Search results for research

Space Exploration 1 hour ago

China's Shenzhou-18 mission docks with space station

A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing's space program that aims to send astronauts to the ...

Environment 1 hour ago

The Indian villagers who lost their homes to the sea

The gentle roar of the ocean lulled Indian mother-of-two Banita Behra to sleep each night, until one day the encroaching tide reached her doorstep.

Plants & Animals 1 hour ago

Long-term research shows herring arrive earlier in the Wadden Sea due to climate change

Due to the changing climate, young herring arrive in the Wadden Sea earlier and earlier in spring. That is shown in a new publication by NIOZ ecologists Mark Rademaker, Myron Peck, and Anieke van Leeuwen in Global Change ...

Molecular & Computational biology 11 hours ago

A systematic review of three key sugar metabolism proteins: HXK, SnRK1 and TOR

Sugar signaling is one of the most important regulatory signals for plant growth and development, and its metabolic network contains many regulatory factors. Sugar signaling molecules regulate cellular activities and organismal ...

Analytical Chemistry 11 hours ago

Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: High-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate

Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize on the application of the voltage. Currently, barium titanate (BaTiO3) is the ...

Economics & Business 11 hours ago

It's not a match: Skill mismatch after job loss can have great impact on career

The loss of your job can be as devastating emotionally as a divorce. It's true that a divorce can actually enhance your marriage skills for the next time around, since the skills needed remain virtually unchanged, but the ...

Analytical Chemistry 11 hours ago

Researchers establish a high-throughput multiscale evaluation method for thermal stress in thermal barrier coatings

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used in gas turbine engines to obtain elevated working temperatures and improve engine efficiency. The phase transition of the ceramic layer is accompanied by a large volume difference, ...

Condensed Matter 11 hours ago

Quasi-2D spin-Peierls transition through interstitial anionic electrons in K(NH₃)₂

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, a Chinese team of scientists predicts a novel electride K(NH3)2, with interstitial electrons distributed at cages formed by six ammonia molecules and forming a quasi-2D triangular ...

Biotechnology 11 hours ago

Researchers systematically investigate efficacy of CRISPR antimicrobial agents

The antimicrobial potential of CRISPR-Cas systems is promising, yet how to best design or implement CRISPR nucleases remains poorly understood. An international team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection ...

Economics & Business 11 hours ago

Using statistical and historical methods to address problems in business strategy

Finding a convincing explanation of a complex issue is no easy task. The decision about what qualifies as the "best" solution is inevitably subject to biases and approximations. Coupling statistics with historical methods, ...

page 1 from 40