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Life & Chemistry

X-Ray Imaging Breakthrough on Attosecond Timescale

In the blink of an eye, more attoseconds have expired than the age of Earth measured in – minutes. A lot more. To be precise, an attosecond is one billionth of…

Life & Chemistry

Iron-Based Catalyst: New Synthetic Molecule Splits Hydrogen Gas

To make fuel cells more economical, engineers want a fast and efficient iron-based molecule that splits hydrogen gas to make electricity. Online Feb. 17 at…

Life & Chemistry

'Activating' RNA takes DNA on a loop through time and space

Long segments of RNA— encoded in our DNA but not translated into protein—are key to physically manipulating DNA in order to activate certain genes, say…

Life & Chemistry

Organic electronics — how to make contact between carbon compounds and metal

Now, an international team of scientists around Dr. Georg Heimel and Prof. Norbert Koch from the HZB and the Humboldt University Berlin has unraveled the…

Life & Chemistry

'Snooze button' on biological clocks improves cell adaptability

A study by Vanderbilt University researchers published online Feb. 17 by the journal Nature provides compelling new evidence that at least some species can…

Materials Sciences

New Periodic Table Created with Nanostructures at Northwestern

Northwestern University's Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has developed a completely new set of…

Health & Medicine

Gut Bacteria’s Role in Cholesterol Metabolism Revealed

It is well established that cholesterol is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol – which is mainly synthesized in the body but also…

Life & Chemistry

Cushion Plants Boost Survival for Arctic Growth

Cushion plants are a type of plant found in areas such as Arctic environments, and are characterised by their distinctive, round, cushion-like shape.A new…

Physics & Astronomy

Dopants Transform Superconductor’s Electronic Structure

Over the last quarter century, scientists have discovered a handful of materials that can be converted from magnetic insulators or metals into…

Life & Chemistry

Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance

Discovering how microbes collaborate to improve the hardiness of plants is a key to sustainable agriculture that can help meet increasing food demands, in…

Environmental Conservation

Harnessing Soil’s Power for a Cleaner Environment

The ground plays an important role in maintaining a clean environment by serving as a natural water filtration and purification system, said Henry Lin,…

Environmental Conservation

Wiring the Ocean: Live Animal Movement Tracking Technology

Stanford marine sciences professor and Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block is using technology to enable live feeds of animal movements…

Health & Medicine

Weight-Loss Surgery Criteria: Insights from Swedish Study

This is shown by the Swedish Obese Subjects study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, involving 104 patients who were…

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Miniature 120-GHz Radar Sensor Unveiled at ISSCC 2023

Dr. Yaoming Sun from IHP will present latest research results on millimeter-wave circuit design at 60th International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Next Generation Soybean Breeding: The Potential of Spectral Analysis

That interest inspired the Kansas State University soybean breeding program to team up with the spectral analysis lab of Kevin Price, K-State professor of…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution

The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in oral bacteria brought about by the dietary shifts as humans became farmers, and later with the…

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