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The right mixture of salts to get life started

Exploring the past: Computational models shed new light on the evolution of prehistoric languages

Physicists develop new unique scanning tunneling microscope with magnetic cooling to study quantum effects

This rainbow-making tech could help autonomous vehicles read signs

Machine learning algorithm revolutionizes how scientists study behavior

A universal equation for the shape of an egg

A universal equation for the shape of an egg

Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity, even underwater

Revealing the hidden structure of quantum entangled states

Compact speaker systems direct sound efficiently

Anchoring single atoms

New artificial intelligence tech set to transform heart imaging

Physicist helps confirm a major advance in stellarator performance

Improving strength, stretchiness and adhesion in hydrogels for wound healing

Improved water splitting method: A green energy innovation

'Charging room' system powers lights, phones, laptops without wires

Learning from a 'living fossil'

How a racing heart may alter decision-making brain circuits

Perceptions of supernatural beings reveal feelings about good and bad in humans

Brain refreshing: Why the dreaming phase matters

Geneticists map the rhinoceros family tree

Reliable oxygenation conceivable with new design for portable concentrators

The physics behind a tardigrade's lumbering gait

Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions

Volcanic eruptions may have spurred first 'whiffs' of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere

Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?

New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life

Turning thermal energy into electricity

New mathematical solutions to an old problem in astronomy

‘Smart’ shirt keeps tabs on the heart

The physics behind a tardigrade's lumbering gait

Researchers identify new biomarkers to detect consumption of emerging illicit drug

AI helps to spot single diseased cells

Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs

Can a piece of sticky tape stop computer hackers in their tracks?

Unease beyond the uncanny valley: How people react to the same faces

Synthetic biology enables microbes to build muscle

Nanoscale systems for generating various forms of light

Bright idea: New LEDs can detect off-food and lethal gases

Scientists discover a new type of infrared polaritons at the surface of bulk crystals

Global sand and gravel extraction conflicts with half of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Breakthrough in sizing nanoparticles using fluid-filled tubes

Observing a higher-dimensional topological state with metamaterials

Drones could deliver defibrillators to cardiac arrest victims faster than ambulances

A new model for group decision-making shows how 'followers' can influence the outcome

Ultrafast electron microscopy leads to pivotal discovery

Artificial intelligence re-stained images of tissue biopsy expedite diagnoses

Archaic laws prevent conservationists from bidding on public resources; experts think this should change

AI algorithm solves structural biology challenges

Highly conductive and elastic nanomembrane for skin electronics

Discovery of two-phase superconductivity in CeRh2As2

How disorderly young galaxies grow up and mature

A solid favor for researchers: A new way to investigate the electric double layer effect

Using yeast to create alternative petrochemical processes

Raising the steaks: First 3D-bioprinted structured Wagyu beef-like meat unveiled

Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?

Research supports FDA recommendation: Patients with implanted medical devices should keep their smart phones and watches at least six inches away

Promising candidates revealed for next-generation LED-based data communications

Engineers create double layer of borophene

Secrets of COVID-19 transmission revealed in turbulent puffs

New study unveils thermoelectric ink that turns car exhaust pipes into power generators

Physical activity in children can be improved through ‘exergames’

Scientists turn pollen into 3D printing ink for biomedical applications

Cool new technique allows easier measurements of key particle property

Mobile alert app for missing people with dementia

Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice loss

MOGONET provides more holistic view of biological processes underlying disease

More efficient electricity distribution thanks to new insulation material

New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life

A game changer: Virtual reality reduces pain and anxiety in children

New sensor detects valuable rare earth element terbium from non-traditional sources

Robot mimics the powerful punch of the mantis shrimp

‘Nanojars’ capture dissolved carbon dioxide, toxic ions from water

Physicists make laser beams visible in vacuum

Baby detector software embedded in digital camera rivals ECG

Creation of the most perfect graphene

Scientists capture a ‘quantum tug’ between neighboring water molecules

'Nanopore-tal' enables cells to talk to computers

Janus graphene opens doors to sustainable sodium-ion batteries

Portable MRI provides life-saving information to doctors treating strokes

Using your smartwatch to reduce stress

New quantum 'stopwatch' can improve imaging technologies

Green hydrogen: Focus on the catalyst surface

Quantum computing: Exotic particle had an 'out-of-body experience'

Best of both worlds: New organic–inorganic gas sensors for better air quality monitoring

Unveiling a century-old mystery: Where the Milky Way's cosmic rays come from

Record-breaking lithium-metal cell

These robots can move your couch

Physicists find room-temperature, 2D-to-1D topological transition

Stressed teens benefit from coping online, but a little goes a long way

Cosmic rays may be key to understanding galactic dynamics

How do wind turbines respond to winds, ground motion during earthquakes?

Turning hazelnut shells into potential renewable energy source

Compact system designed for high-precision, robot-based surface measurements

Discovery could improve reliability of future smart electronics

Researchers developing new cancer treatments with high-intensity focused ultrasound

Mathematicians build an algorithm to ‘do the twist’

Statistics say large pandemics are more likely than we thought

The science of ants' underground cities

Layered graphene with a twist displays unique quantum confinement in 2-D

Blueprints for how human kidneys form their filtering units

Phosphorescent material inspired by ‘glow in the dark’ wood

Machine learning links material composition and performance in catalysts

High-rate magnesium rechargeable batteries move one step closer to realization

Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle

Smallest biosupercapacitor provides energy for biomedical applications

New air routes are vital for organ transplants

Lightweight composite material inspects itself: Changes in color indicate deformations

Benefits outweigh risks for autonomous vehicles - if they are regulated

Scientists distill cow’s milk into nano-capsules for drug delivery

Geologists dig into Grand Canyon's mysterious gap in time

How ions get their electrons back

Using artificial intelligence for early detection and treatment of illnesses

Polymer electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries without dead zones

Hydraulic fracturing can impact surface water quality, study suggests

Here comes the Sun: Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the Moon

Cross-pollinating physicists use novel technique to improve the design of facilities that aim to harvest fusion energy

Under the northern lights: Mesospheric ozone layer depletion explained

PULSAR-integrated radiotherapy with immunotherapy for improved tumor control

Opening a path toward quantum computing in real-world conditions

How schools of ‘microswimmers’ can increase their cargo capacity

We can expect more emissions from oil refineries in the near-term future, analysis finds

Seeing both the forest and the trees: Trans-scale scope shows big picture of tiny targets

New imaging tool visualizes cell functions in a microphysiological system

Integrative approach by biologists increases accuracy of mosquito vector surveillance

Novel resilient state estimation method for process control in cyber-physical systems

Novel AI blood testing technology can ID lung cancers with high accuracy

Online product displays can shape your buying behavior

Effect of ‘eddy killing’ in oceans is no longer a matter of guesswork

Groundbreaking visualization of atomic movements

Partition function zeros are ‘shortcut’ to thermodynamic calculations on quantum computers

Water-driven soft actuator developed

Study reveals existing drugs that kill SARS-CoV2 in cells

Faster and cheaper ethanol-to-jet-fuel on the horizon

Understanding enzyme evolution paves the way for 'green' chemistry

Researchers develop steerable catheter for brain surgery

Scientists develop 'greener' way to make fertilizer

Polymer scientist helps develop new technique for large-scale energy storage

Home-grown semiconductors for faster, smaller electronics

Scientists growing more complex and mature heart tissue in the lab

Wind turbine night noise

Study supports widespread use of better masks to curb COVID-19 indoors

Researchers discover hidden SARS-CoV-2 'gate' that opens to allow COVID infection

Tracking water storage shows options for improving water management during floods and droughts

Common solar tech can power smart devices indoors

Two-dimensional supersolid quantum gas produced in lab

The case for onboard carbon dioxide capture on long-range vehicles

‘Shadow waveguide’ casts complex acoustic patterns to control particles

Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs

Emberometer could gauge threat of wildfire-spreading embers

Package delivery robots' environmental impacts: Automation matters less than vehicle type

Transformation in the particle zoo

From mathematics to medicine: Applying complex mathematics to analyze fMRI data

Cancer therapy breakthrough in vitro using self-assembled drugs

Wash your hands for 20 seconds: Physics shows why

Combining perovskite with silicon, solar cells convert more energy from sun

Leaky sewers are likely responsible for large amounts of medications in streams

Scientists develop alternative cement with low carbon footprint

Researchers develop new way to study neurodegenerative diseases

New method developed to solve plastics sustainability problem

Free electron laser insight: laser-beam interaction in a dipole magnet

Bioprocess for converting plant materials into valuable chemicals

New simulation shows how galaxies feed their supermassive black holes

Fast changes between the solar seasons resolved by new sun clock

Engineers grow 3D bioprinted blood vessel

Cracking a mystery of massive black holes and quasars with supercomputer simulations

On the road to faster and more efficient data storage

Brain organoids develop optic cups that respond to light

Nanocluster discovery will protect precious metals

Zinc’s oxidation state can be made +3, fundamentally changing the element’s chemistry

Heavily enriched: An energy-efficient way of enriching hydrogen isotopes in silicon

Table-top electron camera catches ultrafast dynamics of matter

Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control

Polymers 'click' together using green chemistry

Nearby star-forming region yields clues to the formation of our solar system

Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle

Woven nanotube fibers turn heat energy into electrical energy

'Missing jigsaw piece': Engineers make critical advance in quantum computer design

Metasurfaces control polarized light at will

Polymer enables tougher recyclable thermoplastics

Faster path planning for rubble-roving robots

Why boiling droplets can race across hot oily surfaces

Analysis can predict individual differences in cardiovascular responses to altered gravity

Novel nanotechnology found to enhance fight against colorectal cancer and melanoma

Crystals made to fit

Low-cost 3D method rapidly measures disease impacts on Florida’s coral reefs

Pancreatic beta-cell boost in mice paves way for future diabetes treatments

Gender, personality influence use of interactive tools online

A holistic approach to materials for the next generation of electrical insulation

Touted as clean, 'blue' hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal, researchers say

Genetic enigma solved: Inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs

Toward next-generation brain-computer interface systems

Engineers uncover the secrets of fish fins

Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds

Black hole size revealed by its eating pattern

A mobility-based approach to optimize pandemic lockdown strategies

Is your mobile provider tracking your location? New technology could stop it

The Wendelstein 7-X concept proves its efficiency

Toward next-generation brain-computer interface systems

Gen Z willing to rent clothes to reduce waste

Enabling the next generation of organic solar cells

Materials science engineers strive to reduce emissions from aircraft engines

New study shows the potential of DNA-based data-structures systems

Over 260,000 kilometers of rivers at risk due to proposed hydro dams

One-dimensional red phosphorus glows in unexpected ways

A fast, accurate system for quickly solving stubborn RNA structures from pond scum, the SARS-CoV-2 virus and more

Silica nanostructure with chemo-enzymatic compartmentalization

Scientists develop chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand

NASA spacecraft provides insight into asteroid Bennu's future orbit

Deep learning model classifies brain tumors with single MRI scan

Impenetrable optical OTP security platform

Novel technique seamlessly converts ammonia to 'green' hydrogen

Engineers uncover the secrets of fish fins

Protecting Earth from space storms

Treating the ‘root’ cause of baldness with a dissolvable microneedle patch

Dendrimers: The tiny tentacles shown to evade our immune response

New study unveils novel technology for plasma separation using magnets

A robotic fish tail and an elegant math ratio could inform design of next-gen underwater drones

Researchers discover new limit of trapping light at the nanoscale

Less is more: 'Reduction' allows for cleaner and more efficient catalytic reactions

New electronic phenomenon discovered

Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene silencing nanocapsules

Future battery cost: Crucial for the success of the mobility and energy transition

A clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan, energy researchers say

Anatomy of an earthquake series

Magnetic patterns hidden in meteorites reveal early Solar System dynamics

A novel virtual reality technology to make MRI a new experience

Striking gold: A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters

Computational evaluation of drug delivery reveals room for inhalers improvement

Scientists detect characteristics of the birth of a major challenge to harvesting fusion energy on Earth

System trains drones to fly around obstacles at high speeds

The movement of small water droplets is controlled by means of a magnet

Researchers use artificial intelligence to unlock extreme weather mysteries

Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals

Metamaterials research challenges fundamental limits in photonics

Researchers discover how to stick sensors to skin without adhesive

Researchers develop real-time lyric generation technology to inspire song writing

Speed and absorption key to optimizing new type of rechargeable battery

Natural language processing research: Signed languages

Uncovering fragmentation differences in chiral biomolecules

Understanding the ionization of proton-impacted helium

Using particle accelerators to investigate the quark-gluon plasma of the infant universe

Physical activity protects children from the adverse effects of digital media on their weight later in adolescence

Overcoming the limitations of scanning electron microscopy with AI

Brain connectivity can build better AI

Unlocking the AI algorithm ‘black box’ - new machine learning technology to find out what makes plants and humans tick

Researchers design 3D kirigami building blocks to make dynamic metamaterials

Green hydrogen: Why do certain catalysts improve in operation?

Exotic matter is in our sights

Innovative coating for blood vessels reduces rejection of transplanted organs

Bio-inspired, blood-repelling tissue glue could seal wounds quickly

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying: IPCC

New CRISPR/Cas9 technique corrects cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells

Small stars share similar dynamics to our sun, key to planet habitability

Graphene binds drugs which kill bacteria on medical implants

Emergent magnetic monopoles controlled at room temperature

New study examines privacy and security perceptions of online education proctoring services

An action agenda for Africa’s electricity sector

New technology will allow important metals to be made more efficiently

Polymer coating accelerates fuel production

AI knows where your proteins go

New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples

An exciting new material: Candidate superconductor

Minor volcanic eruptions could ‘cascade’ into global catastrophe

Highest-resolution measurements of asteroid surface temperatures ever obtained from Earth

Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon's supposed magnetic shield

NASA's TESS tunes into an all-sky 'symphony' of red giant stars