The vast majority of bacteria in the world live on surfaces by forming structures called biofilms. These communities host thousands to millions of bacteria of different types, and are so biologically complex and active that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2020
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Although out of sight to the majority of end users, data centers work behind the scenes to run the internet, businesses, research institutions and more. These data centers depend on high-capacity digital storage, the demand ...
Materials Science
Oct 8, 2020
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Many bird species can find their way home even after being brought to remote or unfamiliar locations. Over 40 years of research on homing pigeons have shown that environmental odors play a crucial role in this process. Yet ...
Plants & Animals
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In plants, many proteins are found at only one end of a cell, giving them a polarity like heads and tails on a coin.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2020
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The exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the early formation of sperm and egg cells normally is limited to assure fertility.
Biotechnology
Oct 8, 2020
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Physicists have created a broadband detector of terahertz radiation based on graphene. The device has potential for applications in communication and next-generation information transmission systems, security and medical ...
Nanophysics
Oct 8, 2020
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Heating the space where we live or work is a common necessity in most inhabited areas. The energy required for this process is responsible for a third of all the energy consumed in Europe; moreover, 75% of this energy is ...
Materials Science
Oct 8, 2020
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Human spaceflight has been fascinating man for centuries, representing the intangible need to explore the unknown, challenge new frontiers, advance technology and push scientific boundaries further. A key aspect of long-term ...
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2020
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In 2017, Category 5 Hurricane Irma devastated islands of the Lesser and Greater Antilles before turning northward and ultimately making landfall in southwestern Florida. Forecasting the timing and position of that northward ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2020
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A study conducted at the Politecnico di Torino, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, presents a solar desalination device capable ...
Materials Science
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