Tohoku University researchers and their international collaborators have identified a possible genetic mechanism underlying the evolution of birds, according to a recently published study in Nature Communications.
Archaeology
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Acetylene is one of the primary starting materials for chemical synthesis. However, acetylene is a highly flammable gas, dangerous and difficult to use in regular research laboratories. A novel solid acetylene regent has ...
Materials Science
May 26, 2017
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Scientists from the Netherlands and Russia have designed and tested a new metasurface-based technology for enhancing the local sensitivity of MRI scanners on humans for the first time. The metasurface consists of thin resonant ...
Optics & Photonics
May 26, 2017
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Quantum computers are experimental devices that offer large speedups on some computational problems. One promising approach to building them involves harnessing nanometer-scale atomic defects in diamond materials.
Quantum Physics
May 26, 2017
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New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for a fraction of the cost of currently available methods. A research team of undergraduate students led by Penn State Professor ...
Biotechnology
May 26, 2017
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US compliance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change would be "crippling" to growth, the White House said Friday.
Environment
May 26, 2017
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When a severe, unseasonal cold snap gripped Bordeaux vineyards in late April, winegrowers sprang into action.
Environment
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Teachers who have an authentic teaching style are more positively received by their students, according to new research published in the National Communication Association's journal, Communication Education.
Social Sciences
May 26, 2017
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There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes from Lund University in Sweden. Even after more than a century of study, researchers do not know enough ...
Evolution
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