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Making a meal of DNA in the seafloor
While best known as the code for genetic information, DNA is also a nutrient for specialized…
Near-field routing of hyperbolic metamaterials
Researchers recently demonstrated an all-electric scheme able to flexibly control the propagation direction of near-field light. …
Insulators turn up the heat on quantum bits
Physicists have long suspected that dielectric materials may significantly disrupt ion-trap quantum computers. Now, researcher have…
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting…
An unusual symbiosis of a ciliate, green alga, and purple bacterium
The intracellular purple sulfur bacterium ‘Candidatus Thiodictyon intracellulare’ has lost the ability to oxidize sulfur and…
Climate conditions during the migration of Homo sapiens out of Africa reconstructed
Climate reconstruction of the last 200,000 years from East Africa illustrates the living conditions of Homo…
New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing
Engineers have demonstrated how, when the TMDC materials they make are stacked in a particular geometry,…
Researchers model impact of blood pressure control programs at barbershops nationwide
Investigators built a model to examine the potential impact of implementing blood pressure control programs at…
Exolaunch to send its largest mission of one ton of smallsats into orbit via SpaceX's Transporter-2 rideshare mission
Exolaunch to send its largest mission of one ton of smallsats into orbit via SpaceX’s Transporter-2…