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Nanophysics 6 hours ago

Gold nanoparticles unexpectedly alter process that controls electrical conductivity in organic devices

Researchers at Umea university thought gold particles would make electronic components emit more light. Instead, they discovered an unexpected effect that could be important for the future of organic electronics.

Nanophysics 6 hours ago

Archimedes screw inspires single-molecule motor powered by electric current

Molecular machines are regarded as the next step in miniaturization. Their models can be found in living cells, where molecular motors convert energy and generate movement. Scientists have been working for decades to artificially ...

Biotechnology 6 hours ago

Open-source workflow makes spatial proteomics easier to use

Fabian Coscia and his team have published in Nature Methods an open-source workflow that makes Deep Visual Proteomics easier to use, adapt and scale. OpenDVP enables scientists to spatially map thousands of proteins inside ...

Molecular & Computational biology 7 hours ago

Mapping the cell: International research team investigates the endoplasmic reticulum

Human cells contain billions of molecules. To prevent complete chaos, these molecules and the reactions between them are organized within structures known as organelles. One of the cell's most important organelles is the ...

Earth Sciences 9 hours ago

East Asia's summer rain belt has shifted north over decades, reshaping rain and heat risks

A joint research team from KAIST and the APEC Climate Center has found that the East Asian summer front has migrated north over the past half century, with the shift exceeding 200 km (124 miles) in late summer. This raises ...

Agriculture 9 hours ago

Time to tap into agriculture's hidden genetic potential

Modern agriculture's selective breeding of crops for particular requirements may now be a roadblock to further gains, prompting a trio of senior University of Queensland plant scientists to call for a new way forward.

Social Sciences 11 hours ago

Study highlights gender gap in AI media coverage in Spain

A media "glass ceiling" exists in news stories on artificial intelligence (AI) published in Spanish media in recent years: men are the main subjects in 41% of news reports, compared to just 5% featuring women. This is one ...

Optics & Photonics 14 hours ago

Light-based method enables precise control of ultrafast electron flow in a scanning tunneling microscope

What would it take to watch an electron move through a material? Researchers would need to see individual atoms and capture an electron's motion at incredibly short timescales. A Technion-led team has brought those two capabilities ...

Social Sciences 21 hours ago

Beyond hearing: Sensing when conversation becomes difficult

About six years ago, hearing researcher Dr. Kelly Miles had a stroke just a week after having a baby.

Astronomy 22 hours ago

Autonomous triangular modules could build tomorrow's mega-observatories

Private companies are getting better at launching more mass into space with larger rockets. But there is still a major constraint on the size of objects we can get into orbit—fairing size. This places physical constraints ...

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