Invention aims to lower costs of printing cellular structures for use in drug...
(Phys.org) —A specialized 3-D printing extruder developed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) sophomore and his collaborator could lower the costs of printing cellular structures for use in...
View ArticleA roadmap to efficient green-blue-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
(Phys.org) —Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have suggested a method that could significantly increase the efficiency of green-blue-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes based on...
View ArticleResearchers use squeezed light to enhance photonic force microscopy
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working in Australia has used "squeezed light" to enhance the sharpness of images produced using photonic force microscopy. In their paper published in Physical Review...
View ArticleMeet your match: Using algorithms to spark collaboration between scientists
Speed dating, in which potential lovers size each other up in brief 10 minute encounters before moving on to the next person, can be an awkward and time-wasting affair. Finding the perfect research...
View ArticleRoots to shoots: Hormone transport in plants deciphered
Plant growth is orchestrated by a spectrum of signals from hormones within a plant. A major group of plant hormones called cytokinins originate in the roots of plants, and their journey to growth areas...
View ArticleLUX dark matter results confirmed
(Phys.org) —A new high-accuracy calibration of the LUX (Large Underground Xenon) dark matter detector demonstrates the experiment's sensitivity to ultra-low energy events. The new analysis strongly...
View ArticlePrevious rapid thinning of Pine Island Glacier sheds light on future...
New research, published this week in Science, suggests that the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a glacier of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, may continue thinning for decades to...
View ArticleChemical chaperones have helped proteins do their jobs for billions of years
An ancient chemical, present for billions of years, appears to have helped proteins function properly since time immemorial.
View ArticleUnstable Atlantic deep ocean circulation under future climate conditions
Today, deep waters formed in the northern North Atlantic fill approximately half of the deep ocean globally. In the process, this impacts on the circum-Atlantic climate, regional sea level, and soak up...
View ArticleHuman and dog brains both have dedicated 'voice areas'
The first study to compare brain function between humans and any nonprimate animal shows that dogs have dedicated voice areas in their brains, just as people do. Dog brains, like those of people, are...
View ArticleNanoscale pillars could radically improve conversion of heat to electricity
University of Colorado Boulder scientists have found a creative way to radically improve thermoelectric materials, a finding that could one day lead to the development of improved solar panels, more...
View ArticleTelescope detects rare form of nitrogen in comet ISON
A team of astronomers, led by Ph.D. candidate Yoshiharu Shinnaka and Professor Hideyo Kawakita, both from Kyoto Sangyo University, successfully observed the Comet ISON during its bright outburst in the...
View ArticleVibration energy the secret to self-powered electronics
(Phys.org) —A multi-university team of engineers has developed what could be a promising solution for charging smartphone batteries on the go—without the need for an electrical cord.
View ArticleGoogle unveils 'Project Tango' 3D smartphone platform
Google announced a new research project Thursday aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones, for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.
View ArticleResearchers find planet-sized space weather explosions at Venus
Researchers recently discovered that a common space weather phenomenon on the outskirts of Earth's magnetic bubble, the magnetosphere, has much larger repercussions for Venus. The giant explosions,...
View ArticleWith a deadly embrace, 'spidery' pulsars consume their mates
(Phys.org) —Black widow spiders and their Australian cousins, known as redbacks, are notorious for their tainted love, expressed as an unsettling tendency to kill and devour their male partners....
View ArticleThe ancient Britons: 'Groundwater shrimp' survive 19 million years of climate...
(Phys.org) —New research has revealed that Britain and Ireland's oldest known inhabitants are tiny crustaceans still living today in water-filled crevices deep beneath our feet.
View ArticleNew action plan to save Madagascar's at-risk lemurs
Contrary to the film of DreamWorks' imagining, Madagascar is not ruled by King Julien and his colony of lemurs. In fact the status of the lemurs on the island – the only place on earth that they exist...
View Article3D construction: Microparticles made of three chemically independent patches
(Phys.org) —Micromachines, nanorobots, multifunctional drug transporters, and matrices for tissue growth – these and many other applications would benefit from three-dimensional microstructures that...
View ArticleSun powers complex cancer test for remote regions
From the sun, a solution: Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have remodeled an energy-intensive medical test – designed to detect a deadly skin cancer related to HIV...
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