Form, function and a deadly fungus
In 2009, a microorganism known as Candida auris emerged seemingly from thin air.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?
Demonstrating that a material thought to be always chemically inert, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), can be turned chemically active holds potential for a new class of catalysts with a wide range of applications, according ...
Materials Science
Nov 19, 2021
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Examining the 1,800-plus 'young' volcanoes in the US Southwest
They're born. They live once, erupting for a period that might last for days, years or decades. Then, they go dark and die.
Earth Sciences
Nov 3, 2021
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Journal study suggests forcing open peer review could lead to more bias
An entomologist at the University of Kentucky has found that requiring peer review reviewers to sign their names to their review comments could bias their results. In his paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society ...
Spin polarization induced by shear flow
Chinese researchers recently discovered a new effect that can generate spin-polarization in fluid. The new effect, which is called "shear-induced polarization (SIP)," predicts that shear flow can induce polarization in the ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 1, 2021
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New fish species discovered after years of scientific studies
Scientists identify and name new fish species around the globe practically every week. Some turn up in unlikely places, and others display unusual characteristics and behaviors. But it's rare for an unidentified and unnamed ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2021
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Researchers uncover signs of ecosystem collapse in significant PNG wetland
A new study by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) has identified warning signs of ecosystem collapse at a wetland of international significance in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Environment
Sep 28, 2021
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Capturing light: New ergonomic photodetector for the trillion-sensor era
The world is heading towards a trillion-sensor economy where billions of devices using multiple sensors will be connected under the umbrella of Internet-of-things. An important part of this economy is constituted of light/photo ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 27, 2021
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New roadmap to better performing solar energy cells
Perovskite solar cells are in many ways already as efficient as conventional crystalline silicon-based solar cells; perovskite has the added benefit of being much more cost-effective than its silicon counterpart. Perovskites ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 27, 2021
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Banishing bias across disciplines, genders and experience—new tool for fairer research metrics
h-index, g-index, i10 index, m-quotient, Journal Impact Factor, Altmetrics … it's long been an intractable issue plaguing the research community—how to assess the relative merits of research objectively across disciplines ...
Education
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