Researchers have discovered there is a division of labor among immune cells that fight invading pathogens…
Month: June 2018
Modern laser science brightened by 2,300-year-old technology
Scientists have harnessed a 2,300-year-old water displacement technology to develop a novel laser beam that traps…
Scientists unravel DNA code behind rare neurologic disease
Scientists conducting one of the largest full DNA analyses of a rare disease have identified a…
Putting the brakes on metastatic cancer
A groundbreaking discovery has identified previously unknown therapeutic targets that could be key to preventing the…
Possible link found between diabetes and common white pigment
In a pilot study, crystalline particles of titanium dioxide -- the most common white pigment in…
Cooler computing through statistical physics?
Recent breakthroughs in nonequilibrium statistical physics have revealed opportunities to advance the 'thermodynamics of computation,' a field that…
FTC puts data, privacy under spotlight with new hearings
The Federal Trade Commission says it plans to hold hearings about technology, competition and privacy of…
Loss of Earth’s intact forests speeds up: scientists
Earth's intact forests shrank annually by nearly 90,000 square kilometres -– an area the size of…
Deutsche Bank fined $205 mn in US for forex manipulation
US officials fined embattled German banking giant Deutsche Bank $205 million in a settlement to resolve…