Nanosized container with photoswitches: Release of cargo upon irradiation in water

Researchers have developed a nanosized container bearing photoswitches that takes up hydrophobic compounds of various size…

Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars

The discoveries of thousands of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system has made questions about…

Schadenfreude: Your pain is my gain

If someone in the workplace is mistreated, their colleagues may respond with empathy — or with…

43-year-old mystery of Polynya in Antarctica unraveled

A new study has unraveled the four decade long mystery surrounding the occurrence of a mid-sea…

Targeting how fungi 'taste' wheat could be key to developing control

Exploring how a hazardous fungal pathogen ‘tastes’ its surroundings within a wheat plant to coordinate virulence…

Understanding the periodic table through the lens of the volatile Group I metals

The news broke that a railroad car, loaded with pure sodium, had just derailed and was…

Ford to invest $500M in electric vehicle startup Rivian

Ford is sinking a half-billion dollars into electric vehicle startup Rivian in a deal that has…

OCR4all: Modern tool for old texts

Historians and other humanities’ scholars often have to deal with difficult research objects: centuries-old printed works…

Scientists develop low-cost energy-efficient materials

An international team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (NUST MISIS),…

Uncovering Polynya: Research unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Research Scientist Diana Francis has unraveled the four…