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Chemical Engineering

Taking inspiration from nature to make molecules like nature does

December 21, 2022
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Study describes a new technique devised in his lab that allows for the precise selection of molecular handedness in chemical reactions.

Computer Technology

Scientists create living smartwatch powered by slime mold

December 21, 2022
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Devices such as cell phones, laptops and smartwatches are constant companions for most people, spending days and nights in their pocket, on their wrist, or otherwise close at hand.

Biology

Mega-predator likely wasn’t underwater hunter, researchers argue

December 21, 2022
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Research helps unearth evidence that suggests the dinosaur giant was the scourge of the shoreline, but not a deep-water killer

Bioengineering

Fruit flies use two muscles to control pitch for stable flight

December 21, 2022
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The finding provides evidence for an organizational principle in which each muscle has a specific function in flight control.

Biomedical Science

Oxygen's role in growth of tumors reconsidered

December 21, 2022
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Study findings change conventional thinking about the role that oxygen plays in the growth of tumors—an area of cancer research that has been intensely studied in recent years.

Biotechnology

Gene therapy for heart attacks in mice just got more precise

December 21, 2022
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Researchers demonstrate the ability to control gene activity in response to injury, limiting it to a specific region of tissue and during a defined time window.

Behavioural Science

Some claim culture affects our basic visual perception

December 21, 2022
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Researchers found little difference in how people of East Asian and European descent performed on a famous test

Psychology

When using virtual reality as a teaching tool, context and ‘feeling real’ matter

December 21, 2022
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People remember foreign vocabulary better when lessons are associated with distinct environments, study finds

Biomedical Science

Wearable skin patch monitors hemoglobin in deep tissues

December 21, 2022
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A photoacoustic sensor could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more.

Biotechnology

Folds in pUG molecules turn off genes and could provide clues about human disease

December 21, 2022
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Study found a new piece of the puzzle by identifying an unusual cube-like RNA structure that can control gene silencing in roundworms.

Ecological Science

Reliance on moose as prey led to rare coyote attack on human

December 21, 2022
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Study that may settle the question of why, in October 2009, a group of coyotes launched an unprovoked fatal attack on a young woman who was hiking in a Canadian park.

Psychology

Adult children more likely to be estranged from dad than mom

December 21, 2022
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Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term study found.

Astronomy

Astronomers discover clues about stellar ‘glitching’

December 21, 2022
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New evidence shows that many stars experience irregularities in their core.

Astronomy

Webb Space Telescope reveals previously shrouded new-born stars

December 21, 2022
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Webb’s infrared camera peers through dust clouds, enabling discovery.

Material Science

New life into lithium-ion anodes

December 21, 2022
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Researchers have reconfigured the process to quickly regenerate graphite anode materials found in lithium-ion batteries, removing impurities so they can be used again and again.

Event

International workshop on research agenda, social needs and open science

December 13, 2022
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The global challenges have called for scientific research to increasingly reshape their agenda to focus more on societal problems

Oceanic Science

Climate change likely to increase rough wave days

December 13, 2022
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A recent study of extreme wave events shows that Indian Ocean, northern sector of Arabian Sea, and central Bay of Bengal are likely to experience an increase in rough wave days in the near future..

Chemical Engineering

Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable

December 13, 2022
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Re-using gold from electronic waste prevents it from being lost to landfill and using this reclaimed gold for drug manufacture reduces the need to mine new materials.

Biomedical Science

New cancer testing method that makes regular monitoring affordable

December 13, 2022
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Scientists have discovered a novel low-cost method of testing for cancers, Called the Heatrich-BS assay

Chemical Engineering

Using light to manipulate neuron excitability

December 13, 2022
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A new optogenetics-based tool allows researchers to control how neurons respond to electrical input.