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A see-through surprise: Scientists make solid material transparent to terahertz waves

Physics / Condensed Matter

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Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals, but ...


New understanding of how to prevent destruction of a tumor suppressor

New understanding of how to prevent destruction of a tumor suppressor

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern and Case Western University have determined how the protein Mdm2, which is elevated in late-stage ...


Research is shattering traditioinal notions of laser limits

Research is shattering traditioinal notions of laser limits

Physics / Optics & Photonics

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Air Force Office of Scientific Research and National Science Foundation-funded professor, Dr. Xiang Zhang has demonstrated at the University of California, Berkeley the world's smallest semiconductor laser, ...


Don't I know you? Research sheds light on memorial retrieval

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct cues from conversation or context, something seems ...


Cosmic rays hunted down: Physicists are closing in on the origin of cosmic rays

Cosmic rays hunted down: Physicists are closing in on the origin of cosmic rays

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A thin rain of charged particles continually bombards our atmosphere from outer space. The mysterious particles were first detected 100 years ago but until 10 years ago when a new type of ...


Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee (AP)

Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee

Other Sciences / Other

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(AP) -- Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries.


Type 2 diabetes gene predisposes children to obesity

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of ...


At Stanford, nanotubes + ink + paper = equal instant battery (w/ Video)

At Stanford, nanotubes + ink + paper = equal instant battery (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.


Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells

Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells

Physics / General Physics

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An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of the National Ac ...


Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Biology / Biotechnology

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University of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth have found for the first time in plants an inverse relationship between gene duplication and alternative ...



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