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Invisibility is within sight
The theoretical discovery of transparent particles that break the previously accepted limit of visibility opens a…
Building a barrier against oxidation
Chemically stabilizing atomically flat materials improves their potential for commercial application, report scientists.
What soot-covered, hundred-year-old birds can tell us about saving the environment
Birds in museum collections from Rust Belt cities around the turn of the century are covered…
Genetically boosting the nutritional value of corn could benefit millions
Scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn -- the world's…
Formation of coal almost turned our planet into a snowball
While burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago the formation of…
Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic
Because wind speeds are higher on average over ocean than over land, wind turbines in the…
Human brain recalls visual features in reverse order than it detects them
New research has contributed to solving a paradox of perception, literally upending models of how the…
‘Turbo charge’ for your brain?
Two brain regions -- the medial frontal and lateral prefrontal cortices -- control most executive function.…
Alzheimer’s gene poses both risk and benefits
Scientists studying the molecular roots of Alzheimer's disease have encountered a good news/bad news scenario. The…