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Physicists create stable, strongly magnetized plasma jet in laboratory

Flexible generators turn movement into energy

Colloidal gel properties under the microscope

Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking

Do video games with shooting affect kids' behavior with real guns?

Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality

Subaru Telescope captures 1800 exploding stars

Subaru Telescope captures 1800 exploding stars

DNA origami to scale-up molecular motors

Hyphens in paper titles harm citation counts and journal impact factors

Declining fertility rates may explain Neanderthal extinction

Asia's glaciers provide buffer against drought

New way to protect against high-dose radiation damage discovered

New way to protect against high-dose radiation damage discovered

Transgenic fungus rapidly killed malaria mosquitoes in West African study

Experiments and calculations allow examination of boron's complicated dance

Pain free, thanks to evolution

Combination of three gene mutations results in deadly human heart disease

Ancient DNA tells the story of the first herders and farmers in east Africa

Laser technique could unlock use of tough material for next-generation electronics

NIST physicists 'teleport' logic operation between separated ions

NIST physicists 'teleport' logic operation between separated ions

Scientists design organic cathode for high performance batteries

Early humans used northern migration routes to reach eastern Asia

Combing through someone's phone could lead to end of relationship -- or not

Scientists offer designer 'big atoms' on demand

'Time-travel' feature added to drives to fight ransomware attacks

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds

Swapping water for CO2 could make fracking greener and more effective

Lights, camera, fracture

Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers boost potential for creating successor to shrinking transistors

Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers boost potential for creating successor to shrinking transistors

Tempted to cheat on a written exam? Artificial intelligence is 90% certain to nab you

From viruses to social bots, researchers unearth the structure of attacked networks

Chemical blends as possible alternative refrigerants identified

How stress leads to Facebook addiction

New York state winters could pose solar farm 'ramping' snag for power grid

How small can they get? Polymers may be the key to single-molecule electronic devices

Cycling lanes reduce fatalities for all road users, study shows

New path to capturing and upgrading carbon dioxide

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

Outsmarting deep fakes: AI-driven imaging system protects authenticity

Researchers discover how a nanocatalyst works at the atomic level

Researchers break quantum limit in precision of force and position measurements

Researchers crack an enduring physics enigma

A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water

A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water

Birds perceive 'warm' colors differently from 'cool' ones

Scientists find telling early moment that indicates a coming megaquake

Secure metropolitan quantum networks move a step closer

Africa's elephant poaching rates in decline, but iconic animal still under threat

Intelligent algorithms for genome research

Quantum information gets a boost from thin-film breakthrough

Nanoscale bioabsorbable wound dressing

Lessons from Pohang: Solving geothermal energy's earthquake problem

Compostable food containers could release PFAS into environment

Secure metropolitan quantum networks move a step closer

Self-healing DNA nanostructures

Early humans deliberately recycled flint to create tiny, sharp tools

'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report

'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report

Could some chimps' crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?

Does being seen really make cyclists safer on the road?

New organic flow battery brings decomposing molecules back to life

Societal values and perceptions shape energy production and use as much as new technology

Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star

Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star

Jumping drops get boost from gravity

Did ancient supernovae prompt human ancestors to walk upright?

A warming Arctic produces weather extremes in our latitudes

Jumping drops get boost from gravity

Did ancient supernovae prompt human ancestors to walk upright?

Sound waves bypass visual limitations to recognize human activity

Helping cities make power grids safer, more reliable

AccessLab: New workshops to broaden access to scientific research

Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history

3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones

Energy researchers break the catalytic speed limit

New compound which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs discovered

Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars

Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars

Research team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure

Major step forward in the production of 'green' hydrogen

Antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed 'safe' levels, global study finds

Colliding lasers double the energy of proton beams

Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved

Could gold be the key to making gene therapy for HIV, blood disorders more accessible?

Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved

New causes of autism found in 'junk' DNA

Paper stickers to monitor pathogens are more effective than swabs

100% renewables doesn't equal zero-carbon energy, and the difference is growing

A family of comets reopens the debate about the origin of Earth's water

A family of comets reopens the debate about the origin of Earth's water

Plumbene, graphene's latest cousin, realized on the 'nano water cube'

Study predicts shift to smaller animals over next century

Simple test can tell if you're stressed out

Better together: human and robot co-workers

Finding the cause of capacity loss in a metal-oxide battery material

Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

Adding a carbon atom transforms 2D semiconducting material

'Neural Lander' uses AI to land drones smoothly

Meteor magnets in outer space: Finding elusive giant planets

Meteor magnets in outer space: Finding elusive giant planets

AI and high-performance computing extend evolution to superconductors

Highly flexible high-energy textile lithium battery to cope with surging demand for wearable electronics

Mathematically designed graphene has improved electrocatalytic activity

Exotic matter uncovered in the sun's atmosphere

Exotic matter uncovered in the sun's atmosphere

Mites and ticks are close relatives, new research shows

Nature inspires a novel new form of computing, using light

Quantum computing boost from vapor stabilizing technique

Building a better salt trap: Scientists synthesize a molecular 'cage' to trap chloride

Geometry of an electron determined for the first time

Geometry of an electron determined for the first time

The extraordinary powers of bacteria visualized in real time

Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer's disease

Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions

GRACE data contributes to understanding of climate change

On Mars, sands shift to a different drum

Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes

On Mars, sands shift to a different drum

Live fast, die young: Study shows tiny fishes fuel coral reefs

Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation

Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation

Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places

Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places

Researchers create soft, flexible materials with enhanced properties

How to enhance or suppress memories

Light and nanotechnology prevent bacterial infections on medical implants

Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storage

Chemical juggling with three particles

Function of liver cancer genes in mini-organs

Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative

Seeing inside superfog

Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunks

New 3D-printed technology lowers cost of common medical test

Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels

Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis

Chemistry of stars sheds new light on the Gaia Sausage

Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis

Chemistry of stars sheds new light on the Gaia Sausage

Progress in hunt for unknown compounds in drinking water

A 'crisper' method for gene editing in fungi

Key insight into solar material's soaring efficiency

Interactive quantum chemistry in virtual reality

Scientists discover the source of new CFC emissions

Unexpected observation of ice at low temperature, high pressure questions water theory

Unexpected observation of ice at low temperature, high pressure questions water theory

Neptune's moon Triton fosters rare icy union

Octopus-inspired wearable sensor

Global temperature change attributable to external factors, new study confirms

Robots activated by water may be the next frontier

Researchers gain key insight into solar material's soaring efficiency

Data science helps engineers discover new materials for solar cells and LEDs

Scientists break record for highest-temperature superconductor

Scientists break record for highest-temperature superconductor

Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels

Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels

Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals

Galaxies as 'cosmic cauldrons'

Big energy savings for tiny machines

Need for rigorous procedures within electrochemical production of ammonia

Massive Martian ice discovery opens a window into Red Planet's history

Pain management protocol sends 92 percent of cancer surgery patients home without opioids

Big energy savings for tiny machines

Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals

Study identifies dog breeds, physical traits that pose highest risk of biting children

Strange Martian mineral deposit likely sourced from volcanic explosions

Massive Martian ice discovery opens a window into Red Planet's history

Soft, social robot brings coziness to homes, and classrooms

Strange Martian mineral deposit likely sourced from volcanic explosions

Plankton as a climate driver: A new view on past climate change

Detecting bacteria in space

A light matter: Understanding the Raman dance of solids

18 Earth-sized exoplanets discovered

Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris

18 Earth-sized exoplanets discovered

Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris

Good vibrations: Using piezoelectricity to ensure hydrogen sensor sensitivity

Charging into the future: novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries

How augmented reality affects people's behavior

Stellar waltz with dramatic ending

Stellar waltz with dramatic ending

New method could shed light on workers' historical radiation exposure

New lidar instruments peer skyward for clues on weather and climate

First in human results show early bird device effective in early detection of internal bleeding

New ultra-fast imaging technology with high frame rate and frame number

Statistical model could predict future disease outbreaks

Re-designing hydrogenases

Ammonium fertilized early life on Earth

How usable is virtual reality?

With a hop, a skip and a jump, high-flying robot leaps through obstacles with ease

Strain enables new applications of 2D materials

Original kilogram replaced -- new International System of Units (SI) entered into force

Predicting properties of composite materials

Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans' burning than climate change

Mathematicians revive abandoned approach to Riemann Hypothesis

Bring on faster Internet: Device packs more into optical fiber

Certain placental stem cells can regenerate heart after heart attack

Water formation on the Moon demonstrated

Water formation on the Moon demonstrated

New framework improves performance of deep neural networks

After GWAS studies, how to narrow the search for genes?

Formation of the moon brought water to Earth

Formation of the moon brought water to Earth

New robot can fly, creep and leap off buildings

Cancer: Using 3D to test personalized treatments in five days

Anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria

Scientists use molecular tethers, chemical 'light sabers' for tissue engineering

Australian drivers ready to embrace phone restriction apps -- if they can still talk

Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring

Crime fighting just got easier as burglars reveal all

Why are gels elastic?

Hyperspectral camera captures wealth of data in an instant

Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives

Ultra-thin superlattices from gold nanoparticles for nanophotonics

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors

Synthesis of helical ladder polymers

Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors

'Spider-like senses' could help autonomous machines see better

Superconductor's magnetic persona unmasked

Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps

'Spider-like senses' could help autonomous machines see better

New lens manufacturing technique

How Earth's mantle is like a Jackson Pollock painting

Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption do not increase the risk of stroke, Finnish study finds

Virulence factor of the influenza A virus mapped in real-time

Room-temperature polariton nano-laser

Counter-intuitive climate change solution

Giant impact caused difference between Moon's hemispheres

Gas insulation could be protecting an ocean inside Pluto

Thinking outside the box: 'Seeing' clearer and deeper into live organs

Artificial intelligence becomes life-long learner with new framework

Giant impact caused difference between Moon's hemispheres

Gas insulation could be protecting an ocean inside Pluto

How plant viruses can be used to ward off pests and keep plants healthy

SABER tech gives DNA and RNA visualization a boost

Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35%

Researchers unravel mechanisms that control cell size

Researchers unravel mechanisms that control cell size

Death of the middleman? Imagining a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods

How a member of a family of light-sensitive proteins adjusts skin color

Nanoscale sculpturing leads to unusual packing of nanocubes

Polymers jump through hoops on pathway to sustainable materials

Wearable cooling and heating patch could serve as personal thermostat and save energy

Ultra-clean fabrication platform produces nearly ideal 2D transistors

Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth

Heart of next-generation chip-scale atomic clock

'Smart' insulin could prevent hypoglycemia during diabetes treatment

Electric car switch on for health benefits

Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch

Sedimentary, my dear Johnson: Is NASA looking at the wrong rocks for clues to Martian life?

Sedimentary, my dear Johnson: Is NASA looking at the wrong rocks for clues to Martian life?

Development of a displacement sensor to measure gravity of smallest source mass ever

Novel framework for tracking developments in optical sensors

Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot

Scientists propose rethinking 'endangered species' definition to save slow-breeding giants

Owning a dog is influenced by our genetic make-up

Fearful customers sensitive to size and scope of a data breach while angry customers are not

Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells

Children who use asthma tracking app have better disease control and fewer hospital visits

Brain's insular cortex processes pain and drives learning from pain

How we make complex decisions

3D-printed 'hyperelastic bone' may help generate new bone for skull reconstruction

Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles' tails regenerate

Brain changes in autism traced to specific cell types

Natural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor

Training a neural network to study dark matter

Researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable

Measuring plant improvements to help farmers boost production

New way to beat the heat in electronics

Improving carbon-capturing with metal-organic frameworks

Bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago

Heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain, study finds

Bio-inspired material targets oceans' uranium stores for sustainable nuclear energy

Atomic 'wave function': Research sheds new light

ALMA discovers aluminum around young star

Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

Galaxy blazes with new stars born from close encounter

Surprising research result: All immature cells can develop into stem cells

Early exposure to banking may influence life-long financial health

Galaxy blazes with new stars born from close encounter

People recycle more when they know what recyclable waste becomes

Balancing the beam: Thermomechanical micromachine detects terahertz radiation

Excitonic radiative decay faster than thermal dephasing in ZnO thin films

Creating high-capacity long-life batteries

Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes

CRISPR catches out critical cancer changes: New drug target for multiple cancers

First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

Helping robots remember: Hyperdimensional computing theory could change the way AI works

Framework improves 'continual learning' for artificial intelligence

Quantum cloud computing with self-check

New AI sees like a human, filling in the blanks

Scientific reproducibility does not equate to scientific truth, mathematical model finds

New AI sees like a human, filling in the blanks

Jawless fish take a bite out of the blood-brain barrier

A new way of diagnosing and treating disease -- without cutting skin

A new way of diagnosing and treating disease -- without cutting skin