Unraveling the mechanisms that control cell growth and size

All living cells, from simple yeasts to human brain cells, regulate their rate of growth and…

Fire reductions ‘make methane numbers add up’

Fewer fires globally may help explain the recent change in atmospheric methane, a study says.

Digitization in motor vehicle manufacturing

Pressure to optimize is intense on the floors of motor vehicle manufacturers' factories: Variance is steadily…

Flexible bonding—hard and soft at the same time

To connect components with each other, gluing is preferred today instead of welding, riveting or using…

Image: From the Earth, moon and beyond

The purpose of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft—Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer—is to map and…

Off-road vehicle restriction benefits outweigh costs for national seashore

An economic analysis by North Carolina State University, Oregon State University and RTI International finds that…

Little wasp bodies means little wasp brain regions, study shows

A new Drexel University study comparing brain size to body size shows that just because you've…

The environmental costs of fast fashion

It's tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer when we are faced…

Synchrotron study reveals oxygen’s influence on the chemistry of atmospheric pollution

Chemical reactions that produce pollutants in the atmosphere, and the chemistry of fuel combustion inside a…

Taking your eyes off the motorway with VR

Fed up with motorway driving? Now you can switch to virtual reality thanks to a new…