Sliding walls – a new paradigm for microfluidic devices

A research team recently developed “sliding walls” as a new technique for fluid control in microfluidic…

Hormone produced in starved leaves stimulates roots to take up nitrogen

Nagoya University researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce…

Scientists use the Tokyo Skytree to test Einstein's theory of general relativity

In another verification of the validity of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, published in Nature Photonics,…

Fungus application thwarts major soybean pest, study finds

The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion…

New research insights into how a group of novel organelle-based disorders affects cells

A pioneering study has shed new light on how a group of novel organelle-based disorders affect…

Achieving strong structures with carbon fiber reinforced plastics

Researchers of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology…

New coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mapped out

Jean and Peter Medawar wrote in 1977 that a virus is “simply a piece of bad…

COVID lockdown, seasonal changes affect California's emissions

California’s nitrous oxide (NO₂) air pollution has been reduced by a combination of the state’s COVID-19…

Innovative model of the dynamic magnetic field that surrounds Mercury

Mercury, the planet nearest the sun, shares with Earth the distinction of being one of the…

Exercise, exergy, and meateaters: Resolving the thermodynamic equilibrium of life

Life is about thermodynamic extremes. When scientists first began formulating the Laws of Thermodynamics and talking…