Scientists have for the first time reengineered a building block of a geometric nanocompartment that occurs naturally in bacteria. They introduced a metal binding site to its shell that will allow electrons to be transferred ...
Nanophysics
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It takes a perfect flick of the wrist and just the right angle to get a disk-shaped stone to skip across the surface of the water multiple times. So why is it so easy to get such impressive water-skipping performance from ...
General Physics
Feb 4, 2016
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Cells of our immune system kill pathogens by enclosing them in a compartment called the phagosome. The phagosome undergoes programmed maturation, where the pathogen is degraded. Intimately linked to this degradation is active ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2016
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Rising global temperatures may skew gender imbalance among the marine turtle population, according to new Florida State University research.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2016
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Okay, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, here are two words that can help your investment in a startup business succeed: direct flights.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2016
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On November 11, 1954, Syuiti Mori turned out the lights on a small group of fruit flies. More than sixty years later, the descendents of those flies have adapted to life without light. These flies—a variety now known as "Dark-fly"—outcompete ...
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2016
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Leave your bag unattended without running the risk of it being stolen. This may become a reality, as a unique concept - a small, high-tech alarm developed by Master's students at Lund University - could be on the market soon.
Engineering
Feb 4, 2016
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Scientists have created a material which turns fluorescent if there are molecules from explosives in the vicinity. The discovery could improve e.g. airport security - and also it gives us an insight into a rather chaotic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 4, 2016
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The two new satellites launched by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) two months ago have successfully completed their first space missions.
Space Exploration
Feb 4, 2016
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Brewers usually fill their kegs with carbon dioxide or nitrogen. But every once in a while, some brewers will post a video announcing they have made beer with helium—and have the high voices to prove it. While these videos ...
Other
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