A research team simulated phase separation in colloidal suspensions. By treating colloid particles as undeformable highly…
Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of cancer without external radiation
Radioactive iodine has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. However, some thyroid tumors become resistant…
Machine learning for measuring roots
A multidisciplinary team of plant biologists and engineers has developed a software that uses machine learning…
Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness
Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many…
Dynamics of cell development
From their birth through to their death, cells lead an eventful existence. Thanks to single-cell genomics,…
Beware a glacier’s tongue
Glaciers extending into freshwater lakes can form long, submerged terraces that menacingly rise above the surface…
Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution’s impact
Human-caused pollution spurs the production of climate-changing particles known as secondary organic aerosols much more than…
Dark matter is not made up of tiny black holes
An international team of researchers has put a theory speculated by the late Stephen Hawking to…
Scientists measure extent of recovery for critically endangered black abalone
One critically endangered species of smooth-shelled abalone is making a comeback in certain parts of its…
Intelligent metamaterials behave like electrostatic chameleons
Physicists have developed so-called metashells made of smart, adaptable metamaterials. In a recent study they show…