Results from studies in both experimental and theoretical physics may help to improve antibacterial surfaces. The…
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Researchers ask, how sustainable is your toothbrush?
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have examined the sustainability of different models of the most commonly…
Mercury concentrations in Yukon river fish could surpass EPA criterion by 2050
The concentration of mercury in the fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed the EPA’s human…
Can pumping up cold water from deep within the ocean halt coral bleaching?
The risk of severe coral bleaching—a condition in which corals lose their symbiotic algae, called zooxanthellae—is…
Replicating a genome starts with a twist, a pinch, and a bit of a dance
The most basic activity of a living thing is to turn one copy of its genome…
Device could help detect signs of extraterrestrial life
Although Earth is uniquely situated in the solar system to support creatures that call it home,…
Home of 'Asian unicorn' becomes nature reserve in Vietnam
Research by the University of Leeds has helped secure the highest government protection for internationally-important Vietnamese…
NASA observes Hurricane Sally making early morning landfall in Alabama
NASA’s Aqua satellite and the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided views of the strength, extent and…
Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smaller
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and King’s College London cleared the obstacle…
Rapid 3-D printing with visible light
3-D printing has driven innovations in fields ranging from art to aerospace to medicine. However, the…