Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2019
0
2042
An experiment to test a popular theory of dark energy has found no evidence of new forces, placing strong constraints on related theories.
General Physics
Aug 19, 2019
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1484
The artificial cells could be used to sense changes in the body and respond by releasing drug molecules, or to sense and remove harmful metals in the environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2019
3
1243
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, Peru's coastal region relies on surface water from the Andes for drinking water, industry, and animal and crop farming.
Environment
Jun 24, 2019
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2
Many species of termites, whose societies are built on hierarchies of kings, queens, workers, and soldiers, live in towering nests that are ventilated by a complex system of tunnels.
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2019
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528
Male flies kept awake do not die earlier than those allowed to sleep, leading researchers to question whether sleep, in flies at least, is essential for staying alive.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 20, 2019
0
64
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models.
Environment
Jan 30, 2019
0
232
Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2018
4
824
How atoms arrange themselves at the smallest scale was thought to follow a 'drum-skin' rule, but mathematicians have now found a simpler solution.
General Physics
Dec 11, 2018
0
698
Using electrical impulses, the 'tweezers' can extract single DNA, proteins and organelles from living cells without destroying them.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 3, 2018
0
666
