An international research project led by QUT has made a major step forward on the potential…
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A quantum leap in mechanical oscillator technology
Over the past decade, scientists have made tremendous progress in generating quantum phenomena in mechanical systems.…
Getting protein factories to run—How deubiquitinating enzymes moonlight as Fubi proteases
The small protein ubiquitin is particularly famous for marking proteins for degradation but it has also…
Mosquito hearing could be targeted by insecticides
Specific receptors in the ears of mosquitoes have been revealed to modulate their hearing, finds a…
High-precision genome sequencing of buckwheat breeds hope for future harvests
A research group led by Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Agriculture has deciphered buckwheat’s high-precision chromosomal-level…
A roadmap to help AI technologies speak African languages
From text-generating ChatGPT to voice-activated Siri, artificial intelligence-powered tools are designed to aid our everyday life—as…
Research sheds light on why leafcutter bees may prefer some leaves over others
Leafcutter bees earned their name by the way they cut circular bits of leaves to use…
Researchers develop novel antifouling nanofiltration membranes using ionic liquid
A new post-modification strategy has been proposed by a research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua…
Alien invasive species in Australia
Since the break-up of Gondwana, Australia’s biodiversity has evolved mostly in isolation from the rest of…
Image: Hubble captures lenticular galaxy NGC 6684
The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 bathes this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in a…