Biotechnology
Google DeepMind develops invisible watermarks for AI-designed proteins
Watermarks have long protected everything from bank notes and fine art to digital photographs and software, helping prove authenticity and trace an object's origin. Their main function is to protect copyright and verify authenticity.
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General Physics
Hidden 'funnels' let complex systems slip between stable states
Many systems in nature can settle into several different stable states, with the final state depending on their starting conditions. However, the boundaries separating these states are often far more complicated than they ...
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Camelina genome analysis reveals how wild relatives could expand crop breeding options
Camelina is a relatively new oilseed gaining interest for its potential use in food, livestock feed and renewable fuel markets. A newly published research paper provides insights into the camelina genome that could give breeders ...
Plants & Animals
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Machine learning detects bacterial invasion and DNA damage in human cells
When scientists assess how dangerous a bacterium is, the first question often seems simple: Can it be stopped or killed? In microbiology and antibiotic research, one of the classic readouts has been whether a bacterium can ...
Cell & Microbiology
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How the biological clock regulates phases of wakefulness
The circadian clock is an internal biological system that regulates sleep-wake cycles, as well as many physiological functions such as body temperature and hormone production. In many animals, this clock relies on a network ...
Cell & Microbiology
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EarthCARE's view of volcanic plume boosts air safety
Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Krakatoa, has been active sporadically since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century in the caldera formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa.
Earth Sciences
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How African restoration projects spill over into surrounding landscapes
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge have conducted the most comprehensive study to date on how habitat restoration in sub-Saharan Africa impacts tree loss beyond project boundaries.
Environment
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Hearing aids show promise for cognitive recovery, but dementia prevention remains unproven
People who live long enough have a high chance of losing some of their hearing as they grow older. By age 60, about one in three adults has presbycusis, an age-related decline in hearing caused by changes inside the ear, ...
Smartphone ownership linked to higher risk of eating disorder symptoms among 12-year olds
Take a walk down the street, and you'll see that most people are holding a smartphone. From older people to toddlers, screens have taken over much of our lives. While younger children have some adult supervision over how ...
First successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue boosts cortisol levels
Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been surgically removed, successfully restoring critical hormone signals. Led by researchers from ...
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Tech Xplore
Cement-based supercapacitors could power next-generation 'smart' buildings
Solar-powered trashcan lid insert gets rid of garbage stink
How a path-tracing method could help train next-generation event cameras
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
Rogue OpenAI agents covered their tracks, report says
Using new methods to design navy ships
Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns
Tariffs on Canadian power could raise costs, emissions and grid risks
We love TV reno shows. Could they help us build more sustainable homes?
US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump
UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal
How cities and extreme rainfall shape each other
New research brings together recent advances in urban hydrology, boundary-layer meteorology, extreme precipitation and flood-risk research and proposes a new framework for understanding how cities and extreme rainfall interact ...
Environment
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Ions help electrons hop through porous material with potential for brain-inspired computing
Next-generation computing technologies could be one step closer to emulating how neurons respond and communicate with each other, thanks to research examining how electrons and ions move through materials.
Analytical Chemistry
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Alzheimer's disease and aging reshape brain communication in different ways
Both normal aging and Alzheimer's change how different brain regions communicate with each other. But a new study from Lund University reveals that these alterations follow distinct patterns, with disease-related shifts distinguishable ...
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Battery-based device could bring carbon capture costs below $100 per ton
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the main gases contributing to climate change on Earth. Removing this gas directly from the air could help to limit climate change, alongside other efforts to reduce emissions from industrial ...
New parallel gate entangles diamond qubits 10 times faster at room temperature
Quantum technologies rely on qubits, units of information that can exist in combinations of the states 0 and 1 instead of being limited to one or the other like conventional bits. Qubits can become entangled, which means ...
Salivary gland mini-organs grown from pluripotent stem cells offer potential path to treating severe dry mouth
Extreme dry mouth, caused by radiation used to treat cancer and by autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's disease, radically affects quality of life for sufferers. It can hamper speaking, swallowing and eating, and for years ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Gut bacterial compound worsens brain injury after stroke, study suggests
Researchers at LMU have discovered how a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can influence brain damage after stroke. Their paper is published in the journal Cell.
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Python removal index identifies large females as key targets for limiting population growth
When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify ...
Ecology
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Five new species of freshwater mussels in southern US uncovered by researchers
A new research paper published in Zootaxa describes five new species of freshwater mussels in the southern U.S., providing the scientific foundation for protecting the most imperiled group of animals in North America.
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Crystals thinner than human hair can move or partly dissolve when exposed to chloroform
Many of the common materials we encounter in our daily lives are crystalline, including ice, salt and sugar. The crystal structures of some solids are formed from molecules arranged in simple geometric patterns, and these ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents
It was the first day of school, and the kids at the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center were not going to wait a second longer. Normally, the hordes of elementary schoolers would take turns chattering down the ...
Where the waters meet: Connecting global limits and river basin management
Human activity and climate change are putting growing pressure on water resources, disrupting the predictability of the water cycle and changing the availability and quality of freshwater. IIASA researchers and partners have ...
Artisans turn old São Paulo subway construction uniforms into backpacks
Corporate uniforms, advertising banners and industrial technical fabrics almost always end up in landfills at the end of their "life cycles," even when they are still in good condition. To address this issue, Ciclou, a startup ...
Viewer impatience may explain why ads lasting ten seconds or less outperform longer spots
A research team led by professor Inyoung Chae of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), together with professor Beth L. Fossen of Indiana University and professor Philip Kim of Texas Christian University in the United States, has ...
Engineer brings 'surgineering' mindset to future of medicine
Farshid Alambeigi refers to one of his most ambitious research efforts as "the sci-fi project." The idea lives up to the name. He is developing robotic technology that could one day help manufacture living tissue—potentially ...
The ocean as a medicine cabinet: Researchers search for useful microbes
New medicines, crop protection products and treatments for fish diseases could have their origins on the seabed. That is where project coordinator Gilles van Wezel and project manager Mariana Avalos Garcia, both biologists ...
Learning math goes (slightly) better with AI, but human teacher plays a key role
Elementary school students who use an AI-supported learning tool learn arithmetic more quickly than children who do not use such a tool. This is the finding of a multiyear study by Radboud University involving nearly 8,000 ...
RAB1 proteins help recruit membrane-building vesicles to mitochondria during mitochondria-selective autophagy
The Intracellular Quality Control Project at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science has identified a molecular mechanism that helps initiate the formation of autophagic membranes around damaged mitochondria.
Pickpockets and poets—creating elite mindsets in soccer
New research from NTNU's Department of Psychology indicates that elite soccer players experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than amateur players, despite performing under intense scrutiny.
Trehalose analog provides a new platform for designing water-soluble glycopolymers
Sugars are attractive building blocks for functional materials because of their high water affinity and diverse biological properties. Incorporating sugars into synthetic polymers can therefore provide materials that combine ...
Social media hasn't killed personal style, it's killed how we communicate it
This summer, social media was filled with posts declaring that almost anything was "kinda chic". Repeating outfits was kinda chic. Being overdressed was kinda chic. Doing something unfashionable could, apparently, also be ...
How North Korean defectors help us understand refugee entrepreneurs
Refugees are more likely than native citizens to begin entrepreneurial ventures in their adopted countries, either by choice or because they have few other options. A new study offers insight into how refugees from common ...
Bike‑sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion
Transportation accounts for almost one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. In Metro Vancouver, around 40% of emissions are from transportation.
True identity emerges from lived experience, not hidden essence, research finds
So, you're a people pleaser? A social chameleon? Perhaps you're an introvert or an extrovert.
Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild
In the first year of her doctoral research, Abigail Grassick collected hours of underwater video as she studied fish communities living on bommies—individual clumps of coral—on the seafloor off the coast of Curaçao.
From suicide bombers to positions of authority—the changing role of women in jihadi groups
Khadra Essa, a Somali-born Dutch citizen operating in Syria under the name Umm Qaqa al-Somali, is a wanted woman.
Teen sexting: Why 'just say no' fails
Blunt warnings telling teenagers not to share sexual images are failing to protect them and can make victims of image-based sexual abuse feel blamed, ashamed and unable to seek help, according to new research from the University ...
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away.
Celebrity accounts reveal distinctive victim-blaming in deepfake sexual abuse
Celebrity victim-survivors of deepfake sexual abuse face distinctive forms of victim-blaming, harassment and barriers to justice, according to new research led by Irish researchers.
Hazelwood redevelopment suggests neighborhood investment can advance without typical displacement pressures
Neighborhood investments meant to improve housing and opportunity often spark fears of gentrification and displacement. That worry is playing out in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood, where a stalled Second Avenue housing ...
