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Biochemistry Jul 1, 2024

Tannic acid-coated magnetic beads could facilitate early cancer diagnosis

Researchers have synthesized tannic acid-coated magnetic beads capable of extracting membrane vesicles called "exosomes" from biological fluids with 60% efficiency. This novel method will make it easier and faster to isolate ...

Biotechnology Jul 1, 2024

Giant clams may hold the answers to making solar energy more efficient

Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new Yale-led study.

Plants & Animals Jun 30, 2024

Want to help our precious nocturnal bugs during Matariki's longer nights? Turn the lights down low

In a world increasingly affected by light pollution, we can take time during the shorter days and longer nights around Matariki to appreciate the superpowers of our nocturnal bugs.

Astronomy Jun 29, 2024

The Milky Way's eROSITA bubbles are large and distant

In 2020, astronomers discovered a large hourglass-shaped structure in or near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Dubbed "eROSITA bubbles," there have been a few different hypotheses proposed to explain their precise nature. ...

Astronomy Jun 28, 2024

Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists

A recent discovery by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirmed that luminous, very red objects previously detected in the early universe upend conventional thinking about the origins and evolution of galaxies and ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Gold nanoparticles kill cancer—but not as thought

Gold particles of the size of billionths of a meter are lethal to cancer cells. This fact has been known for a long time, as has a simple correlation: The smaller the nanoparticles used to fight the cancer cells, the faster ...

Quantum Physics Jun 26, 2024

Understanding quantum states: New research shows importance of precise topography in solid neon qubits

Quantum computers have the potential to be revolutionary tools for their ability to perform calculations that would take classical computers many years to resolve.

Optics & Photonics Jun 26, 2024

World record 402 Tb/s transmission in a standard commercially available optical fiber

An international joint research team led by the Photonic Network Laboratory of Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has demonstrated a record-breaking aggregate optical transmission ...

General Physics Jun 26, 2024

Researchers capture detailed picture of electron acceleration in one shot

Adjusting experimental methods achieved the first "single-shot" diagnosis of electron acceleration through a laser wakefield accelerator along a curved trajectory, according to a recent study led by University of Michigan ...

General Physics Jun 26, 2024

Experiment captures atoms in free fall to look for gravitational anomalies caused by dark energy

Dark energy—a mysterious force pushing the universe apart at an ever-increasing rate—was discovered 26 years ago, and ever since, scientists have been searching for a new and exotic particle causing the expansion.

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