Optics & Photonics
All-optical phase recovery and quantitative phase imaging performed instantly without a computer
Optical imaging and characterization of weakly scattering phase objects, such as isolated cells, bacteria and thin tissue sections frequently used in biological research and medical applications, have been of significant ...
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Quantum Physics
Unique quantum material could enable ultra-powerful, compact computers
Information in computers is transmitted through semiconductors by the movement of electrons and stored in the direction of the electron spin in magnetic materials. To shrink devices while improving their performance—a goal ...
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Mixing laser beams and X-ray beams
Unlike fictional laser swords, real laser beams do not interact with each other when they cross—unless the beams meet within a suitable material allowing for nonlinear light-matter interaction. In such a case, wave mixing ...
Optics & Photonics
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Researchers unveil a secret of stronger metals
Forming metal into the shapes needed for various purposes can be done in many ways, including casting, machining, rolling, and forging. These processes affect the sizes and shapes of the tiny crystalline grains that make ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Developmental origin of the adrenal cortex in humans and cynomolgus monkeys
Sitting atop each kidney and measuring only around two centimeters long, the adrenal glands are tiny but mighty. These glands produce steroid hormones, including those involved in stress response, blood pressure maintenance, ...
Evolution
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Low concentrations of a specific metabolite in diabetics may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID symptoms
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China, has found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in diabetic patients may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID symptoms. In ...
Haywire T cells attack protein in "bad" cholesterol
Preventing atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of heart disease, means scientists need to understand how immune cells drive inflammation in the arteries.
Cardiology
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New clues in fight against lethal bacteria
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to better treatment options for a rare but very lethal type of bacterial infection.
Immunology
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New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training
In the mid-20th century, new evidence showed that the brain could be "plastic," and that experience could create changes in the brain. Plasticity has been linked to learning new skills, including spatial navigation, aerobic ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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New method to kill cyberattacks in less than a second
A new method that could automatically detect and kill cyberattacks on our laptops, computers and smart devices in under a second has been created by researchers at Cardiff University.
Security
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Medical Xpress
New clues in fight against lethal bacteria
New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training
Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for more than 100,000 deaths worldwide in children under five during 2019
Research reveals a variety of opinions are crucial for 'fostering trust' in vaccination
Peptide delays melanoma growth in animal trials
Study: App more accurate than patient evaluation of stool samples
Artificial intelligence predicts patients' race from their medical images
Children who play adventurously have better mental health, research finds
Paper-based microfluidics offer pathway to rapid and low-cost prototyping
Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage
Vaccines may lessen long COVID for some, but more study is needed
New research identifies potential drug treatment for advanced eye cancer
Study explores medical record linkage with goal of improving match accuracy
Virtual immune system roadmap unveiled
Tech Xplore
Low-cost, battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges
A step towards cheaper solar power
Neuromorphic memory device simulates neurons and synapses
Novel catalysts promote industrial production of clean liquid fuels from syngas
New brain-painting method being tested for ADHD treatment
How a cognitive bias is blocking the rise of electric cars
Researchers create highest efficiency 1-sun solar cell
Making advanced electronics with water
Researchers developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell technology for clothing
Integrated optimal design method of complex electromechanical systems
Method to predict the fire risk of lithium-ion cells based on thermal management
Research suggests 'nudges' to help people curb smartphone addiction
Researchers find imperfections provide protection for system symmetry
An international research collaboration has discovered how to exploit certain defects to protect confined energy in acoustics systems. Their experimental approach provides a versatile platform to create at-will defects for ...
General Physics
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The snake trade in Indonesia is not sustainable enough—but it could be
Wildlife trade is a multimillion dollar industry. While some animals are traded legally, in compliance with legislation that aims to protect populations, wildlife trafficking continues to thrive in many places, threatening ...
Plants & Animals
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Research reveals surprising inactivation mechanism for a voltage-gated ion channel
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs). Their work revealed a previously unknown mechanism of inactivation for one such channel that plays an important role in ...
Cell & Microbiology
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MCM molecules impede the formation of DNA loops
The entire genomic material of a cell must be packed into a tiny cell nucleus in such a way, that on the one hand, it can be stored in an organized manner and, on the other hand, it can be transcribed, duplicated or repaired ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Killer T vs. memory: DNA isn't destiny for T cells
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have solved an immunology puzzle. A CD8+ T cell can have two functionally distinct daughter cells after it divides, despite the cells being genetically identical. The researchers ...
Genetics
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Climate change likely to reduce the amount of sleep that people get per year
Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health outcomes on a broad scale. Yet climate change may also have a strong influence ...
Health
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Promoting diversity in reforestation shown to increase productivity
Diversifying the species in forest plantations has a positive impact on the quality of woodlands, according to an international study involving a CNRS researchers published on May 20, 2022, in the journal Science.
Plants & Animals
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Using existing undersea fiber cables to detect seismic events
A team of researchers with the National Physical Laboratory and the University of Edinburgh, Google and Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica developed a way to use existing undersea fiber cables to detect seismic events. ...
Function follows form in plant immunity
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) and the University of Cologne, Germany, have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how immune proteins defend plants against invading ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for more than 100,000 deaths worldwide in children under five during 2019
A new study published in The Lancet estimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under five across the globe in 2019. The study is the first to ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Where do "Hawaiian box jellies" come from?
An insightful cross-disciplinary team of University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa researchers, working for over a decade, published a study recently revealing that a key number of hours of darkness during the lunar cycle triggers ...
Unraveling a perplexing explosive process that occurs throughout the universe
Mysterious fast radio bursts release as much energy in one second as the Sun pours out in a year and are among the most puzzling phenomena in the universe. Now researchers at Princeton University, the U.S. Department of ...
Geothermal drilling successes offer potential gain for petroleum industry
Texas A&M University researchers Dr. Sam Noynaert and Fred Dupriest recently presented results from a geothermal project that drastically reduced well-completion times and drill bit changeouts to an audience of mostly petroleum ...
Researchers demonstrate organic crystals can serve as energy converters for emerging technologies
New research by a team of researchers at the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Smart Materials Lab published today in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates that organic crystals, a new class of smart engineering materials, can ...
Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out
Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday.
Light pollution can disorient monarch butterflies
Besides planting milkweed in the garden, people interested in helping monarch butterflies might want to turn off the porch light.
Scientists explain why meridional heat transport is underestimated
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a phenomenon responsible for transporting ocean heat northward through the Atlantic Ocean. This process significantly influences the Arctic and North Atlantic oceanic ...
DNA contained in honey reveals honeybee health
Researchers from the B.S.R.C. "Alexander Fleming" in Greece have optimized a method to characterize DNA traces in honey, revealing the species that honeybees interact with. This collaborative work led by researcher Dr. Solenn ...
Topography and soil pH found to steer the activity-density and spatial distribution of termites in a fine-scale study
Soil fauna, especially termites, are essential for sustainable forest ecosystems and significantly influence soil quality. The community composition and activity density of termites can influence nutrient cycling and other ...
Elon Musk in Brazil to launch plan to survey and connect Amazon
Billionaire Elon Musk arrived in Brazil Friday, announcing a project to bring internet access to schools in the Amazon and improve satellite monitoring of the rainforest.
Israeli firm hopes AI can curb drownings
An Israeli city is testing whether an artificial intelligence programme that detects drowning threats can help save lives off its beaches.
Boeing's Starliner approaching ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station Friday, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US aerospace giant's reputation after a series of failures.
Wildlife officials truck Chinook salmon to cooler waters in emergency move to help them spawn
In a stopgap measure to help struggling spring- and winter-run Chinook salmon spawn in the face of rising water temperatures and lower water levels due to climate change, state and federal wildlife officials in Northern California ...
Growing number of sick and dying California brown pelicans worries animal experts
Hundreds of sick and dying California brown pelicans have recently been found across the Southern California region and are now being treated at various rescue centers along the coast, officials said.
Space agencies provide global view of our changing environment
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ESA, NASA and JAXA worked closely together to create an open-source platform, based on the Euro Data Cube, that used a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to document ...
PFAS chemicals do not last forever
Once dubbed "forever chemicals," per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, might be in the market for a new nickname.
IAP releases datasets of frequent marine heatwaves in most ocean regions over two decades
Heatwaves are extreme climatic events that occur in the atmosphere and even the oceans. Recent research indicates that marine heatwaves (MHWs) will become more frequent and intense under global warming conditions.
Hubble focuses on large lenticular galaxy 1023
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image looks at one of the nearest, massive lenticular galaxies to Earth, NGC 1023 some 36 million light-years away. Lenticular galaxies get their names from their edge-on appearance that ...
Why haven't we wiped out rabies yet?
Despite effective vaccines, the rabies virus kills around 59,000 people a year. We asked medical anthropologist Deborah Nadal why the disease is still a threat.
How do typhoons trigger coastal algal blooms?
A research team led by Prof. Yin Baoshu from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has revealed how typhoons trigger coastal algal blooms.
