Polymers Aug 1, 2024

Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps

A new 3D printing method developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work, published in Nature Communications, ...

Earth Sciences Jul 31, 2024

Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica's ice shelves

An international research team—including scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA)—deployed an unmanned submersible beneath the Dotson Ice Shelf in West Antarctica. The underwater vehicle, "Ran," was programmed ...

Social Sciences Aug 2, 2024

Potential terrorists can be identified from social media posts, new research shows

Researchers at the University of Bath have identified signals in social media posts that can predict when someone posting on far-right forums is likely to go on to commit a terrorist act.

Bio & Medicine Jul 31, 2024

New method for disinfecting surfaces and hands in hospitals makes transmission paths visible

The spread of bacteria and viruses in hospitals is an invisible danger. A new validation method for disinfecting surfaces and hands makes transmission paths visible. Now, the hospital staff can take targeted measures for ...

Archaeology Aug 5, 2024

Hydraulic lift technology may have helped build Egypt's iconic Pyramid of Djoser

The Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of Egypt's iconic pyramids, may have been built with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system, according to a study published August 5, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Xavier ...

Molecular & Computational biology Aug 5, 2024

Scientist uses state-of-the-art microscopy to discover drug candidates for cancer

Microscopy has been making leaps and bounds in recent years. Science that was inconceivable a few years ago has become a matter of programming state-of-the-art microscopes to process reams of data. Dr. Gabriel Frank quickly ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 5, 2024

Researchers achieve super-Bloch oscillations in strong-driving regime

Full coherent control of wave transport and localization is a long-sought goal in wave physics research, which encompasses many different areas from solid-state to matter-wave physics and photonics. One among the most important ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 31, 2024

Probing carbon capture, atom-by-atom with machine-learning model

A team of scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed a machine-learning model to gain an atomic-level understanding of CO2 capture in amine-based sorbents. This innovative approach promises ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 5, 2024

Study analyzes potato-pathogen 'arms race' after Irish potato famine

In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen ...

Materials Science 16 hours ago

Researchers solve long-standing challenge for piezoelectric materials

Heat and pressure can deteriorate the properties of piezoelectric materials that make state-of-the-art ultrasound and sonar technologies possible—and fixing that damage has historically required disassembling devices and ...

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