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Optical Tweezer Technology Breakthrough Overcomes Dangers of Heat

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Optical tweezers use light to trap particles for analysis. A new breakthrough keeps those particles from overheating. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers,...
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Uncovering Genetic Traces to Discover How Humans Adapted to Historical Coronavirus Outbreaks

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Coronavirus graphic. Credit: Gerd Altmann An international team of researchers co-led by the University of Adelaide and the University of Arizona has analyzed the genomes of more than 2,500 modern humans from 26 worldwide populations,...
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Scientists Can Now Design Single Atom Catalysts for Important Chemical Reactions

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Artistic rendering of the propane dehydrogenation process taking place on the novel single atom alloy catalyst, as predicted by theory. The picture shows the transition state obtained from a quantum chemistry calculation on a...
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Are We Missing Other Earths? Dramatic New Evidence Uncovered by Astronomers

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This illustration depicts a planet partially hidden in the glare of its host star and a nearby companion star. After examining a number of binary stars, astronomers have concluded that Earth-sized planets in many...
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Evolutionary Unique: The Natural History and Conservation Importance of Elusive Chinese Mountain Cat

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Chinese mountain cat. Credit: Song Dazhao, CFCA Study highlights the evolutionary uniqueness and premier conservation importance of the elusive Chinese mountain cat. We know that the domestic cat has distant relatives that roam the earth –...
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Habitable Planets With Earth-Like Biospheres May Be Much Rarer Than Thought

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A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought. The work focuses on the conditions required for oxygen-based photosynthesis to develop...
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Inkjet Printing “Impossible Materials” – Bend Light, Manipulate Energy, or Have Chameleon-Like Abilities

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A thin film polymer tunes the properties of an inkjet printed array of small microwave resonators. The composite device can be tuned to capture or transmit different wavelengths of microwave energy. Credit: Fio Omenetto,...
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High Capacity DNA Data Storage: Could All Your Digital Photos Be Stored As DNA?

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MIT biological engineers have demonstrated a way to easily retrieve data files stored as DNA. This could be a step toward using DNA archives to store enormous quantities of photos, images, and other digital...
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Toward Safer Breast Implants: How Implant Surfaces Affect Immune Response

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Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh shows silicone breast implants with rough (left) and smooth surfaces. Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Six-year effort includes researchers from Rice, MD Anderson, Baylor College of Medicine. Rice University bioengineers...
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NASA’s Webb Telescope to Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe

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NASA's Webb Telescope Will Look Back in Time, Use Quasars to Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe This is an artist’s concept of a galaxy with a brilliant quasar at its center. A quasar...
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Edible Cholera Vaccine – Made of Powdered Rice – Proves Safe in Phase 1 Human Trials

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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have announced the successful results of the Phase 1 clinical trial of a new type of vaccine to protect against cholera and travelers’ diarrhea. The MucoRice-CTB vaccine is...
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Blistering Stars in the Universe: Rare Insights Into How Violent Supernova Explosions Affect Nearby Stars

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Artist’s impression of a supernova. Credit: James Josephides, Swinburne University of Technology What happens if a supernova explosion goes off right beside another star? The star swells up, which scientists predict as a frequent occurrence...
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Science Made Simple: What Are Quantum Networks?

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Science Made Simple: What Are Quantum Networks?
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Dark Matter “Counterweight” Is Slowing the Spin of the Milky Way’s Galactic Bar

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Dark Matter "Counterweight" Is Slowing the Spin of the Milky Way's Galactic Bar
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Engineers Develop a New Water Treatment Technology That Could Also Help Mars Explorers

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Engineers Develop a New Water Treatment Technology That Could Also Help Mars Explorers
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Reduced Risk of Cancer Among Heart Failure Patients That Use Statins

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Statin use is linked to reduced risk of cancer among heart failure patients. Credit: European Heart Journal Statin use among patients with heart failure is associated with a 16% lower risk of developing cancer compared...
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NASA Lunar Payloads: New Science Investigations for the Dark Side of the Moon

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As NASA continues plans for multiple commercial deliveries to the Moon’s surface per year, the agency has selected three new scientific investigation payload suites to advance understanding of Earth’s nearest neighbor. Two of the...
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Social Secrets of Killer Whales Revealed by Drone Footage

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Killer whales have complex social structures including close “friendships,” according to a new study that used drones to film the animals. The findings show that killer whales spend more time interacting with certain individuals in...
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Methane-Eating Microbes in Ocean Play Important Role in Moderating Earth’s Temperature

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Two views of the carbonate chimneys at the Point Dume methane seep off southern California are covered with colorful microbial mats and permeated by methane-eating microbes. Credit: Courtesy of Courtesy of the Schmidt Ocean...
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Seabird Eggs Contaminated With Chemical Cocktail of Plastic Additives

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A herring gull chick and eggs. Credit: Prof Jon Blount Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. Phthalates are a group of chemicals added to plastics to...
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Efficient Gene Therapy: A New Technique for Correcting Disease-Causing Mutations

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Staining for RAD51 (bright cyan-colored dot) in a fertilized one-cell mouse embryo shows repair of a CRISPR-induced DNA break. Credit: Image courtesy of the researchers. Novel method, developed by McGovern Institute researchers, may lead to...
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Catalytic Converter Theft Is on the Rise – Here’s Why

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Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they’re one of the greatest environmental inventions of all time. Today, catalytic converter theft is on the rise,...
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Subatomic Particle Seen Changing to Antiparticle and Back for the First Time in Extraordinary Experiment

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A team of physicists, including the University of Warwick, have proved that a subatomic particle can switch into its antiparticle alter-ego and back again, in a new discovery just revealed last week. “This new result...
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New Insight Into Biosynthesis: How Cyanobacteria Evolve Their Photosynthetic Machinery

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Illustration of the cyanobacterial thylakoid membrane. Credit: Luning Liu et al. A new study conducted by the researchers at the University of Liverpool reveals how the ancient photosynthetic organisms – cyanobacteria – evolve their photosynthetic...
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“Delicious Chemistry” – How a PhD Student Learned To Use His Chemistry Skills in Cooking Dishes

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PhD student Tshepo Dipheko from South Africa. Credit: RUDN University What sets chemistry apart from other natural sciences is the ability to get creative and find amazing solutions to long known problems. A PhD student Tshepo...
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