Battling bubbles: How plants protect themselves from killer fungus

In the battle between plants and pathogens, molecules called small RNAs are coveted weapons used by…

Immune cell provides cradle for mammary stem cells

Researchers have made new discoveries about how an immune cell known as the macrophage, which normally…

Giving employees ‘decoy’ sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene

Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer…

Virtual-reality testing ground for drones

Engineers have developed a new virtual-reality training system for drones that enables a vehicle to 'see'…

Astronomers release most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies

Capitalizing on the unparalleled sharpness and spectral range of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team…

Supercomputing the emergence of material behavior

Chemists have designed the first artificial protein assembly (C98RhuA) whose conformational dynamics can be chemically and…

Supersonic waves may help electronics beat the heat

Researchers made the first observations of waves of atomic rearrangements, known as phasons, propagating supersonically through…

Self-assembling 3D battery would charge in seconds

The world is a big place, but it's gotten smaller with the advent of technologies that…

Surviving sepsis campaign update focuses on critical first hour

For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve…

Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder

Babies with inherited intolerance of fructose face a risk of acute liver failure if they are…