strains of bacteria and viruses is critical to food safety, water quality,...
New efficiency record set for perovskite LEDs
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have set a new efficiency record for LEDs based on perovskite semiconductors, rivalling that of the best organic LEDs (OLEDs)....
Chemical synthesis could produce more potent antibiotics
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using a novel type of chemical reaction, MIT researchers have shown that they can modify antibiotics in a way that could potentially...
Physicists name and codify new field in nanotechnology: ‘electron quantum metamaterials’
Credit: CIFAR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When two atomically thin two-dimensional layers are stacked on top of each other and one layer is made to rotate...
Researchers develop new technique to understand biology at the nanoscale
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers for the first time have shown that they can use electrical fields to gain...
New conservation approach
Credit: Zoological Society of London No one had reported seeing the strange creature - a cross between a bear and a monkey - since before...
Could rising CO2 trigger return of eradicated mosquito-related disease?
Research mapping the evolution of mosquitos against rising CO2 levels over millions of years, has suggested that more mosquito-related diseases could have consequences for future...
Small genetic differences turn plants into better teams
Credit: University of Zurich The ongoing worldwide loss of biological diversity is one of the most pressing challenges humankind currently faces. Biodiversity is vital to...
Olive oil and fungus protect wood from wood rot
Credit: Martin Meijer A fungus that does not attack wood, but preserves it. It sounds strange, but it is possible. Elke van Nieuwenhuijzen will be...
