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DNA molecules yield biochemical random number
ETH scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time that a number of this magnitude has...
Researchers identify features that could make someone a virus super-spreader
New research from the University of Central Florida has identified physiological features that could make people super-spreaders of viruses such as COVID-19.
In a study...
Scientists make insta-bling at room temperature
An international team of scientists has defied nature to make diamonds in minutes in a laboratory at room temperature—a process that normally requires billions...
Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature...
Time to rethink predicting pandemic infection rates?
During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph Lee McCauley, a physics professor at the University of Houston, was watching the daily data...
Researchers prove water has multiple liquid states
Water is a ubiquitous liquid with many highly unique properties. The way it responds to changes in pressure and temperature can be completely different...
The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats
The African crested rat (Lophiomys imhausi) is hardly the continent's most fearsome-looking creature -- the rabbit-sized rodent resembles a gray puffball crossed with a...
Sky survey reveals newborn jets in distant galaxies
Astronomers using data from the ongoing VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) have found a number of distant galaxies with supermassive black holes at their cores...
Researchers have succeeded in directly observing the formation and interaction of highly ionized krypton...
The last decade has been marked by a series of remarkable discoveries identifying how the universe is composed. It is understood that the mysterious...
Vibrations of coronavirus proteins may play a role in infection
When someone struggles to open a lock with a key that doesn't quite seem to work, sometimes jiggling the key a bit will help....
Researchers create first map of bee species around the globe
There are over 20,000 species of bee, but accurate data about how these species are spread across the globe are sparse. However, researchers reporting...
