From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known…
Category: News
Genaero
Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?
Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates…
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function. The…
Need to Map an Iceberg in a Hundredth of a Second? Ask a Computer
Satellites really are quite a wonder. They can help forecast the weather, track climate change and…
The Origins of the Black Hole Information Paradox
While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed (if information could be…
An old star with ring-like structure: ALMA demonstrates highest resolution yet
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) has demonstrated the highest resolution yet with observations of an old…
Multiple evolutionary trajectories in aquatic crocodiles
In the geological past, several groups of crocodiles evolved towards a morphology adapted to marine life.…
Nanoparticles for optimized cancer therapy
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancers in humans. It is the fourth…
Riddle of Kondo effect solved in ultimately thin wires
A research team has now directly measured the so-called Kondo effect, which governs the behavior of…
Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu — and finding it
Recently, morning omelets and holiday dinners have gotten more expensive. One likely cause is bird flu,…