How cellular fingertips may help cells 'speak' to each other

What if you found out that you could heal using only a finger? It sounds like…

Landsat Satellite Data Warns of Harmful Algal Blooms

From the vantage point of space, satellites, including the NASA and USGS’s Landsat 8, can help…

Plasmonic nanoreactors regulate selective oxidation via energetic electrons and nanoconfined thermal fields

When optimizing catalysis in the lab, product selectivity and conversion efficiency are primary goals for materials…

New porous material promising for making renewable energy from water

One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen gas produced from water with the aid of…

Uncovering how physical structure of dietary fiber underpins its benefits to health

A new study has shown how food processing changes dietary fiber structure and so affects the…

Talking to horses as we talk to young children

Many people instinctively use baby-talk when talking to their pets, often characterized by a high-pitched voice…

Superconductivity from buckled-honeycomb-vacancy ordering

Crystals inherently possess imperfections. Vacancies, as the simplest form of point defects, significantly alter the optical,…

To help insects, here's how to make them welcome in your garden

As winter phases into spring across the U.S., gardeners are laying in supplies and making plans.…

How we discovered a hidden world of fungi inside the world's biggest seed bank

This was the moment of truth. We’d spent countless hours meticulously sterilizing seeds (1,710, to be…

A material that is superconductive at room temperature and lower pressure

A team of researchers from the University of Rochester, the State University of New York at…