Optics & Photonics
Research team resolves decades-long problem in microscopy
When viewing biological samples with a microscope, the light beam is disturbed if the lens of the objective is in a different medium than the sample. For example, when looking at a watery sample with a lens surrounded by ...
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General Physics
Smoother surfaces make for better accelerators
With every new particle accelerator built for research, scientists have an opportunity to push the limits of discovery. But this is only true if new particle accelerators deliver the desired performance—no small feat in ...
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RNA's hidden potential: New study unveils its role in early life and future bioengineering
The beginning of life on Earth and its evolution over billions of years continue to intrigue researchers worldwide. The central dogma or the directional flow of genetic information ...
The beginning of life on Earth and its evolution over billions of years continue to intrigue researchers worldwide. The central dogma or the directional ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Researchers investigate three star-forming regions, identify hundreds young stellar objects
Using data from various space telescopes and astronomical surveys, Armenian researchers have investigated three star-forming regions. The study identified hundreds of young stellar objects and provided important information ...
Scientists reveal hydroclimatic changes on multiple timescales in Central Asia over the past 7,800 years
A recent study published in the PNAS shows that western Central Asia has experienced a long-term drying trend over the past 7,800 years. This discovery, based on the analysis of a stalagmite from the Fergana Valley in Kyrgyzstan, ...
Earth Sciences
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Research reveals a surprising topological reversal in quantum systems
In principle, one shouldn't compare apples to oranges. However, in topology, which is a branch of mathematics, one must do just that. Apples and oranges, it turns out, are said to be topologically the same since they both ...
Quantum Physics
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NASA's Juno gives aerial views of mountain and lava lake on Io
Scientists on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during two recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon's most dramatic features: a mountain and an almost glass-smooth ...
Planetary Sciences
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Toxic fireproof chemicals can be absorbed through touch, 3D-printed skin model shows
Cancer-causing flame retardants found in everyday things like plastics, furniture, fabrics and electronics can be sucked up by the skin and absorbed into the bloodstream in 24 hours, scientists have found.
Environment
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Immune cells carry a long-lasting 'memory' of early-life pain
In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that the human body can "remember" the pain of newborn injuries—including life-saving surgeries—all the way into adolescence.
Neuroscience
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Garbage could replace a quarter of petroleum-based jet fuel every year
Every year, the nation's aviation industry uses around 22 billion gallons of jet fuel, which produces about 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide—or 3% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. Because of this, researchers and ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Study finds that human neuron signals flow in one direction
Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. Those are the findings of a new study conducted by Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and published in the journal ...
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
DNA vaccine against Zika performs well in tests on mice
Potential new treatment strategy for aggressive leukemia
Long COVID patients show immunological improvement two years after infection
No negative impact from prolonged eye patching on child's development or family stress levels
Researchers identify patterns that predict ovarian cancer relapse
Molecular atlas shows how the growth factor erythropoietin affects neurons
Contracting RSV before age two can cause long-term lung changes and impairment
Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO
Tech Xplore
Garbage could replace a quarter of petroleum-based jet fuel every year
Mess is best: Disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
Harvesting vibrational energy from 'colored noise'
New understanding of energy losses in emerging light source
Proof-of-concept nanogenerator turns CO₂ into sustainable power
Universal 'cocktail electrolyte' developed for 4.6 V ultra-stable fast charging of commercial lithium-ion batteries
Team develops a way to teach a computer to type like a human
A new wave of wearable devices will harvest a mountain of personal data
Skyrmions move at record speeds: A step towards the computing of the future
An international research team led by scientists from the CNRS has discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s.
Condensed Matter
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A third of China's urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows
Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Virginia Tech. Writing in the journal Science, Prof Robert Nicholls of the Tyndall Center for Climate ...
Earth Sciences
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Novel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage
Electrostatic capacitors play a crucial role in modern electronics. They enable ultrafast charging and discharging, providing energy storage and power for devices ranging from smartphones, laptops and routers to medical devices, ...
Nanomaterials
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Materials follow the 'Rule of Four,' but scientists don't know why yet
Scientists are normally happy to find regularities and correlations in their data—but only if they can explain them. Otherwise, they worry that those patterns might just be revealing some flaw in the data itself, so-called ...
Analytical Chemistry
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A common pathway in the brain that enables addictive drugs to hijack natural reward processing identified
Mount Sinai researchers, in collaboration with scientists at The Rockefeller University, have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing systems. Published online ...
Neuroscience
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Scientists discover forests that may resist climate change
While it's common knowledge that mountaintops are colder than the valleys below, a new University of Vermont (UVM) study is flipping the script on what we know about forests and climate.
Ecology
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Mess is best: Disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
The energy density of supercapacitors—battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes—can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure.
Energy & Green Tech
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For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try 'meronymity'
Have you ever felt reluctant to share ideas during a meeting because you feared judgment from senior colleagues? You're not alone. Research has shown this pervasive issue can lead to a lack of diversity in public discourse, ...
Internet
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Scientists identify airway cells that sense aspirated water and acid reflux
When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe—heading toward a healthy person's lungs instead of their gut—they start coughing uncontrollably. That's because their upper airway senses the water and quickly signals ...
Medical research
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Invasive species sound off about impending ecosystem changes
Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way to better tune into possible changes occurring?
Plants & Animals
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Bike Bus gains supporters as a way to promote sustainable and safe mobility
The Bike Bus movement has emerged as a powerful tool to promote road safety, sustainability and community. According to a global survey carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat ...
Study presents new perspective on morality based on nuances in values among different political ideologies
While social psychology has long been interested in learning more about how one's moral values relate to one's political views, most of the research to date has used quite the same perspective.
Marine microbial populations: Potential sensors of the global change in the ocean
Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to elucidate ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial populations, due to the impossibility ...
Research suggests ways to ensure more sustainability in global agricultural trade
The EU wants to ensure greater sustainability in agricultural trade with the Global South—with the aim of minimizing the environmental and climate-damaging effects of importing crops such as soya, palm oil, coffee, and ...
Using deep learning to image the Earth's planetary boundary layer
Although the troposphere is often thought of as the closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, the planetary boundary layer (PBL)—the lowest layer of the troposphere—is actually the part that most significantly ...
Stars vs. numbers: How consumers perceive online rating formats
Mathematically speaking, scoring 3.5 out of 5 is the same as receiving three and a half stars on a five-star scale. But visually speaking, the numbers don't add up.
New study shows how quickly surface water moves to groundwater reservoirs across Australia
A new study from Charles Darwin University (CDU), Monash University and The University of Newcastle has presented almost 100,000 estimates of groundwater recharge rates across Australia, by far the largest known database ...
Q&A: Why are we drowning in single-use plastics, and what can we do about it?
Plastic is ubiquitous. It's in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest.
Respiratory stress response that stunts temperate fish also affects coral reef fish
Coral reef fish, like the fish in other marine and freshwater ecosystems, are likely to reach smaller maximum sizes and start reproducing earlier with smaller and fewer eggs as climate change continues to warm up the ocean.
Fourteen years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, endemic fishes face an uncertain future
The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon was the largest accidental oil spill in history. With almost 100 million gallons (379 million liters) of oil combined with dispersants suggested to remain in the Gulf, it is one of ...
Could fish ponds help with Hawaiʻi's food sustainability?
Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaiʻi, known as loko iʻa or fish ponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested both inside and outside of the pond. This is the focus of a study published by a team of ...
Access to burgeoning quantum technology field could be widened by educational model
Quantum technology is based on the engineering of devices that make use of the quantum properties of matter. One of the most prominent avenues of this technology is quantum computing, which may be able to leverage quantum ...
Describing growing tissues in the language of thermodynamics
A key feature of biological tissues is their inhomogeneity and their ability to grow via cell reproduction. To study this behavior, it is important to describe it using equations, which account for factors including growth ...
Reevaluation of Colorado's iconic summits is part of a national remapping project
Derek van Westrum, a physicist with NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), didn't want to be responsible for taking one of Colorado's beloved "Fourteeners" off the books.
Researchers quantify the ideal in situ construction method for lunar habitats
As the lunar exploration mission evolves from exploration to construction and utilization, in situ lunar construction becomes an imperative requirement. The key is regolith solidification and formation, aiming to maximize ...
Mapping plant functional diversity from space: Ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration
An international team of researchers, led by Professor Jin Wu from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has made a promising advancement in mapping plant functional traits from space using ...
Coal train pollution increases health risks and disparities, research warns
Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
Study finds that providing housing and support benefits homeless
Being supported to find a home and then receiving ongoing specialized support services are the key combination in significantly improving the well-being of people who have experienced homelessness, researchers say.
Tagging project sheds light on the elusive white shark
Researchers have discovered new white shark behaviors by attaching smart tags and cameras to their fins, revealing never-before-seen details of the lives of the elusive creatures.
Are Titan's dunes made of comet dust?
A new theory suggests that Titan's majestic dune fields may have come from outer space. Researchers had always assumed that the sand making up Titan's dunes was locally made, through erosion or condensed from atmospheric ...
