One of the greatest obstacles to producing energy via fusion on Eearth is the formation and…
Direct optical reading of single-molecule DNA bases in modified nanopores
In a Nature Communications paper published this week, IMEC, the world-leading research and innovation hub in…
Mercury rising—are the fish we eat toxic?
The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the…
Weeds will take over from kelp in high CO2 oceans
Weedy plants will thrive and displace long-lived, ecologically valuable kelp forests under forecast ocean acidification, new…
Mystery solved: The bacterial protein that kills male fruit flies
An endosymbiotic bacterium, Spiroplasma, specifically kills the males of its fruit-fly host (Drosophila). This has perplexed…
Engineers invent smart microchip that can self-start and operate when battery runs out
BATLESS, a smart microchip, can self-start and continue to operate even when the battery runs out…
Crocodiles listen to classical music in MRI scanner
What happens in a crocodile's brain when it hears complex sounds? An international research team has…
New research uncovers ‘stability protein’ for cancer treatment
Researchers have characterized a new protein that is important to the genetic stability of our cells.…
Picking one photon out of the flow
Researchers have discovered a way to subtract a single quantum of light from a laser beam.…
Morphing twisted nanoscale objects to tailor applications in future technologies
For the first time scientists have created a way to model the interaction between light and…