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System draws power from daily temperature swings
Thermoelectric devices, which can generate power when one side of the device is a different temperature from the other, have been the subject of...
World’s most venomous spiders are actually cousins
Two groups of highly venomous spiders might be seeing more of each other at family reunions. A new study led by San Diego State...
Scientists discover almost 100 new exoplanets
Based on data from NASA's K2 mission, an international team of scientists has confirmed nearly 100 new exoplanets. This brings the total number of...
New CRISPR-Cas9 tool edits both RNA and DNA precisely
A tool that has already revolutionized disease research may soon get even better, thanks to an accidental discovery in the bacteria that cause many...
Scientists discover the secrets behind the cuttlefish’s 3-D ‘invisibility cloak’
An international team of scientists has identified the neural circuits that enable cuttlefish to change their appearance in just the blink to eye -...
Stem cell vaccine immunizes lab mice against multiple cancers
Stanford University researchers report that injecting mice with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) launched a strong immune response against breast, lung, and skin...
New form of light: Newly observed optical state could enable quantum computing with photons
Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark room and shine them so that their light beams cross. Notice anything peculiar? The...
Hubble sees Neptune’s mysterious shrinking storm
Three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system, an ominous, dark storm - once big enough to stretch...
Consumer and industrial products now a dominant urban air pollution source
Chemical products that contain compounds refined from petroleum, like household cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes, now rival motor vehicle emissions as the top source...
CRISPR-based technology can detect viral DNA
A powerful genome editing tool can be deployed as an ace DNA detective, able to sniff out DNA snippets that signal viral infections, cancer,...
Fingerprints of quantum entanglement
The ultimate goal of quantum information science is to develop a quantum computer, a fully-fledged controllable device which makes use of the quantum states...
