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November 18, 2017
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November 18, 2017

A Photosynthetic Organism's 'Water World'

Nov. 17, 2017 — Following the path of radicals and being able to identify many damaged residues because of incredibly accurate, expeditious and sensitive mass spectrometry, three scientists studied the great ... read more

Heavy Nitrogen Molecules Reveal Planetary-Scale Tug-of-War

Nov. 17, 2017 — Researchers have discovered a planetary-scale tug-of-war between life, deep Earth and the upper atmosphere that is expressed in atmospheric ... read more

New Computational Method Provides Optimized Design of Wind Up Toys

Nov. 17, 2017 — A team of leading computer scientists has developed a novel computational system to aid the design and fabrication of wind-up toys, focusing on automating the intricate interior machinery responsible ... read more

Making It Easier to Recycle Plastics

Nov. 17, 2017 — Researchers report new approaches could dramatically increase the amount of plastic waste that can be successfully ... read more

Mathematician's Study of 'Swarmalators' Could Direct Future Science

Nov. 17, 2017 — How does the Japanese tree frog figure into the latest work of a noted mathematician? As it turns out, quite prominently. Researchers used the curious mating ritual of male Japanese tree frogs as ... read more

The Future of Cell Culture: A New Continuous Bioprocess Developed

Nov. 17, 2017 — A revolutionary technique to allow the continuous production and collection of cells has been developed by ... read more

Breakthrough Discovery in Diagnostic Tools That Can Replace Commonly Used and Fragile Antibodies

Nov. 17, 2017 — Experts have announced the development of polymeric materials with molecular recognition capabilities which hold the potential to outperform natural antibodies in various diagnostic ... read more

Evaluation of Novel Hybrid Membranes for Carbon Capture

Nov. 17, 2017 — Hybrid materials known as mixed matrix membranes are considered a promising approach to capture carbon dioxide and mitigate against global warming. These materials are derived from a polymer combined ... read more

Transforming Greenhouse Gases: New 'Supercatalyst' to Recycle Carbon Dioxide and Methane

Nov. 17, 2017 — Engineers have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change -- carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane ... read more

Solar Minimum Surprisingly Constant

Nov. 17, 2017 — Using more than half a century of observations, astronomers have discovered that the microwaves coming from the Sun at the minimums of the past five solar cycles have been the same each time, despite ... read more

Noninvasive Brain Imaging Shows Readiness of Trainees to Perform Operations

Nov. 16, 2017 — While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to ... read more

Computer Program Finds New Uses for Old Drugs

Nov. 16, 2017 — Researchers have developed a computer program to find new indications for old drugs. The computer program, called DrugPredict, matches existing data about FDA-approved drugs to diseases, and predicts ... read more

New Imaging Technique Peers Inside Living Cells

Nov. 16, 2017 — Called Ultrasound Bioprobe, a non-invasive approach allows researchers to view sub-cellular structures and their mechanical behavior at nanoscale ... read more

On the Origins of Star Stuff: Shedding New Light on Origin of Anti-Matter

Nov. 16, 2017 — Astronomers have used a high-altitude observatory in Mexico to better understand where gamma rays come from. More than 300 massive water tanks sit waiting at the site for cascades of particles ... read more

The Stacked Color Sensor: True Colors Meet Minimization

Nov. 16, 2017 — Red-sensitive, blue-sensitive and green-sensitive color sensors stacked on top of each other instead of being lined up in a mosaic pattern -- this principle could allow image sensors with ... read more

Ceria Nanoparticles: It Is the Surface That Matters

Nov. 16, 2017 — Exhaust gas cleaning of passenger cars, power generation from sunlight, or water splitting: In the future, these and other applications may profit from new findings relating to ceria. Scientists have ... read more

Lava or Not, Exoplanet 55 Cancri E Likely to Have Atmosphere

Nov. 16, 2017 — Twice as big as Earth, the super-Earth 55 Cancri e was thought to have lava flows on its surface. Now, a new analysis finds this planet likely has an atmosphere whose ingredients could be similar to ... read more

Renaissance of the Iron-Air Battery

Nov. 16, 2017 — Iron-air batteries promise a considerably higher energy density than present-day lithium-ion batteries. Their main constituent -- iron -- is an abundant and therefore cheap material. Scientists have ... read more

Smart, Ultra-Thin Microfibre Sensor for Real-Time Healthcare Monitoring and Diagnosis

Nov. 16, 2017 — A soft, flexible and stretchable microfibre sensor has been developed for real-time healthcare monitoring and diagnosis. The novel sensor is highly sensitive and ultra-thin with a diameter of a ... read more

Spinning Cylinders to Recreate Nature's Patterns

Nov. 16, 2017 — A new method to create dynamic tubular structures is inspired by leaves around a stem, scales on pine cone, and viruses' tails, explain ... read more
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