Scientists Solve “A Mystery Across the Centuries”
Biologists uncover mechanism that shapes centromere distribution. Since the 1800s, scientists have noted the configuration of centromeres, a special chromosomal region that is vital for…
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New COVID Antibody Detection Method Does Not Require a Blood Sample
The global COVID-19 pandemic is not over, despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology. A key challenge in limiting the spread of severe acute…
New Device Purifies Saltwater Over a 1000 Times Faster Than Standard Industrial Equipment
The future of desalination: Using a Teflon-like membrane to purify water Water scarcity is a growing problem around the globe. In Africa alone, it is…
New Insight Into Possible Origins of Life: For the First Time Researchers Create an RNA Molecule That Replicates
Experiment sheds light on the molecular evolution of RNA. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have for the first time been able to create an…
New Antimicrobial, Anti-Odor Coating for Clothing and Textiles
Silver and chemicals found in wine and chocolate used to create antimicrobial textile coating. For the first time, researchers have found a cost-effective and convenient…
Red Snow Phenomena: A Unique Balancing Act
Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the surface of snow. Now, researchers from Japan have developed…
Measuring Trust in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Researchers find public trust in AI varies greatly depending on the application. Prompted by the increasing prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) in society, University of…
A Novel Machine Learning Algorithm Allows for Efficient and Accurate Verification of Quantum Devices
Technologies that take advantage of novel quantum mechanical behaviors are likely to become commonplace in the near future. These may include devices that use quantum…
New Details Discovered About How Our Immune System Builds Long-Term Memory
Mouse study identifies intrinsic TBK1 enzyme as essential for determining B cell fate. Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system’s…
AI Accurately Predicts Material Properties To Break Down a Previously Insurmountable Wall
If the properties of materials can be reliably predicted, then the process of developing new products for a huge range of industries can be streamlined…
A Concrete Solution: Recycled Concrete and CO2 From the Air Are Made Into a New Building Material
A new kind of concrete could reduce emissions from the construction industry. Calcium carbonate concrete is made from waste concrete and carbon dioxide from the…
Strange Electron Behavior Surprises Solid State Physicists
New Wave of Electron Research A surprise result for solid state physicists hints at an unusual electron behavior. While studying the behavior of electrons in…
Species of Algae With Three Sexes Identified in Japanese River
Researchers on quest to understand how different sexes first evolved. For 30 years, University of Tokyo Associate Professor Hisayoshi Nozaki has traveled an hour west…
Power of Light and Oxygen Clears Alzheimer’s Disease Protein in Brains of Live Mice
New photo-oxygenation catalyst targets amyloid structure, recruits brain immune system cells. A small, light-activated molecule recently tested in mice represents a new approach to eliminating…
Cutting-Edge Physics: Exotic Matter Is in Our Sights
A new way to probe exotic matter aids the study of atomic and particle physics. Physicists have created a new way to observe details about…
Space-Based Infrared Imaging Reveals the Nighttime Weather on Venus
Little is known about the weather at night on Venus as the absence of sunlight makes imaging difficult. Now, researchers have devised a way to…
Closing the Gap: Researchers Account for Some of the Lithium Missing From Our Universe
There is a significant discrepancy between theoretical and observed amounts of lithium in our universe. This is known as the cosmological lithium problem, and it…
Edible Cholera Vaccine – Made of Powdered Rice – Proves Safe in Phase 1 Human Trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness. A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically…
