Scientists discover compound which targets cancer cells that lack the protective p53 ‘guardian gene’
A new chemical compound with the potential to destroy hard-to-treat cancer cells has been developed and tested by scientists at the University of Huddersfield.
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When viruses infect phytoplankton, it can change the clouds
Microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton are known to support the diversity of life in the ocean. Scientists in Israel now report that one species,...
Neutron stars may hold an answer to neutron puzzle on Earth
According to University of Illinois physicist Douglas H. Beck, "Neutrons play some unusual roles in our world. Free neutrons decay in about 900 s...
Magnetic antiparticles offer new horizons for information technologies
Nanosized magnetic particles called skyrmions are considered highly promising candidates for new data storage and information technologies. Now, physicists have revealed new behavior involving...
Security gaps identified in internet protocol IPsec
In collaboration with colleagues from Opole University in Poland, researchers at Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demonstrated...
Why war is a man’s game
No sex differences in attitudes or abilities are needed to explain the near absence of women from the battlefield in ancient societies and throughout...
In a massive region of space, astronomers find far fewer galaxies than they expected
University of California astronomers, including three from UCLA, have resolved a mystery about the early universe and its first galaxies.
Astronomers have known that more...
2018-2022 expected to be abnormally hot years
This summer's worldwide heatwave makes 2018 a particularly hot year. And the next few years will be similar, according to a study led by...
Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light
Hundreds of polymers that could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways can be produced and tested with light, using a method developed at the...
How hot is Schrodinger’s coffee?
A new uncertainty relation, linking the precision with which temperature can be measured and quantum mechanics, has been discovered at the University of Exeter.
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Liquid battery could lead to flexible energy storage
A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds.
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