A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel super-hygroscopic material that enhances sweat evaporation within a personal protective suit, to create a cooling effect for better ...
Nanomaterials
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Chemists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed an organic catalyst that can drive reactions using pyruvate—a key biomolecule in many metabolic pathways—that are difficult ...
Biochemistry
Mar 25, 2022
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Solar Orbiter's latest images shows the full sun in unprecedented detail. They were taken on 7 March, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between the Earth and sun.
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2022
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis (TB) is affected by pH levels in the environment the bacteria has infected.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2022
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The Arctic is warming along with the rest of the planet, and as this is happening, its permafrost—perennially frozen arctic soil that holds a lot of trapped organic matter from dead plants—is thawing. As the permafrost ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2022
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How plants acquire nutrients is a fundamental life process. Some plants have developed beneficial associations with bacteria and fungi to help them access essential elements such as phosphate and nitrogen.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2022
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A study led by Princeton researchers has revealed how bacteria navigate obstacles to ensure cohesive group movement. The finding has implications for understanding the general processes of collective migration, from cancer ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 25, 2022
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In a technological breakthrough, researchers at ETH Zurich have announced the development of a new technique that can transplant mitochondria—the tiny powerhouses of the cell—from one living cell to another with unparalleled ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2022
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The development of quantum computers is being pursued worldwide, and there are various concepts of how computing using the properties of the quantum world can be implemented. Many of these have already advanced experimentally ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 25, 2022
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Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering new things every day including ideas he wants to try out immediately. Like, right now. Waiting is not an option.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2022
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