Big, impactful science requires a whole technological ecosystem to progress. This includes cutting-edge computing systems, high-capacity storage, high-speed…
Scientists from ETH Zurich and Empa – led by Maksym Kovalenko, Professor of Functional Inorganic Materials – are among those involved in researching and…
Bats depend on their echolocation system for foraging at night. They use the calls for spatial orientation and often also for detection and capture of their…
Buried in a meadow, hidden in a barn and anchored at the bottom of the Mediterranean: 600 sensors placed on and around the Alps constitute the largest academic…
What happens in a cell when genetic information is translated into proteins? In order to study this process, researchers take a closer look on one particular…
In even the most fuel-efficient cars, about 60 percent of the total energy of gasoline is lost through heat in the exhaust pipe and radiator. To combat this,…
Naturally, salmonellae are appearing on eggs, mostly on the shell than inside the egg. These bacteria are natural residents of the intestines of poultry which…
Aquaporins are proteins that serve as water channels to regulate the flow of water across biological cell membranes. They also remove excess salt and…
Whether barley, wheat, maize or rice: The grass family includes all the major cereals. They are vital for feeding the world's population. Farmers produce 80…
You've heard of “nature versus nurture,” and philosophers argue about which is more important. But how does this work on the cellular level?
As scientists and conservationists race to work out the best way to conserve the world's coral reefs, a new study reveals why some reefs appear to be more…
STRI marine biologist Héctor M. Guzmán tagged a female whale shark (Rhincodon typus) near Coiba Island in Panama, the largest island off of the coast of…
University of Illinois researchers have developed a control algorithm that regulates the current so a prosthetics user feels steady sensation, even when the…
The images of oceans and inland lakes polluted with microplastics are not new. In contrast, it is almost unknown that even soils are contaminated with…
The origin of every cell of our body is a single cell, the fertilized egg. On the way to become a specialized cell, whether blood, heart or nerve cells, its…
How precisely can we predict the results of measurements on a physical system? In the world of tiny particles, which is governed by the laws of quantum…
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