Northwestern University synthetic biologist Joshua Leonard used to build devices when he was a child using electronic kits. Now he and his team have developed a design-driven process that uses parts from a very different ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 19, 2021
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A team of Hebrew University researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to what one day may allow scientists to genetically repair damaged brain circuits. The process, which was performed in tiny ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2021
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When aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm and their toxic contents spread, the threat to human health can and probably will flow downwind of the immediate area.
Environment
Feb 1, 2021
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A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves to fit inside cells and perform specific functions. The findings could potentially break down a barrier to understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 15, 2021
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Researchers have been studying chloride's corrosive effects on various materials for decades. Now thanks to high-performance computers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego and the Texas Advanced Computing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 7, 2021
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Microgel suspensions made up of microscopic liquid-filled polymer particles occupy a curious physical state somewhere between liquid and solid, giving them unique properties and potential uses in self-healing structures, ...
Materials Science
Nov 5, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, along with their collaborators at Zhejiang University of Technology, China, and RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan, made significant advances in constraining ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2020
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Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists.
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2020
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In recent years, atomically flat layered materials have gained significant attention due to their prospects for building high-speed and low-power electronics. Best known among those materials is graphene, a single sheet of ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 16, 2020
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Being able to identify crop problems early can make the difference between saving a crop and losing it, but high-tech solutions can be costly. An interdisciplinary team of researchers thinks a new approach leveraging existing ...
Ecology
Jun 10, 2020
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