Serendipity uncovers borophene’s potential
Credit: Mark C. Hersam Almost one year ago, borophene didn't even exist. Now, just months after a Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory team discovered...
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Cameras can steal data from computer hard drive LED lights — Ben-Gurion U. study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...Feb. 22, 2017 - Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have demonstrated that data can be stolen...
Tiny fibers open new windows into the brain
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For the first time ever, a single flexible fiber no bigger than a human hair has successfully delivered a combination of optical,...
Nature study suggests new therapy for Gaucher disease
CINCINNATI - Scientists propose in Nature blocking a molecule that drives inflammation and organ damage in Gaucher and maybe other lysosomal storage diseases as a...
Measuring patients’ muscles to predict chemotherapy side effects
Chemotherapy has long been standard treatment for many cancers, but its clinical benefits can also come with well-documented side effects. Doctors say the challenge is...
Researchers aim to disrupt egg production in dengue- and Zika-spreading mosquito
Credit: USDA RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The mosquito Aedes aegypti, which can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever virus, requires a blood meal...
NASA spies Tropical Cyclone 08P’s formation
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite spotted Tropical Cyclone 08P as it was developing in the South Pacific Ocean. Tropical...
Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle’s shell
Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down -- think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are...
‘Quartz’ crystals at the Earth’s core power its magnetic field
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology The Earth's core consists mostly of a huge ball of liquid metal lying at 3000 km beneath its surface, surrounded...
Ultracool dwarf and the seven planets
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers using the TRAPPIST-South telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal and the NASA Spitzer Space...
CAR T cells more powerful when built with CRISPR, MSK researchers find
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have harnessed the power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that enhance...
Scientists discover how essential methane catalyst is made
New ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane gas for energy use are a step closer after scientists discovered how bacteria make a component...
Hidden no more: First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry
Credit: Imagery by DigitalGlobe © 2017 Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported...
Proteins in your runny nose could reveal a viral infection
DURHAM, N.C. -- It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at...
Cultivating cool-for-cash-crop
Credit: Provided by Crop Science Society of America When deciding what crops to grow during a season, growers look at several factors. Do the crops...
