Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell. An external calcium source is not necessary because only the calcium ions already present in the tumor tissue …
Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider may be the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be created. Such miniature robots could someday be used for work in areas such as artificial pollination, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, micro-fabrication or robotic-assisted surgery. Reporting on their work in the proceedings …
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A research team has for the first time discovered anomalous meter-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties — such as magnetic anomalies. These findings help to understand the processes that form and change the lunar crust. A research team has for the first time discovered anomalous …
The study reveals dramatic regional kelp canopy changes along the California coast over a 100-year period. During this time there was a significant increase in kelp forest canopy along the central coast, the only region of California where southern sea otters survived after being hunted nearly to extinction for their fur in the 1800s. Contrastingly, …
An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known. An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than …
A new paper describes a significant leap forward in assembling polyhedral nanoparticles. The researchers introduce and demonstrate the power of a novel synthetic strategy that expands possibilities in metamaterial design. These are the unusual materials that underpin ‘invisibility cloaks’ and ultrahigh-speed optical computing systems. A new paper describes a significant leap forward in assembling polyhedral …
DNA becomes our ‘hands’ to construct advanced nanoparticle materials Read More »
Researchers found that understanding the stability of the rings of atoms in glass materials can help them predict the performance of glass products. This capability is important because the most widely used glass is silicate glass, which consists of different sizes of atomic rings connected in three dimensions. Researchers found that understanding the stability of …
Neutrons reveal ‘atomic rings’ and help predict glass performance Read More »
An international team of researchers has disproved a previously held assumption about the impact of multiphoton components in interference effects of thermal fields (e.g. sunlight) and parametric single photons (generated in non-linear crystals). An international team of researchers has disproved a previously held assumption about the impact of multiphoton components in interference effects of thermal …
Researchers find new multiphoton effect within quantum interference of light Read More »
Researchers find that utilizing a unique AI algorithm that monitors several patient variables, like vital signs and lab results, can detect sepsis before symptom onset. Researchers find that utilizing a unique AI algorithm that monitors several patient variables, like vital signs and lab results, can detect sepsis before symptom onset. Researchers find that utilizing a unique …
AI surveillance tool successfully helps to predict sepsis, saves lives Read More »
Researchers have discovered that a brain area preserved through evolution, called the superior colliculus, is more crucial for vision than we thought. Researchers have discovered that a brain area preserved through evolution, called the superior colliculus, is more crucial for vision than we thought. Researchers have discovered that a brain area preserved through evolution, called the …
Old area in the brain turns out to be more important than expected Read More »