The immune system: T cells are built for speed

It was previously thought that the T cell would concentrate the receptors at certain points in…

Using ‘shade balls’ in reservoirs may use up more water than they save

Preventing reservoir evaporation during droughts with floating balls may not help conserve water overall, due to…

Faster photons could enable total data security

Researchers have solved a key puzzle in quantum physics that could help to make data transfer…

Missing bones and our understanding of ancient biodiversity

Fossils come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from isolated fragments of bones and teeth to…

AI-based framework creates realistic textures in the virtual world

Many designers for the virtual world find it challenging to design efficiently believable complex textures or…

What happens when we heat the atomic lattice of a magnet all of a sudden?

Magnets have fascinated humans for several thousand years and enabled the age of digital data storage.…

Childhood infections may have lasting effects on school performance

Severe infections leading to hospitalizations during childhood are associated with lower school achievement in adolescence, reports…

Friendlier fish may be quicker to take the bait

The bluegill on your dinner plate might have been more social than the rest of its…

How to build efficient organic solar cells

Twenty-five researchers from seven research institutes have put their heads together to draw up rules for…

Sound waves reveal enormous diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior

Sound waves reveal a surprisingly large diamond cache deep in Earth's interior, researchers report.