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Unveiling Complex Protein Interactions with New Analysis Techniques

The composition of specific functional protein complexes in their cellular environment can now be analysed with unprecedented resolution. The team led by…

Information Technology

Unlocking Mobile Data: A Global Supercomputer in Your Pocket

Connecting data from the world’s smartphones could put a global supercomputer into all of our pockets. Tapping into that processing power would improve the…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Quantum Nanoscope: Light Reveals Material Secrets

Researchers have studied how light can be used to “see” the quantum nature of an electronic material. They managed to do that by capturing light in a net of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Control Molecular Vibrations to Enhance Heat Transfer

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new way to track dynamic molecular features in soft…

Life & Chemistry

Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial 'machines'

Cyanobacteria are a phylum of bacteria that produce oxygen and energy during photosynthesis, similar to green plants. They are among the most abundant…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutrons Reveal Magnetic Signatures of Majorana Fermions

A research team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has confirmed magnetic signatures likely related to Majorana fermions–elusive…

Physics & Astronomy

OU Astrophysicist Uncovers Earth-Like Planets in TRAPPIST-1

“The goal of exoplanetary astronomy is to find planets that are similar to Earth in composition and potentially habitable,” said Quarles. “For thousands of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Energy-Efficient Oil Vapour Extraction in Aluminium Rolling

Consumption of less energy when cold rolling aluminium

Materials Sciences

Thin As Paper: The Future of Sounding Photo Books

If the Institute for Print and Media Technology at the Chemnitz University of Technology succeeds, the speaker of the future will be thin as paper and make…

Physics & Astronomy

Reduce Shockwaves in Quantum Beam Experiments with Skimmers

The tiny cone-shaped “skimmers” used in experiments looking for exotic chemical-quantum phenomena resemble the intake mechanisms of aircraft engines, and they…

Earth Sciences

Seismic CT Scan Reveals Southern Tibet’s Rapid Uplift

Using seismic data and supercomputers, Rice University geophysicists have conducted a massive seismic CT scan of the upper mantle beneath the Tibetan Plateau…

Physics & Astronomy

Imaging Quasiparticles: A Step Towards Faster Circuits

“These are waves just like water waves,” said Fei, an Iowa State University assistant professor of physics and astronomy and an associate of the U.S….

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Seating Plans: Key to Advancing Solar Cell Tech

Understanding how molecules are arranged on surfaces is hugely important for many technologies such as, for example, the production of organic solar cells….

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking DNA Diffusion: Insights Into Brownian Motion

“Brownian motion is a process whereby molecules move randomly in a fluid by colliding with other molecules,” explained Dr. Maged Serag, a postdoctoral…

Materials Sciences

3-D Printing Innovation: Silicone Paste Technique Unveiled

In a paper published this week in Advanced Materials, corresponding author Orlin Velev and colleagues show that, in a water medium, liquid silicone rubber can…

Life & Chemistry

Sea Urchin Protein Sheds Light on Skeletal Structure Self-Assembly

Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth's crust. Its most common natural forms are chalk, limestone, and marble, produced by the…

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