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Simple equation directs creation of clean-energy catalysts
New guidelines laid down by Nebraska and Chinese researchers could steer the design of less costly, more efficient catalysts geared toward revving up the...
New research sheds light on why certain oaks are found together
North America is home to 91 species of oak trees. Astoundingly, the various species rarely, if ever, occur alone. Where one kind of oak...
First description of mEAK-7 gene could suggest path toward therapies for cancer, other diseases
For years, researchers have known that a gene called EAK-7 plays an important role in determining how long worms will live. But it remained...
Scientists discover how a pinch of salt can improve battery performance
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have discovered how a pinch of...
The photoexcited graphene puzzle solved
Light detection and control lies at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the cameras in phones. Using graphene as a light-sensitive...
Mini tractor beams help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures
Researchers have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act like tissues.
The team...
Could a multiverse be hospitable to life?
A Multiverse—where our Universe is only one of many—might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research.
Questions about whether...
Dozens of binaries from Milky Way’s globular clusters could be detectable by LISA
The historic first detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes far outside our galaxy opened a new window to understanding the universe. A...
X-rays from tabletop lasers allows scientists to peer through the ‘water window’
Studying the fleeting actions of electrons in organic materials will now be much easier, thanks to a new method for generating fast X-rays.
The technique...
Jurassic fossil tail tells of missing link in crocodile family tree
A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like animals.
The specimen—featuring a large portion of backbone—represents a missing...
Heat and sound wave interactions in solids could run engines, refrigerators
A solid can serve as a medium for heat and sound wave interactions just like a fluid does for thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators -...
