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Physics & Astronomy

How scientists predicted corona's appearance during Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse

But the wait was uniquely nerve-wracking for a group of scientists at Predictive Science Inc., a private research company in San Diego: They had just published…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Protein Modifications Linked to Cancer

Researchers from the University of Zurich can, for the first time, precisely characterize the protein modification ADP-ribosylation for all proteins in a…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists 'fix' bacterial tree of life

The study, led by Professor Philip Hugenholtz from UQ's School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and the Australian Centre for Ecogenomics (ACE), relied…

Materials Sciences

Nano-Imaging Intersubband Transitions in 2D Materials

Quantum wells of the highest quality are typically fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy (sequential growth of crystalline layers), which is a well-established…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Enhancing Grassland Biomass Through Biodiversity Insights

Biodiversity is much more than just counting species; it also includes diversity in how plants function and in the history of how they have evolved. Despite…

Physics & Astronomy

Jupiter’s Growth Disorders: Insights into the Giant Planet’s Formation

With an equator diameter of around 143,000 kilometers, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has 300 times the mass of the Earth. The formation…

Information Technology

Bowtie-Funnel Combo: Simple Formula for Efficient Light Conducting

A Vanderbilt team found the answer in a formula familiar to college physics students – a solution so simple and elegant, it was tough for reviewers to believe….

Health & Medicine

New Marker Enhances Accuracy in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

The lack of accuracy (“contrast”) in imaging is a common problem of non-invasive diagnosis. “Contrast agents”, compounds that are introduced into the body…

Life & Chemistry

Nanotubes Transform Water Shape, Say Rice University Engineers

First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align…

Health & Medicine

Digital vs. Analog Heart: New Insights from VTCRI Research

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical…

Life & Chemistry

Cholera Bacterium: Surviving Water Predators Through ‘Hitchhiking’

One of the ways the pathogen defends itself against predatory aquatic amoebas involves “hitchhiking” them and hiding inside the amoeba. Once there, the…

Event News

4th Intelligent Materials – European Symposium on Intelligent Materials

Intelligent materials integrate novel functionalities into materials. Examples include self-responsive materials, switchable materials and biofunctional…

Information Technology

Bio-Inspired Robotics: Navigating Slippery Surfaces

Animals in natural environments come into contact with many different surfaces, where the spectrum ranges from very smooth to very rough. Whereas humans wear…

Trade Fair News

High-Definition 8K VR Video Streaming: Innovations at IFA 2018

Streaming high-quality VR360 panoramic video with resolutions up to 8K consumes large amounts of bandwidth. Moreover, the encoded video requires decoding…

Life & Chemistry

Stress in the cerebellum – a signaling molecule is critical for the motor ability

In the first study, published recently in Translational Psychiatry, researchers investigated the stress neuropeptide CRF in a region of the brain called the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Graphene Quantum Dot Structure Enhances Electron Interaction

This tiered “wedding cake,” which appears in images that show the energy level structure of the electrons, experimentally confirms how electrons interact in a…

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