Large bumblebees start work earlier
Larger bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in the low light of dawn, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Tracking down the tiniest of forces: How T cells detect invaders
T cells use their antigen receptors like sticky fingers—a team from TU Wien and MedUni Vienna was able to observe them doing so.
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2021
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A high-tech textile to stay comfortable outdoors
Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put on or take off so much of it, and fluctuations in weather can render what you are wearing entirely inadequate. In a new ...
Nanomaterials
May 5, 2021
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Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks
Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to measure their blood glucose. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have developed a device that can measure glucose in sweat with the touch ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 5, 2021
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Human remains from Mary Rose show diversity of Tudor crew
A team of researchers with Cardiff University, the Mary Rose Trust, HM Naval Base and the British Geological Survey's National Environmental Isotope Facility has found evidence of racial diversity among the crew of the Mary ...
Gender pay gaps in nonprofits are even greater when there is room for salary negotiations
With increased media attention and political campaigns focusing on the gender pay gap, the fact that women—on average—are paid less than men, has become an important public discussion. While much of the focus has been ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2021
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Graphene-coated face masks: COVID-19 miracle or another health risk?
As a COVID-19 and medical device researcher, I understand the importance of face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So I am intrigued that some mask manufacturers have begun adding graphene coatings to their ...
Bio & Medicine
May 5, 2021
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After 17 years underground, the Brood X cicadas are coming
Billions of Brood X cicadas will begin emerging within the next week or so in the Eastern United States after spending 17 years underground. They will sing mating calls, lay eggs, and then die. Once the eggs hatch sometime ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Using flexible microparticles as drug carriers to shuttle nanoparticles to the vascular wall
Drug carriers that target the vascular endothelium must adhere to the endothelial vessel wall to achieve clinical stability. The particle size is a critical physical property to prescribe particle margination within biological ...
Researchers confront major hurdle in quantum computing
In a series of papers, Rochester researchers report major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems.
Quantum Physics
May 5, 2021
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