A new type of polymer can show that it has changed shape. After exposure to UV light, the chain-like molecules emit a different colour of light. This opens a new pathway for research into how viruses function in a cell and ...
Polymers
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Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered metabolic rejuvenation factors in eggs. This critical finding furthers our understanding of how cellular metabolism changes during aging, and during ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2015
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Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have developed a manufacturing technique that could double the electricity output of inexpensive solar cells by using ...
Polymers
Aug 13, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers, two with the University of Wisconsin, the other with the University of California, has conducted a study, the results of which suggest that maybe humans did not get a start on language ...
In less than eight months, humanity has used up nature's budget for the entire year, according to data from Global Footprint Network.
Environment
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The number of girls taking A-level physics has risen despite an overall decline in entries to physics A-level.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2015
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"This program had absolutely nothing to do with race…but multi-variable equations."
Internet
Aug 13, 2015
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Humans and animals are never alone. Everyone is host to over two thousand different species of microbes, of which most colonize our bodies only after we are born. One would assume that the generalists among them have an advantage. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2015
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Time traveling is one of my favorite things to do as a citizen scientist. As part of the New Mexico Site Steward Program, I walk slowly through an archeological site, the ground littered with the remains of pottery from people ...
Archaeology
Aug 13, 2015
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A new study that followed more than 150,000 teen drivers over eight years has found that driver's education significantly reduces crashes and traffic violations among new drivers.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2015
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