The growth of a wheat weed can be predicted to reduce the use of herbicides

The study focuses on wild oats and is based on precision agriculture as well as the…

Measurement of thoughts during knowledge acquisition

How does the brain represent our knowledge of the world? Does it have a kind of…

‘Technoference’: We’re more tired and less productive because of our phones

An Australian survey of 709 mobile phone users (aged 18 to 83) has found one in…

Engineering cellular function without living cells

Scientists have come up with a systematic method for studying and even predicting gene expression -…

Tuck into colourful fruits and vegetables and see the light

A $5.7 billion global medical bill to restore sight for the estimated 45 million people with…

New computational tool could change how we study pathogens

A sophisticated new analysis too incorporating advanced mathematical strategies could help revolutionize the way researchers investigate…

3D models reveal why bigger bumblebees see better

By generating 3D images of bumblebees' compound eyes, researchers have discovered how bumblebees differ in their…

Giving intravenous therapy to children at home is costly, lowers parents’ quality of life

When treating patients, doctors sometimes overlook how their decisions impact a world they never see: a…

Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle

Scientists have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest pores of different host materials,…

Tissue engineering: Hydrogel for enhanced cell encapsulation and delivery

Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) hydrogel has great potential as a cell-encapsulation delivery carrier for sustained release of…