A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to another
Credit: 2019 Hajime Tanaka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A team at The University of Tokyo described in unprecedented...
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Model learns how individual amino acids determine protein function
Technique could improve machine-learning tasks in protein design, drug testing, and other applications A machine-learning model from MIT researchers computationally breaks down how segments of...
NASA finds heavy rainfall around Tropical Cyclone Joaninha’s center
Credit: JAXA/NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA calculated the rainfall rates occurring in Tropical Cyclone Joaninha as it moved through...
WVU researcher awarded NSF CAREER grant to develop new techniques to secure cyberspace
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Yanfang (Fanny) Ye, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering at West Virginia University, has been awarded a prestigious CAREER award...
The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival
Study finds that tighter networks of family members restricted information flow, delayed arrival time for those in need of life-saving care Newly developed treatment strategies...
OU study finds climate warming accelerates tallgrass prairie bioiversity
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma study on climate warming in an Oklahoma tallgrass prairie has implications for understanding and predicting ecological consequences...
Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Credit: Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Manuela Rändler, Rita Grosch, Christin Zachow, and Gabriele Berg St. Paul, MN (March 2019)--Recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have...
New paper on the phylogeny of the Brassicaceae
Credit: Nikolov et al The mustard family Brassicaceae (also known as Crucifers, from the cross-like form of their flowers) comprises ca. 4000 species, including economically...
House hunting for hellbenders
Pick right-sized rock or be eaten by cannibal neighborsCredit: Phil Colclough/Zoo Knoxville GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For young hellbenders, choosing the right home is more than...
Race at the edge of the Sun: Ions are faster than atoms
Astrophysicists observe physics phenomena in gas streamsCredit: Hinode JAXA/NASA Ions move faster than atoms in the gas streams of a solar prominence. Scientists at the...
Peer relations linked to smoking behavior in vocational students
In a Nursing Open study, peer relations and self-rated health were associated with smoking behavior in both girls and boys studying in upper secondary vocational...
New cellulose-based material gives three sensors in one
A multiparameter Pressure-Temperature-Humidity Sensor based on Mixed Ionic-Electronic Cellulose AerogelsCredit: Thor Balkhed Cellulose soaked in a carefully designed polymer mixture acts as a sensor to...
Traffic control of cells
Credit: Graphic: Jo Richers Cells in the human body can display remarkable differences in their behaviour depending on the mechanical properties of the tissue surrounding...
Scientists home in on microRNA processing for novel cancer therapies
More than a decade of research on the mda-7/IL-24 gene has shown that it helps to suppress a majority of cancer types, and now scientists...
Listening to the quantum vacuum
Credit: Elsa Hahne, LSU Since the historic finding of gravitational waves from two black holes colliding over a billion light years away was made in...
