Contrary to the commonly-held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, say scientists. The researchers argue that the notion that the brain, in response to injury or deficit, can reorganize itself and repurpose particular regions for new functions, …
When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers have been able to demonstrate this for the first time using a newly developed method. This innovative technique enables the tracking of gene expression during the development of bacterial communities over space and time. When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients …
Sophisticated swarming: Bacteria support each other across generations Read More »
In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record. When the smoke cleared, the amount of burned forest totaled ten times more than the annual average going back to the late 1800s. We know that wildlife in western forests evolved with changing habitat and disturbances like wildfire. Each species responds …
A ground-breaking new discovery could transform the way astronomers understand some of the biggest and most common stars in the Universe. Research by PhD student Jonathan Dodd and Professor René Oudmaijer, from the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, points to intriguing new evidence that massive Be stars — until now mainly thought to exist …
‘Triple star’ discovery could revolutionize understanding of stellar evolution Read More »
Researchers have developed a new program that provides a more accurate understanding of the peptide sequences in cells. The researchers use machine learning to help analyze the makeup of unfamiliar cells, which could lead to more personalized medicine in the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. Researchers have developed a new program that provides …
A new kind of ‘wire’ for moving excitons could help enable a new class of devices, perhaps including room temperature quantum computers. A new kind of ‘wire’ for moving excitons could help enable a new class of devices, perhaps including room temperature quantum computers. A new kind of ‘wire’ for moving excitons could help enable a …
Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges Read More »
Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature in order to perform specific tasks. These materials are poised to be part of the next generation of autonomous robotics that will interact with the environment. Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to …
A team of researchers developed a new form of computing memory that is fast, dense, and low-power by strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms. A team of researchers developed a new form of computing memory that is fast, dense, and low-power by strategically straining materials that are as …
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Civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The most telling characteristic for schools in Massachusetts is building age, with facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s — nearly a third of the facilities tested — …
Unsafe lead levels in school drinking water: new study IDs building risk factors Read More »
Rare experiments explore what leads coronaviruses to spillover from animal reservoirs to humans Rare experiments explore what leads coronaviruses to spillover from animal reservoirs to humans