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Phys.orgby Hardin Young3d ago
Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells.
Phys.orgby Indian Institute3d ago
How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology.
Phys.orgby Maud Hol3d ago
Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that prison...
Phys.orgby Daniel Inafuku3d ago
Nonchaotic model reveals how predictability can emerge from seemingly unpredictable dynamics Predicting a system's final outcome from its initial state is the ultimate goal for many physicists.
Phys.orgby Kiel University3d ago
How researchers tell different quantum excitations apart in individual molecules Molecules can be placed in a wide variety of quantum states.
Phys.orgby Lennart Richter3d ago
How companies drift into unethical behavior Unethical behavior inside organizations is often less sudden than companies assume.
Phys.orgby The Korea Advanced Institute; Technology3d ago
How information is written in ferroelectric memory at the nanoscale What happens at the nanoscale when information is written to memory?
Phys.orgby Potsdam Institute3d ago
Losing plant diversity could reduce grassland CO₂ absorption 15% by 2050, model projects A substantial loss of plant diversity could mean that grasslands worldwide, including meadows and pastures...
Phys.orgby Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e V3d ago
Study shows how children learn to talk about characters' thoughts and feelings in stories An international research effort has examined how children develop the ability to express what story...
Phys.orgby Ludwig Maximilian University3d ago
Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy A new technology promises to enable more comprehensive investigations into how individual genes determine the appearance and behavior of...
Phys.orgby Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne3d ago
Rule gives every generation same share of its best attainable welfare Sharing a finite resource across generations requires a balance between today's needs and the claims of those yet to be born.
Phys.orgby Bastian Schmidt3d ago
Layered semiconductor unlocks magnetic control of light emitted by quantum condensates Quantum technologies are considered key technologies of the future.
Phys.orgby Rachel Leeson3d ago
3D-printed inserts bring single-objective light sheet microscopy to commercial sample chambers Light sheet microscopy allows biologists to selectively light up a thin slice of a sample.
Phys.orgby Theresa Dicke3d ago
Our research found a new reason to keep teachers happy—it's linked to how well students do The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages.
Phys.orgby Lucien Wilkinson3d ago
Hearing tests reveal how sea lions and fur seals hear human-made noise Curtin University and Taronga Conservation Society Australia researchers have conducted the first hearing tests on Australian...
Phys.orgby Sam Jarman3d ago
Liquid-crystal-like magnetism explains puzzling properties in a rare-earth compound Sam Jarman Author In some materials, physical properties don't emerge from their individual particles, but from...
Phys.orgby Lea Neubauer3d ago
Light-driven method puts notoriously reactive hydrogen atoms to work for chemical synthesis Hydrogen is the simplest element in the periodic table, consisting of just one proton and one electron.
Phys.orgby Esther Katz3d ago
Are insects really 'poor people's food'? Do people eat insects when there is nothing else to eat? Are insects really "food for the poor" or famine food?
Phys.orgby American Chemical Society3d ago
A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing Tardigrades survive conditions that would destroy most other living things: freezing, dehydration and the vacuum of space.
Phys.orgby Chiba University3d ago
Nickel catalyst unlocks hard-to-make β-amino alcohols Many molecules in living organisms and pharmaceuticals share a structure called a β-amino alcohol, in which an amino group and a hydroxyl group...
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