Synapses as a model: Solid-state memory in neuromorphic circuits

They are many times faster than flash memory and require significantly less energy: memristive memory cells…

Road signs for immune defense cells

How do killer T cells recognize cells in the body that have been infected by viruses?…

Nuclear war would cause a global famine and kill billions

More than 5 billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale nuclear war between the…

Sugar metabolism is surprisingly conventional in cancer

A new study shows that cancer cells don’t want to waste glucose, they just consume it…

Weird and wonderful world of fungi shaped by evolutionary bursts, study finds

Scientists have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increases in multicellular…

Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060

A comprehensive study on water storage in Tibetan Plateau projects near-total loss of freshwater storage in…

Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications

Researchers have discovered that spider silk proteins can be fused to biologically active proteins and be…

Unexpected quantum effects in natural double-layer graphene

An international research team has detected novel quantum effects in high-precision studies of natural double-layer graphene.…

Catching up with quicksilver: MXene material can counter mercury contamination

A team of researchers might have found just the right material to efficiently remove mercury —…

Thinking like a cyber-attacker to protect user data

Researchers have shown that a component of modern computer processors that enables different areas of the…