New self-forming membrane to protect our environment

A new class of self-forming membrane to separate carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases has…

Nest-building style reflects birds' early experience

How birds build their first nest depends on the environment in which they grew up, according…

Mathematicians use machine intelligence to map gene interactions

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new mathematical machine-intelligence-based technique that spatially…

CO2 emissions from dry inland waters globally underestimated

Inland waters play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Calculations that scale up the…

New targets for childhood brain tumors identified

People with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are prone to developing tumors on nervous…

Early warning sensor sniffs out cities' harmful gas

An integrated detector device could form the basis of a distributed air-quality sensor network. …

In search of the lighting material of the future

Researchers have gained insights into a promising material for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The substance enables…

Pausing nature's crystal symmetry to advance targeted medicine delivery

From snowflakes to quartz, nature’s crystalline structures form with a reliable, systemic symmetry. Researchers at Drexel…

Week in images: 27 April – 1 May 2020

Week in images: 27 April – 1 May 2020 Discover our week through the lens …

New route of infection found for bacterium that spreads from horses to humans

Research has made it possible to detail for the first time the spreading of a bacterium…