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Researchers break data transfer efficiency record
The team transmitted the ORNL logo, an oak leaf, between two end points in the laboratory with 87 percent calculated fidelity. (Left): The original...
New study finds extensive use of fluorinated chemicals in fast food wrappers
Image credit: Flickr/jypsygen
Americans may be consuming fast food wrapped in paper treated with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) -- the same chemicals used in stain-resistant products,...
GIANT study finds rare, but influential, genetic changes related to height
In a 700,000-plus person study, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height.Credit:...
Scientists determine precise 3-D location, identity of all 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle
The precise 3-D atomic composition of an iron-platinum nanoparticle is revealed in this reconstruction, with iron atoms in red and platinum atoms in blue....
Scientists design electricity generator that mimics trees
The biomimetic tree's leaves, modeled after cottonwood leaves, rely on piezoelectrical processes to produce electricity.Credit: Christopher Gannon
Money doesn't grow on trees, but electricity might...
Study shows online retail prices often match store prices — and suggests why they...
Online retail prices mystery. An innovative study by an MIT economist found that in 10 major countries, companies sell their wares at the same...
Tuberculosis-resistant cows developed for the first time using CRISPR technology
The researchers, from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China, used a modified version of the CRISPR gene-editing technology to...
Astronauts’ brains change shape during spaceflight
Blue shows areas of gray matter volume decrease, likely reflecting shifting of cerebrospinal fluid. Orange shows regions of gray matter volume increase, in the...
Is Australia the birthplace of birds nests?
Lyrebird nest. Credit: Justin Welbergen
The most common birds nests found today had their birthplace in Australia, and these nests may be key to many...
Exceptionally preserved Jurassic sea life found in new fossil site
A fossilized mantle of a vampyropod, a relative to the modern vampire squid (pictured on bottom right). The ink sack is the raised structure...
Tracing the cosmic web with star-forming galaxies in the distant universe
The image is a compotie of the i-band data (in red) from the Hyper Suprime-Cam at the Subaru Telescope and R-band (in green) and...
