With a powerful X-ray beam technique, researchers explore what makes soft materials such as toothpaste and hair gel relax. The insights they've gained can aid in the design of new consumer products and nanotechnologies.
Soft Matter
Oct 11, 2022
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Most animals require brains to run, jump or hop. The single-celled protozoan Euplotes eurystomus, however, achieves a scurrying walk using a simple, mechanical computer to coordinate its microscopic legs, UC San Francisco ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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New research in an animal model of aging suggests a possible mechanism for why people with early menopause or other genetic conditions affecting the reproductive system are more likely to get cardiovascular disease, diabetes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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Mosquitoes can extend their lives by months by halting their growth and reproduction, allowing them to weather harsh conditions.
Evolution
Oct 11, 2022
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We trust Siri to give us directions, are happy to use a self-checkout at the supermarket, and the introduction of driverless cars is eagerly awaited by many, yet it seems bank customers are not ready to accept investment ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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A new type of insect-repellent delivery device has been developed by scientists from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). With the help of a 3D printer, the active ingredient is first "encapsulated" and formed ...
Biochemistry
Oct 11, 2022
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Type-I ELM plasma instabilities can melt the walls of fusion devices. A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) found a way to get them ...
Plasma Physics
Oct 11, 2022
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An international team of astronomers has analyzed the photometric and spectroscopic observations of a candidate cataclysmic variable known as OGLE-BLG504.12.201843. Results of this analysis suggest that this object is an ...
A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the Venusian skies successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a milestone for the project.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2022
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Every day food is thrown away and squandered by the lorry-load. EU researchers are developing ways to cut waste—of both food and its packaging.
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2022
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