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Space station mold survives high doses of ionizing radiation

A peculiar ground-state phase for superconductor NbSe2 -- It's a Bose metal!

NASA's TESS mission finds its smallest planet yet

Order from chaos: Vortex studies are first proof of decades-old theory

Researchers observe 70-year-old prediction, with wide-reaching effects

Solar energy could turn the Belt and Road Initiative green

3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions

Mimicking the ultrastructure of wood with 3D-printing for green products

Found: A sweet way to make everyday things almost indestructible

Mini 'magic' MRI scanner could diagnose knee injuries more accurately

Going the distance: Brain cells for 3D vision discovered

Milestone reached in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

Optimal models of thermodynamic properties

Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe

Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide

New material shows high potential for quantum computing

Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud

Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud

Translating proteins into music, and back

Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots

First snapshots of trapped CO2 molecules shed new light on carbon capture

Scientists discover how plants breathe -- and how humans shaped their 'lungs'

What made humans 'the fat primate'?

When the dinosaurs died, lichens thrived

A new normal: Study explains universal pattern in fossil record

X-ray imaging provides clues to fracture in solid-state batteries

Scientists develop a novel device to screen advanced crystalline materials

To increase bike commuters, look to neighborhoods

The fundamental physics of frequency combs sheds light on nature's problem-solving skills

Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism

Building a bridge to the quantum world

The RoboBee flies solo

Medicines made of solid gold to help the immune system

Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles

Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science

Utrafast magnetism: Electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs

Researchers validate optimum composites structure created with additive manufacturing

New technology gives insight into how nanomaterials form and grow

Experiment reverses the direction of heat flow

New AI tool captures top players' strategies in RNA video game

Cosmic cat and mouse: Astronomers capture and tag a fleeting radio burst

Some extinct crocs were vegetarians

The observation of topologically protected magnetic quasiparticles

Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools

Some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions, but have lower density skeletons

Honeybees infect wild bumblebees through shared flowers

Thunderbolts of lightning, gamma rays exciting

ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star

How to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxide

How you charge your mobile phone could compromise its battery lifespan

New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs

Shell increases versatility of nanowires

The first AI universe sim is fast and accurate and its creators don't know how it works

Thunderbolt of lightning, gamma rays exciting

A new normal: Study explains universal pattern in fossil record

Soft robots for all

Robot arm tastes with engineered bacteria

ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star

'Bathtub rings' around Titan's lakes might be made of alien crystals

Helping physics teachers who don't know physics

Machine learning reveals how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic level

A new 'golden' age for electronics?

Video games offer clues to help curb animal disease outbreaks

Tapping into the way cells communicate

Phones and wearables combine to assess worker performance

Speeding up single-cell genomics research

Algorithm designed to map universe, solve mysteries

Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene

Cyanide compounds discovered in meteorites may hold clues to the origin of life

Remote-controlled drug delivery implant size of grape may help chronic disease management

Astronomy bot speeds up search for Jupiter's twins

How octopus arms make decisions

Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?

New therapy targets gut bacteria to prevent and reverse food allergies

Damage to the ozone layer and climate change forming feedback loop

Which climates are best for passive cooling technologies?

Development of ice controlling tech using pressure

A further step towards reliable quantum computation

Artificial intelligence could be 'game changer' in detecting, managing Alzheimer's disease

Engineering enzymes to turn plant waste into sustainable products

Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees

How icy outer solar system satellites may have formed

Dark centers of chromosomes reveal ancient DNA

Researchers clear runway for tin based perovskite solar cells

Researchers create multi-junction solar cells from off-the-shelf components

Calibration method improves scientific research performed with smartphone cameras

A new theory for trapping light particles aims to advance development of quantum computers

Researchers teach robots what humans want

Visible light from 2D lead halide perovskites explained

Understanding brain activity when you name what you see

'Bathtub rings' around Titan's lakes might be made of alien crystals

A wearable vibration sensor for accurate voice recognition

How to bend waves to arrive at the right place

Helping the body's ability to grow bone

How soft materials react to deformation at molecular level

Non-invasive view into the heart

More energy needed to cope with climate change

'Nanoemulsion' gels offer new way to deliver drugs through the skin

Play games with no latency

Targeting individual atoms

'Robot blood' powers machines for lengthy tasks

Crystal with a twist: Scientists grow spiraling new material

Animals' brain activity 'syncs' during social interactions

National emergency alerts potentially vulnerable to attack

Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings

Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings

Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off U.S. Northeast

Northern lights' 'social networking' reveals true scale of magnetic storms

Multi-mobile computing system makes apps sharable on multiple devices

Team supersizes 'quantum squeezing' to measure ultrasmall motion

U.S. military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries -- massive hidden impact on climate

Fresh look at mysterious Nasca lines in Peru

Upcycling process brings new life to old jeans

Traditional fluid flow observations may miss the big picture

Tailor-made prosthetic liners could help more amputees walk again

Physicists show novel Mott state in twisted graphene bilayers at 'magic angle'

Bubble of an idea leads to new research on freezing

First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

Melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled in recent years

New research shows an iceless Greenland may be in our future

U.S. beekeepers lost over 40 percent of colonies last year, highest winter losses ever recorded

First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

Special nanotubes could improve solar power and imaging technology

New understanding of thermoelectric materials

Research details response of sagebrush to 2017 solar eclipse

New e-tattoo enables accurate, uninterrupted heart monitoring for days

Millions with neurological diseases could find new option in neurostimulation devices

How you lock your smartphone can reveal your age

Astronomers make first detection of polarized radio waves in Gamma Ray Burst jets

New platform flips traditional on-demand supply chain approach on its head

Expanding the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries

Perfect quantum portal emerges at exotic interface

Plate tectonics may have driven 'Cambrian Explosion'

Antarctic marine life recovery following the dinosaurs' extinction

Discovery of a 'holy grail' with the invention of universal computer memory

Narwhals and belugas can interbreed

'DNA microscopy' offers entirely new way to image cells

Advanced NMR captures new details in nanoparticle structures

Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging

Spotting objects amid clutter

Engineers 3D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

Perovskite solar cells tested for real-world performance -- in the lab

Artificial intelligence identifies 'kissing bugs' that spread Chagas disease

Gold for silver: A chemical barter

Using graphene and tiny droplets to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria

Discovery of a 'holy grail' with the invention of universal computer memory

Synthetic joint lubricant holds promise for osteoarthritis

Making systems robust

A forest of nano-mushroom structures keep this plastic clean and stain-free

'Alexa, monitor my heart': Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers

From one brain scan, more information for medical artificial intelligence

Astronomers uncover first polarized radio signals from gamma-ray burst

A miniature robot that could check colons for early signs of disease

High reaction rates even without precious metals

Researchers see around corners to detect object shapes

First step towards a better prosthetic leg? Trip people over and over

Extreme pressure and heat in Earth's mantle simulated

The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa

Is glue the answer to climate change?

Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry

Astronomers make first detection of polarized radio waves in Gamma Ray Burst jets

A sound idea: a step towards quantum computing

Developing a new type of refrigeration via force-driven liquid gas transition

Researchers find cause of rare, fatal disease that turns babies' lips and skin blue

Real-time analysis of MOF adsorption behavior

Collaborative research charts course to hundreds of new nitrides

Monitoring biodiversity with sound: How machines can enrich our knowledge

Two new Earth-like planets discovered near Teegarden's Star

Two new Earth-like planets discovered near Teegarden's Star

Now your phone can become a robot that does the boring work

Meteors help Martian clouds form

The brain consumes half of a child's energy -- and that could matter for weight gain

Meteors help Martian clouds form

A new force for optical tweezers awakens

New methods from material sciences in physics find their way into cancer research

Origin of life: A prebiotic route to DNA

Gold adds the shine of reversible assembly to protein cages

Speeding up the journey towards clean energy through photocatalyst optimization

New AI system manages road infrastructure via Google Street View

Carving a new path for skier safety

'Hot spots' increase efficiency of solar desalination

Automation will not wipe out truck-driving jobs

Fracking linked to higher radon levels in Ohio homes

Biological evolution inspires machine learning

Mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid solved

Sun's history found buried in Moon's crust

Superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime

Sun's history found buried in Moon's crust

Your circle of friends is more predictive of your health, study finds

NASA's Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings

3D printed tissues and organs without the scaffolding

'Self-healing' polymer brings perovskite solar tech closer to market

The evolution of puppy dog eyes

NASA's Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings

Do video games drive obesity?

Global commodities trade and consumption place the world's primates at risk of extinction

A new 2D magnet draws future devices closer

Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia

Gold for iron nanocubes

Introduced a new paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots

Tuning into the LCDs of tomorrow: Exploring the novel IGZO-11 semiconductor

Tiny probe that senses deep in the lung set to shed light on disease

Vest helps athletes keep their cool

100-year-old physics model replicates modern Arctic ice melt

Harvard chemists' breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent

Innovative technique uses sensory nanoparticles to detect disease

Cutting potentially harmful chemicals like PFAS from consumer goods

'Power shift' needed to improve gender balance in energy research

Small cluster of neurons is off-on switch for mouse songs

Using waves to move droplets

Electron (or 'hole') pairs may survive effort to kill superconductivity

Beyond Queen's stomp-stomp-clap: Concerts and computer science converge in new research

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery

Researchers take two steps toward green fuel

Immortal quantum particles

'Hidden' phases of matter revealed through the power of light

Translating university lectures in multiple languages

A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37°C

Early-season hurricanes result in greater transmission of mosquito-borne infectious disease

Financial vulnerability may discourage positive negotiation strategies

Breathing new life into dye-sensitized solar cells

Squid could thrive under climate change

Earth's heavy metals result of supernova explosion, research reveals

NASA's Fermi mission reveals its highest-energy gamma-ray bursts

Concert of magnetic moments

Genes for Good project harnesses Facebook to reach larger, more diverse groups of people

Earth's heavy metals result of supernova explosion, research reveals

Liquid gold on the nanoscale

Bitcoin causing carbon dioxide emissions comparable to Las Vegas or Hamburg

Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing

Carbon-neutral fuel made from sunlight and air

People with mobility issues set to benefit from wearable devices

'Virtual biopsy' device to detect skin tumors

Bitcoin causing carbon dioxide emissions comparable to Las Vegas or Hamburg

New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms

Zebras' stripes could be used to control their temperature, study reveals

Small currents for big gains in spintronics

Selective logging will not be enough to sustain timber production in Amazonia

Lack of suitable roads for bicycling

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds 'sound' words predict psychosis

Making the 'human-body Internet' more effective

Reaching and grasping: Learning fine motor coordination changes the brain

Behind the magic: Making moving photos a reality

Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings

Uncovering the hidden history of a giant asteroid

Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings

Direct from distant planet: Spectral clues to puzzling paradox

Direct from distant planet: Spectral clues to puzzling paradox

The mantis shrimp's perfect shield

Ancient DNA from Roman and medieval grape seeds reveal ancestry of wine making

A homing beacon for chemotherapy drugs

Construction kit for custom-designed products

Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?

Bacteria such as E. coli detected in minutes by new tech

Why fears over smartphone 'addiction' are based on flawed evidence

Most-detailed-ever simulations of black hole solve longstanding mystery

Mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice explained by years of robotic data

Light-powered nano-organisms consume carbon dioxide, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels

Light-powered nano-organisms consume carbon dioxide, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels

An unnatural way to make natural products

LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry

An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history

Learning from nature's bounty: New libraries for drug discovery

Machine learning approach for low-dose CT imaging yields superior results

A new candidate for dark matter and a way to detect it

Technique pulls interstellar magnetic fields within easy reach

Engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies

Electric vehicles would be a breath of fresh air for Houston

Consequences of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Catalog of north Texas earthquakes confirms continuing effects of wastewater disposal

'Sandwich' structure key to thin LSMO films retaining magnetic properties

Hawks' pursuit of prey has implications for capturing rogue drones

First cyber agility framework to train officials developed to out-maneuver cyber attacks

Tracking major sources of energy loss in compact fusion facilities

Citizen scientists re-tune Hubble's galaxy classification

Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance

Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld

A bubbly new way to detect the magnetic fields of nanometer-scale particles

Education trumps age-structure in terms of providing a demographic dividend

In romantic relationships, people do indeed have a 'type'

Researchers 'stretch' the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Antennas of flexible nanotube films an alternative for electronics

New microneedle technique speeds plant disease detection

New metamaterial can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time

Clarifying the economic value of adjusting the power consumption

What if dark matter is lighter? Report calls for small experiments to broaden the hunt

Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds

Settling the debate: Solving the electronic surface states of samarium hexaboride

Mass anomaly detected under the moon's largest crater

Engineers use graph networks to accurately predict properties of molecules and crystals

Mass anomaly detected under the moon's largest crater

Site of biggest ever meteorite collision in the UK discovered

Site of biggest ever meteorite collision in the UK discovered