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Liquid crystals self-regulate the release of drugs in precise, repeating doses with simple nudge...
Liquid crystals—much like the ones forming these words on computer monitors—could be tuned to fight bacteria or scuttle compromised electronics by reacting to subtle...
Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum
A technique to manipulate electrons with light could bring quantum computing up to room temperature.
A team of researchers in Germany and at the University...
Stone Age hepatitis B virus decoded
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Kiel...
New polymer manufacturing process saves 10 orders of magnitude of energy
Makers of cars, planes, buses - anything that needs strong, lightweight and heat resistant parts - are poised to benefit from a new manufacturing...
Reconnection tames the turbulent magnetic fields around Earth
When the solar wind - which is really a driving rain of charged particles from the sun - strikes Earth's protective magnetic field, the...
Method assembles cellulose nanofibres into a material stronger than spider silk
Researchers in Sweden have produced a bio-based material that is reported to surpass the strength of all known bio-based materials whether fabricated or natural,...
Eggs not linked to cardiovascular risk, despite conflicting advice
University of Sydney researchers aim to help clear up conflicting dietary advice around egg consumption, as a new study finds eating up to 12...
Microbes are savvy when contributing to the common good
Microbes vary their contribution to a community to maximise the return on their investment according to a new study led by UCL and the...
Engineers’ liquid assembly line makes drug microparticles a thousand times faster than ever before
Pharmaceuticals owe their effects mostly to their chemical composition, but the packaging of these drugs into specific physical formulations also need to be done...
Bursting pulsar found to ‘hiccup’ during crucial stage of its lifecycle
Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered that the unique 'Bursting Pulsar' – a neutron star which steals matter from a low-mass stellar...
Microwaved plastic increases lithium-sulfur battery life span
Purdue engineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries – by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent...
