Evolution on the fast lane — 1 flounder species became 2
Credit: On the left: Mats Westerbom. On the right: Alf Norkko. A research group at the University of Helsinki discovered the fastest event of speciation...
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Biologists find missing link for the ‘safe’ signal in plants
The hormone jasmonic acid plays a major role in the plant immune system and in regulating growth. Scientists have already learned much about how jasmonic...
Handwashing: Cool water as effective as hot for removing germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool...
Novel method to study quantum fluctuations in exotic phases of matter
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - We encounter phase transitions in our everyday lives when we witness water freezing or boiling. Similarly, quantum systems at...
New method of characterizing graphene
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics/Swiss Nanoscience Institute Scientists have developed a new method of characterizing graphene's properties without applying disruptive electri..
Laser weapons could go from big screen to battlefield with engineers’ help
Credit: Clemson Unviersity The rebels and the empire used laser cannons to shoot it out on the big screen in "Star Wars," but the weapons...
GW researcher receives $1.2 million grant to standardize cancer genomics data
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2017) -- One of the biggest challenges facing cancer genomics researchers is the lack normalized data on cancer genes. Multitudes of genomics...
Nanosubmarine with self-destroying activity
Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed...
Preclinical trials of radiopharmaceutical for cancer diagnosis
Credit: RIA Novosti (Russian news agency) A radiopharmaceutical for advanced identification of cancer, labeled with the technetium-99 isotope, is ready for the preclinical-phase trial. Scientists...
Could particles and pianos combine to enhance understanding of physics?
For almost a decade, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been enabling scientists to develop a greater understanding of - and, in some cases, rewrite...
Researchers measure the coherence length in glasses using the supercomputer JANUS
Credit: http://www.janus-computer.com/galery-janusII The use of the JANUS supercomputer has enabled researchers to reproduce the experimental protocol of equilibrium dynamics in spin glasses. The su..
Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable ‘fingerprint’
Credit: Timothy Yeo / Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Researchers working in Singapore and the United States have discovered that all entangled...
ChinaRRAM international workshop
The ChinaRRAM International Workshop launches its first edition on June 12th-14th of 2017 at Soochow University, with the objective of becoming the major forum for...
One-stop-shop principle adopted by Finland’s manufacturing industry
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Tampere University of Technology (TUT) and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) are creating an extensive research infrastructure in...
Engines fire without smoke
By observing the soot particles formed in a simple flame, researchers at KAUST have developed a computational model capable of simulating soot production inside the...
