Curb your immune enthusiasm
Salk Institute researchers discovered that inhibiting a protein called phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) controls the infected cell's antiviral response and provides long-term protection from...
As cells age, the fat content within them shifts
The images above show key structural proteins (actin and tubulin) as cells age. The top raw shows still dividing, and, the bottom raw shows...
Creating atomic scale nanoribbons
Researchers have made the first important step toward integrating atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (APGNRs) onto nonmetallic substrates. Credit: Adrian Radocea, Beckman Institute for Advanced...
Why the lights don’t dim when we blink
Blinking steadies our gaze, a new study finds. Credit: Stephen McNally
Every few seconds, our eyelids automatically shutter and our eyeballs roll back in their...
Technological progress alone won’t stem resource use
An MIT-led study finds that technological advances alone will not bring about dematerialization, or the reduction of the amount of materials needed to produce...
Nanoparticles improve melting and solidification for manufacturing processes
Adding nanoscale particles of aluminum oxide increases the depth of the melting zone (MZ) in nickel and decreases the size of the heat-affected zone...
The great unknown—risk-taking behaviour in adolescents
A new study shows that, relative to children and adults, adolescents are less interested in information that would help them to gauge the risks...
Making AI systems that see the world as humans do
An example question from the Raven's Progressive Matrices standardized test. The test taker should choose answer D because the relationships between it and the...
Theorists propose new class of topological metals with exotic electronic properties
Example of a) symmorphic symmetry vs. b) nonsymmorphic symmetry. Credit: Lukas Muechler
Researchers at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich have proposed a theory-based...
School curricula are a reflection of society’s expectations
In a pioneering project, researchers studied the development of school curricula in Switzerland's three main language regions. This SNSF-funded project clearly showed that ever...
Raw materials for meatballs, falafel from mealworms and crickets
Mealworms and crickets which, due to their promising structure and flavour, have the potential to be used in the manufacture of foods such as...
