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...
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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...
Could climate change trigger the return of eradicated mosquito-related disease?
The largest ever study of the mosquito evolutionary tree, going back 195 million years, suggests that present-day climate change could result in the spread and...
Great honor for research on vehicle emissions
(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)) This year's Swiss Aerosol Award goes to Maria Muñoz. The Empa researcher investigated the emission behavior...
Caterpillar, fungus in cahoots to threaten fruit, nut crops, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New research reveals that Aspergillus flavus, a fungus that produces carcinogenic aflatoxins that can contaminate seeds...
World to open negotiation of new biodiversity action framework UN conference, Egypt, Nov. 14-29
In collaboration with the Government of Egypt, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will hold its 14th meeting of the Conference of the...
Clemson experts study proper vomit cleanup in long-term care facilities
CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Vomit can create huge health concerns and for the more than 2 million people currently living in long-term care facilities and...
Breast cancer cells become invasive by changing their identity
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein that determines the identity and invasive properties of breast cancer cells. The finding could lead...
Despite government claims, orangutan populations have not increased
Credit: HUTAN-KOCP Leipzig/Brunei. Orangutan populations are still declining rapidly, despite claims by the Indonesian Government that things are looking better for the red apes. In...
Clues for drugging the ‘undruggable’
AN 'UNDRUGGABLE' GROUP OF PROTEINS Most FDA-approved small molecule drugs inhibit enzymes - biology's protein machines that catalyze chemical reactions. However, many proteins in biol..
New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons
A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in turn could help repair the brain after a stroke or...
