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What happens to plasmalogens, the phospholipids nobody likes to think about
Alzheimer's disease patients lose up to 60% of a component called plasmalogen from the membranes of the cells in their brains, but it's still...
New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star
A star that wanders too close to the supermassive black hole in the center of its galaxy will be torn apart by the black...
Wars and clan structure may explain a strange biological event 7,000 years ago
Starting about 7,000 years ago, something weird seems to have happened to men: Over the next two millennia, recent studies suggest, their genetic diversity...
Study shows ceramics can deform like metals if sintered under an electric field
Purdue researchers have observed a way that the brittle nature of ceramics can be overcome as they sustain heavy loads, leading to more resilient...
It takes a village—How researchers built their own microscope to decipher ‘superbugs’
A hand-made super-microscope—capable of seeing the actual building blocks of a bacterial cell wall—has helped Monash researchers decipher how bacteria are able to literally...
Engineers invent a noninvasive technique to correct vision
Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the world. There are now twice as many people in the US and Europe with this...
Researchers predict materials to stabilize record-high capacity lithium-ion battery
A Northwestern University research team has found ways to stabilize a new battery with a record-high charge capacity. Based on a lithium-manganese-oxide cathode, the...
Graphene layered with magnetic materials could drive ultrathin spintronics
Researchers working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) coupled graphene, a monolayer form of carbon, with thin layers of...
Invisible barrier on ocean surface reduces carbon uptake by half
An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between the atmosphere and the...
Checking the global pulse for electric vehicles
A team of academic researchers is seeking clarity on predictive plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models. An examination of more than three dozen studies is...
Could we work together with our bacteria to stop infection?
The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobials and other drugs,...
