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Unexpected rain on sun links two solar mysteries
For five months in mid 2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving to her office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, she sat at her desk, opened up her computer, and stared at images …
ASTRONOMY
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Studying the swimming patterns of bacteria near surfaces
A team of researchers at Université Côte d’Azur and Centre Scientifique de Monaco has recently carried out a study aimed at better understanding the near-surface swimming patterns of bacteria. Their paper, published in …
Rocket fuel that’s cleaner, safer and still full of energy
Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the hypergolic fuels that are commonly used today. And still just as effective. The …
MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Unjamming the genome after DNA damage: A gene regulatory multi-tool has yet another function
A protein complex that is involved in nearly every step in the regulatory control of gene expression in cells has now been shown also to play a key role in clearing potential traffic jams in the production of RNA.
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New understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants
The simple act of boiling water is one of humankind’s oldest inventions, and still central to many of today’s technologies, from coffee makers to nuclear power plants. Yet this seemingly simple process has complexities that …
GENERAL PHYSICS
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Hydrogen fuel cells: With a database of 500,000 materials, researchers zero in on best bets
As researchers work toward next-generation electric vehicles, they may be hitting their heads on the ceiling of what lithium ion batteries can deliver.
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Gamma-ray blazars in the sky
When the supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies accrete material, they can eject powerful jets of charged particles at speeds approaching that of light. These particles in turn emit radiation across the electromagnetic …
ASTRONOMY
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When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
Last year, a self-driven car struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The woman’s family is now suing Arizona and the city of Tempe for negligence. But, in an article published on April 5 in the journal Trends in …
PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
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Medical Xpress
Most links between personality traits and life outcomes are replicable
When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
Synthetic antibody rapidly protects mice and monkeys from Zika
Old nuclear fallout study provides pancreatic promise
Eyes reveal early Alzheimer’s disease
Screen time—even before bed—has little impact on teen well-being: study
Like old photographs, memories fade over time
Anti-inflammatory drugs ineffective for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease
Unlocking the female bias in lupus
Autism brings qualities which help at home and at work, study shows
New tools and strategies for tuberculosis diagnosis, care, and elimination: A PLOS Medicine special
The 7-minute workout
Research uncovers link between dietary fiber and lung disease
Tech Xplore
A bio-inspired approach to enhance learning in ANNs
Engineers develop novel techniques to trick object detection systems
A short first hop for ‘drone taxi’ in Vienna
Using artificial intelligence tools to identify levels of violence in movies
Efficiently dismantling networks and stopping viruses
Teaching machines to reason about what they see
Animal intelligence and AI: Competition is in the wings
British startup looking to build 18-seat bioelectric hybrid airplane
Selecting the best features for phishing attack detection algorithms
Tidying up: A new way to direct trash to autophagy
Marie Kondo herself couldn’t do it any better.
CELL & MICROBIOLOGY
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Study reveals why heart failure patients suffer depression, impaired thinking
Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression.
CARDIOLOGY
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Most links between personality traits and life outcomes are replicable
Studies showing links between personality traits and life outcomes, such as marital stability and vocational achievements, provide a reasonably accurate map of the relationship between personality and various aspects of one’s …
PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
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Evolutionary changes played a crucial role in industrialization, study finds
A recent study of centuries-old French-Canadian genealogical data by a Brown University economist revealed evidence that supports his own 17-year-old theory that natural selection played a pivotal role in the emergence of …
EVOLUTION
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First case of person without the protein needed to transport vitamin D identified
Research identifying the first case of a person living without the protein needed to bind and transport vitamin D in the bloodstream has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper, led by a University …
MEDICAL RESEARCH
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These molecules could trap viruses inside a cell
Viruses are often used as vehicles for delivery in gene therapy because they’re engineered not to damage the cell once they get there, but neglecting to consider how the virus will exit the cell could have consequences.
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New discovery provides key to side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first time, the full-length structure of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), an …
MEDICAL RESEARCH
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Damaging Sichuan earthquakes linked to fracking operations
Two moderate-sized earthquakes that struck the southern Sichuan Province of China last December and January were probably caused by nearby fracking operations, according to a new study published in Seismological Research …
EARTH SCIENCES
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Synthetic antibody rapidly protects mice and monkeys from Zika
A DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody prevents Zika infection in mice and non-human primates, researchers report April 5th in the journal Molecular Therapy. Injections of synthetic DNA encoding the potent anti-Zika monoclonal …
DISEASES, CONDITIONS, SYNDROMES
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Getting a big look at tiny particles
At the turn of the 20th century, scientists discovered that atoms were composed of smaller particles. They found that inside each atom, negatively charged electrons orbit a nucleus made of positively charged protons and neutral …
GENERAL PHYSICS
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