Mirror-image molecules can modify signaling in neurons

With the aid of some sea slugs, chemists have discovered that one of the smallest conceivable…

The 'Rapunzel' virus: an evolutionary oddity

Extremely long tail provides structural window into how bacteria-infecting viruses called phages assemble. Click…

Cleaning up the atmosphere with quantum computing

Practical carbon capture technologies are still in the early stages of development, with the most promising…

Fighting intolerance with physics

In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be…

Simulating cuts and burns reveals wound healing and clearing power of fibroblasts

Researchers create a biomimetic model to study wound healing in burn and laceration wounds. The team…

Gene essential to making DNA appears to be a good target in minimizing pulmonary hypertension

Scientists have found that inhibiting a gene essential to making DNA can significantly reduce the destructive…

Microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants

The agriculture industry is under pressure to adopt sustainable and precise agricultural practices that enable more…

A mechanistic and probabilistic method for predicting wildfires

In the event of dry weather and high winds, power system-ignited incidents are more likely to…

Researchers develop soft robot that shifts from land to sea with ease

Most animals can quickly transition from walking to jumping to crawling to swimming if needed without…

Observations open door to improved luminous efficiency of organic LEDs

Scientists succeeded in directly observing how LECs — which are attracting attention as one of the…