Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades
Phys.orgby University·18d ago
Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades When Pliny the Younger recorded his firsthand experience of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago—a cataclysm that...
Scientists supercharge plant immunity to boost its natural defense response
Phys.orgby Nanyang Technological University·18d ago
Scientists supercharge plant immunity to boost its natural defense response Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have developed a way to "supercharge" a plant's...
Freezing threatens mRNA delivery, but Tris buffer helps nanoparticles retain their potency
Phys.orgby University·18d ago
Freezing threatens mRNA delivery, but Tris buffer helps nanoparticles retain their potency Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have teamed up with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and...
Testing an antenna layout for the SKA-Low telescope
Phys.orgby SPIE·18d ago
Testing an antenna layout for the SKA-Low telescope SKA-Low is a radio telescope under construction in Western Australia.
Molecular network resource identifies unknown compounds for biomarker discovery
Phys.orgby Marisa Ramiccio·18d ago
Molecular network resource identifies unknown compounds for biomarker discovery Medical researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical scientists often study small molecules called metabolites, which...
Spin rephasing helps quantum memories store single-photon states longer for future networks
Phys.orgby ICFO·18d ago
Spin rephasing helps quantum memories store single-photon states longer for future networks We are continuously sending information to each other, transmitting zeros and ones through a giant...
Q&A: Were small down payments to blame for the housing bubble?
Phys.orgby Traci Hale·18d ago
Q&A: Were small down payments to blame for the housing bubble? The U.S. housing bubble of the early 2000s sent home prices soaring before the market crashed in 2007–08, triggering a foreclosure...
Discovery confirms rare, switchable electrical property in widely used electronics material
Phys.orgby Tiffany Lee·18d ago
Discovery confirms rare, switchable electrical property in widely used electronics material A Husker research team's latest research could open the door to broader use of a class of materials whose...
Webb detects ammonia and unexpected chill on a distant giant planet
Phys.orgby Georgia Jiang·18d ago
Webb detects ammonia and unexpected chill on a distant giant planet Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers led by the University of Maryland identified water, methane...
Students help researchers study how people experience temperature
Phys.orgby Anneli Björkman·18d ago
Students help researchers study how people experience temperature Are there any geographical differences in how people experience weather conditions?
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
Phys.orgby Marcia Dunn·18d ago
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than...
Personal experience trumps public reputation when people judge others' refusals
Phys.orgby Rissho University·18d ago
Personal experience trumps public reputation when people judge others' refusals A research team led by Professor Hitoshi Yamamoto of Rissho University experimentally examined how people evaluate...
Molecular switch-up: Bacteria remodel a peptide to take on new role
Phys.orgby Gina Van Thomme·18d ago
Molecular switch-up: Bacteria remodel a peptide to take on new role Remodeling may bring to mind construction crews and scaffolding, but the process is far from unique to buildings.
The Uprising: The real medieval revolt that inspired Andrew Garfield's new film
Phys.orgby Alex Brown·18d ago
The Uprising: The real medieval revolt that inspired Andrew Garfield's new film The Uprising, a medieval drama directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, is set to hit theaters this...
Targeted nanoparticles reduce tumor scarring and enable immunotherapy response in mice
Phys.orgby Ian Demsky·18d ago
Targeted nanoparticles reduce tumor scarring and enable immunotherapy response in mice Many liver and lung cancers arise in tissue that's already been scarred by chronic disease, such as hepatitis...
Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering
Phys.orgby Christian Honce·18d ago
Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering Every year, birds migrate north and gather in a single location in the Arctic, and a team of University of Kentucky researchers is...
African elephants and medicinal plants: Possible self-medication documented through local ecological knowledge
Phys.orgby Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin·18d ago
African elephants and medicinal plants: Possible self-medication documented through local ecological knowledge Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out...
Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers' outlook
Phys.orgby University·18d ago
Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers' outlook Consumer sentiment fell by less than four index points in September, reaching its lowest reading in four months and...
Two ancient burial sites may explain mystery of Göbeklitepe's scattered human bones
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·18d ago
Two ancient burial sites may explain mystery of Göbeklitepe's scattered human bones Paul Arnold Author Since 1995, archaeologists have excavated hundreds of human bones from Göbeklitepe, an...
3D images reveal how bacterial cells coordinate protein production and transport across the membrane
Phys.orgby European Molecular Biology Laboratory·18d ago
3D images reveal how bacterial cells coordinate protein production and transport across the membrane Scientists have often thought of cells as small, bustling cities with parts that resemble...
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