Plasma Physics
In a fusion device plasma, a steep ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands
Future fusion power plants will require good plasma confinement to sustain reactions and generate energy. One way to contain plasma for fusion reactions is to use a tokamak, a device that applies magnetic fields to "bottle" ...
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Cell & Microbiology
Targeting bacteria: Auxiliary metabolic genes expand understanding of phages and their reprogramming strategy
Viruses that infect bacteria—known as bacteriophages—could be used in a targeted manner to combat bacterial diseases. They also play an important ecological role in global biogeochemical cycles. Recent research by researchers ...
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Researchers claim to have found the oldest stellar disk in the Milky Way galaxy
A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Toronto has found what they believe is the oldest stellar disk in the Milky Way galaxy. In their study, reported in the journal ...
Novel sensors could help develop bee-friendly protection for plants
The increasing global demand for plant-based foods makes the use of pesticides necessary in order to protect crops from pests and ensure crop yields. However, there is one major disadvantage: the widespread use of pesticides ...
Biotechnology
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Nano-nutrients can blunt effects of soil contamination, boost crop yields
One of the pressing problems that the world faces in the era of climate change is how to grow enough healthy food to meet the increasing global population, even as soil contamination rises. Research recently published in ...
Bio & Medicine
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Study finds asymmetric warming impacts soil carbon storage more than symmetric warming
A team of Earth scientists at Lanzhou University, working with a group of organic chemists from Nanjing Agricultural University and another colleague from Tsinghua University, all in China, has found that asymmetric climate ...
No evidence for belief that nut allergens spread through aircraft ventilation systems, say experts
There is no evidence for the commonly held belief that nut allergens can be spread through aircraft ventilation systems, say allergy and aviation medicine specialists in an evidence review published in the Archives of Disease ...
Health
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New research reveals how large-scale adoption of electric vehicles can improve air quality and human health
A new study from the University of Toronto's Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits.
Energy & Green Tech
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New research confirms location of pseudoautosomal region boundary between the two sex chromosomes
In the 1980s, scientists knew little about the X and Y chromosomes. What they did understand was that every cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Each of these pairs is similar, except one. While females typically ...
Genetics
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Active navigation and immersive technologies can strengthen memory and treat neurodegenerative diseases, finds study
Just like a time machine, episodic memory enables us to travel to the past in our minds and relive personal experiences with full clarity, as if we were going through them all over again. These can range from remembering ...
Neuroscience
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Increase in air pollution corresponds with more patients at the hospital emergency department
Innovation at a price: The hidden costs of antibiotic development
Researchers show tumor evolution is written in the genome
Immune signatures may predict adverse events from immunotherapy
Extrachromosomal DNA could be a target of future cancer therapies
Older adults keep their cool: Study finds age may moderate emotional responses to heat
Novel app tracks travel-related illnesses
Tech Xplore
There are major risks, but also solutions for AI in the Global South
Adobe launches AI video generator in race with OpenAI, Meta
The monarch butterfly may not be endangered, but research suggests its migration is
With vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research from the University of Georgia may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the wintering populations declining ...
Plants & Animals
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First coherent picture of an atomic nucleus made of quarks and gluons
The atomic nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons, particles that exist through the interaction of quarks bonded by gluons. It would seem, therefore, that it should not be difficult to reproduce all the properties of ...
General Physics
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New tool helps analyze pilot performance and mental workload in augmented reality
In the high-stakes world of aviation, a pilot's ability to perform under stress can mean the difference between a safe flight and disaster. Comprehensive and precise training is crucial to equip pilots with the skills needed ...
Automotive
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New app performs real-time, full-body motion capture with a smartphone
Northwestern University engineers have developed a new system for full-body motion capture—and it doesn't require specialized rooms, expensive equipment, bulky cameras or an array of sensors.
Software
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New method enables real-time visualization of chick embryo development from egg to chick
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method for culturing fertilized chick eggs without their shells. The eggs were placed in an artificial culture vessel made of transparent film, allowing for real-time ...
Plants & Animals
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Researchers unveil pressure-tuned superconductivity in natural bulk heterostructure 6R-TaS₂
By combining comprehensive high-pressure measurements and first-principles calculations, a research group has discovered the pressure-induced unusual evolution of superconductivity (SC) and exotic interplay between SC and ...
Condensed Matter
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New findings could help offer future treatments for unexplained infertility
A molecule present in elevated levels in the uterine lining could play a key role in a person's ability to become pregnant, new findings suggest.
Medical research
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Model reveals why debunking election misinformation often doesn't work
When an election result is disputed, people who are skeptical about the outcome may be swayed by figures of authority who come down on one side or the other. Those figures can be independent monitors, political figures, or ...
Political science
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Enhancers study provides insight into how gene expression establishes and maintains naive-state pluripotent stem cells
During embryonic development, cells start out as pluripotent, or have the potential to become many different cell types through differentiation. Naive-state is the name for the earliest stage of development for pluripotent ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Male mice use female mice to distract aggressors and avoid conflict, study shows
A research group led by Joshua Neunuebel at the University of Delaware, U.S., tracked the behavior of mice using machine learning to understand how they handle aggressive behavior from other mice. The researchers' findings, ...
Plants & Animals
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Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the sun has reached its ...
Research team creates hybrid resonant metasurfaces with configurable structural colors
"Color is crucial," as pop artist Roy Lichtenstein famously said, but the significance of color extends far beyond art. From the creation of Prussian blue—the first synthetic pigment—to quantum dots in modern display ...
Each glacier has a unique organic matter composition, study reveals
Melting glaciers release more than just water. Organic matter once trapped in ice can run into streams and rivers, where it becomes food for microbes. These organisms respire the organic matter back to the atmosphere in the ...
Honey bees in demand: New contract strategies to support pollination services
As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great demand, and truckloads of ...
To keep Miami's tree canopy resilient, tropical species may be the best option for planting
In Miami—a place known for one of the most diverse tree canopies in the world—nearly half of the native trees may struggle to survive in the coming decades, a new University of Miami study indicates.
Why leadership outweighs an interdisciplinary mix in the effectiveness of a research team
When it comes to large research projects, strong leadership and experience may be a stronger predictor of team effectiveness than interdepartmental collaboration.
Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday.
Revealing the hidden universe with full-shell X-ray optics
The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the universe at the largest and smallest spatial scales. Celestial X-rays are produced by black holes consuming nearby stars, emitted by the million-degree ...
Arthropods dominate plant litter decomposition in drylands
Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter decomposition across different habitats and seasons as microbes and smaller invertebrates.
Report: The number of people with disabilities is growing, and they are voting in greater numbers
People with disabilities could play an enormous role in deciding the outcome of the presidential election and the balance of power in Congress.
From spooky lore to science fact: Unmasking the 'chupacabra'
With its gray, scaley skin, protruding dorsal spines, menacing fangs and proclivity for small livestock, the mythical chupacabra has stoked both curiosity and fear across portions of the Americas for decades.
New instruments will study potential habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa
Two Southwest Research Institute instruments were launched aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft on Oct. 14 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft is designed to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's ...
Solar storms are like buses: You wait 20 years for one, and then two come at once
This week across much of the world, including the UK, the majestic aurora borealis (Northern Lights) was once again visible to us.
Ship-mounted camera systems help increase protections for marine mammals
Vessel strikes and entanglement are some of the leading causes of injury and death to marine animals such as whales. Increasingly urbanized waterways, warming oceans, changes in prey distribution—and in some cases, increasing ...
Novel photocatalyst achieves 98% degradation efficiency of BPA under visible light
Photocatalysts can effectively utilize solar energy to degrade organic pollutants, presenting significant application potential in water treatment. However, the ultrafast recombination of photogenerated carriers has severely ...
Fossil pollen reveals history of Southern Hemisphere Westerlies
In Bergen, Maaike Zwier analyzed pollen in sediment cores from lakes on Kerguelen Islands and South Georgia. In this way, she can say something about the local climate going back almost 12,000 years. The study is published ...
Novel thermosensitive hydrogel-based fluorescence probe offers fast detection of nitrite
Nitrite (NO₂⁻) is commonly used as a food additive, but when ingested, it can harm the body's oxygen transport system. The World Health Organization limits NO₂⁻ to 1.0 mg/L in drinking water and 30 mg/kg in meat products. ...
Brain delays could be a computational advantage, researchers say
Biological components are less reliable than electrical ones, and rather than instantaneously receive the incoming signals, the signals arrive with a variety of delays. This forces the brain to cope with said delays by having ...
Virtual agents can create more trust in the police for people with a migration background
Can virtual agents strengthen the trust of people with a migration background in the police? A research team from the University of Würzburg has investigated this. The results surprised even those responsible.
Researchers discover tunable 2D electron gas at heterointerface of 5d iridates
Recently, Professor Yang Xiaoping's research group at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered a tunable and controllable monoatomic layer ...
