Research has revealed that anxious and depressed laboratory mice are more disappointed when something bad happens, but their low mood has no effect on how elated they are when something good happens.
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2020
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Food fraudsters have found myriad ways to trick shoppers—from cheap horsemeat sold as beef to conventional apples labelled as organic. But new rapid testing and tracing technologies may help turn the tables on food crime.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2020
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In recent years, a non-invasive biopsy method called liquid biopsy has shown promise as a potential alternative to tissue biopsy, currently the gold standard in cancer detection and diagnosis. A tissue biopsy sample—traditionally ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2020
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Just over 60 years ago, a giant wave washed over the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay, Alaska, knocking down the forest, sinking two fishing boats and claiming two lives.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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From the creation of a single droplet to the flow of a river and the world's hydrological cycle—how water binds together, and to different surfaces, has far-reaching consequences. Examining water through a new lens, a group ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2020
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The miniaturization of electronic components coupled with their increasing integration density has considerably expanded heat flows, which can lead to overheating. But measuring these nanometric events is difficult because ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 17, 2020
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The Navy's quest to power its ships by converting seawater into fuel is one step nearer fruition.
Materials Science
Jul 15, 2020
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Company Nanox, in collaboration with universities, has developed a fabric with silver microparticles on its surface capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests in which it eliminated 99.9% of the virus ...
Biochemistry
Jun 22, 2020
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Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time—a discovery that could teach us more about the early universe.
General Physics
Jun 11, 2020
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Israeli scientists say they have produced hydrogen from plants in a development that they hope could eventually lead to using vegetation to produce electricity.
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2020
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