Coping with climate stress in Antarctica
Some Antarctic fish living in the planet's coldest waters are able to cope with the stress of rising carbon dioxide levels the ocean. They...
Recording a thought’s fleeting trip through the brain
University of California, Berkeley neuroscientists have tracked the progress of a thought through the brain, showing clearly how the prefrontal cortex at the front...
Self-healing fungi concrete could provide sustainable solution to crumbling infrastructure
A new self-healing fungi concrete, co-developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, could help repair cracks in aging concrete permanently,...
How living systems compute solutions to problems
How do decisions get made in the natural world? One possibility is that the individuals or components in biological systems collectively compute solutions to...
Small but fast: A miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speed
Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial processes, including pick-and-place assemblies, machining, welding and food packaging. Starting...
Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
In an advance that could push cheap, ubiquitous solar power closer to reality, University of Michigan researchers have found a way to coax electrons...
Ultra-thin memory storage device paves way for more powerful computing
Engineers worldwide have been developing alternative ways to provide greater memory storage capacity on even smaller computer chips. Previous research into two-dimensional atomic sheets...
Secrets of longevity protein revealed in new study
Named after the Greek goddess who spun the thread of life, Klotho proteins play an important role in the regulation of longevity and metabolism....
New light on the mysterious origin of Bornean elephants
How did Borneo get its elephant? This could be just another of Rudyard Kipling's just so stories. The Bornean elephant is a subspecies of...
Ultra-thin optical fibers offer new way to 3-D print microstructures
For the first time, researchers have shown that an optical fiber as thin as a human hair can be used to create microscopic structures...
Breakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug discovery
A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a person's diverse set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery. Antibody proteins are...
