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Some cosmic rays originate within solar system, researchers find

Researchers have found that a portion of anomalous cosmic rays — charged particles accelerated to enormous energies by the solar wind — results from interactions with dust grains from a belt of comet-sized objects near Pluto’s orbit. These objects make up what is known as the Kuiper Belt, a remnant of the formation of the solar system.

“This novel finding shows how dust in the cosmos may play an important role for producing the most energetic particles known,” says Dr. Nathan S

Baby boy undergoes complex operation to correct Prune Belly Syndrome

About as complex as it gets—that’s how pediatric urologist Andrew Freedman, M.D., director of pediatric urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Endourology Institute, describes the surgery he performed this summer on then 17- month-old Jalen Brown, born with Prune Belly Syndrome. That surgery required reconstructing the toddler’s urinary system in a nearly 10-hour procedure. Prune Belly Syndrome, also known as Eagle-Barrett Syndrome, is a very rare occurrence: just one in 80,000 births. An

Mild aerobic exercise no protection from osteoporosis

Muscle strength, abdominal fat linked to bone mineral density

While day-to-day physical activities such as walking, housework and shopping may be good for your heart, they don’t do much for your bones, according to a Johns Hopkins study.
The new report, published in the November issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine, found that neither light-intensity activities nor aerobic fitness level contributed to bone health, contrasting previous studies suggesting that aerobics co

USC scientists uncover secrets of feather formation

’Jurassic Chicken’ project may help studies of human development and evolution of dinosaurs

Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California have, for the first time, shown experimentally the steps in the origin and development of feathers, using the techniques of molecular biology. Their findings will have implications for the study of the morphogenesis of various epithelial organs-from hairs to lung tissue to mammary glands-and is already sheddin

UT Southwestern scientist helps identify neurons in worms that control link between stress, eating

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the University of California, San Francisco have shown that feeding behavior in worms is controlled by neurons that detect adverse or stressful conditions.

The findings are published in the Oct. 31 issue of Nature.

The discovery of the gene that controls social feeding behavior in worms was made in 1998 by researchers at UCSF. The new findings build on the earlier research by identifying the nociceptive neurons – ne

Slow download speeds capture interest of Internet surfers

As cable companies and Internet access providers compete for customers by offering broadband service, cable modems and digital subscriber lines (DSLs) as faster access to the Web, slower download speeds sometimes prompt greater user response than faster download speeds, a study says.

Dr. S. Shyam Sundar, associate professor of communications and co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Penn State, and Carson Wagner, assistant professor of advertising at the University of Texa

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Physics and Astronomy

Catalysts of change

Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research in international collaboration. Molecular biophysics study investigates how coronavirus’ variants of concern attachment strength to human cells influences COVID-19’s spread and transmissibility. A recent…

Water and electricity: Charge effects can influence flowing droplets

Droplets sliding over surfaces are relevant for many applications. The movement of the droplets is determined not only by the mechanical properties of the surface. A team led by Hans-Jürgen…

The secret life of an electromagnon

X-ray reveal how lattice and atomic spins jiggle together. Scientists have revealed how lattice vibrations and spins talk to each other in a hybrid excitation known as an electromagnon. To…

Life Sciences and Chemistry

Protected droplets a new transport route for medicines

Microgels form a thin protective shell around a droplet until the temperature rises above 32 degrees. Then the microgels shrink and the droplet dissolves in the surrounding liquid. A study…

Insilico Medicine showcases latest AI drug discovery platform breakthroughs

Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, clinical stage biotechnology company and  leader in AI drug discovery platform technology, is hosting three webinars unveiling its latest technology breakthroughs Nov. 28-30,…

Breaking down barriers

What happens when the vaginal microbiome attacks. UC San Diego study begins to explain why a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome is linked to pregnancy loss,…

Materials Sciences

Material that can perform different tasks depending on temperature

Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature in order to perform specific tasks. These materials are poised to be part…

New study shows how heat can be used in computing

Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Central South University in China have demonstrated that, combining specific materials, heat in technical devices can be used in computing. Their discovery…

Hybrid transistors set stage for integration of biology and microelectronics

Microprocessor-scale transistors detect and respond to biological states and the environment. Your phone may have more than 15 billion tiny transistors packed into its microprocessor chips. The transistors are made…

Information Technology

The chip that makes calculations with light

‘Nature Photonics’ features a study by the Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. Optical wireless may no longer have any obstacles. A study by Politecnico…

Network of robots can successfully monitor pipes

…using acoustic wave sensors. An inspection design method and procedure by which mobile robots can inspect large pipe structures has been demonstrated with the successful inspection of multiple defects on…

Single ions in nano-sized particles

A new platform for quantum information processing. Processing quantum information relies on interacting qubits – the basic building blocks of quantum information – to perform computational tasks. Scientists are searching…