Technology and Engineering

Credit: Michal Roessler The ability to insert desirable genes into animal or human cells is the basis of modern life science research and of widespread biomedical applications. The methods used to date for this purpose are mostly…

Twisting, not stretching, is a more effective way to break viscoelastic liquid bridges, a PNAS study findsCredit: OIST Scientists have developed a new method that improves dispensing of viscoelastic fluids - a vital process for circuit…

Scientists identify mechanisms of instability responsible for the formation of sub-mesoscale eddiesCredit: Florida Atlantic University/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Ocean currents sometimes pinch off sections that create…

Credit: Ajay Narendra People--who get lost easily in the extraordinary darkness of a tropical forest--have much to learn from a bee that can find its way home in conditions 10 times dimmer than starlight. Researchers at the Smithsonian…

Researchers from University of Copenhagen have developed a new technique that keeps quantum bits of light stable at room temperature instead of only working at -270 degrees. Their discovery saves power and money and is a breakthrough in…

Findings help revise New Zealand and US building codes for earthquake resilienceCredit: Des Bull An earthquake ripped through the South Island of New Zealand on September 2, 2010, its epicenter narrowly missing the city of Christchurch…

Six days of exceptional stem cell science Skokie, IL - The ISSCR 2021 Annual Meeting is the most comprehensive gathering of scientists in stem cell research and regenerative medicine in the world. Taking place 21-26 June 2021, this…

Credit: Evan Kovacs/©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution An innovative underwater robot known as Mesobot is providing researchers with deeper insight into the vast mid-ocean region known as the "twilight zone." Capable of tracking and…

Researchers explore the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot We've seen robots take to the air, dive beneath the waves and perform all sorts of maneuvers on land. Now, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Georgia Institute…

University of Missouri engineers are partnering with the US Geological Survey to better understand how to stop invasive carp from damaging both the economy and the environmentCredit: USGS For more than two decades, Duane Chapman, a fish…

Credit: Creative commons via Pexels Parenting is one of life's greatest joys, right? Not for everyone. New research from Michigan State University psychologists examines characteristics and satisfaction of adults who don't want…

A new project funded under the Belmont Forum's joint Collaborative Research Action on Pathways to Sustainability will develop novel tools and capacities to understand and manage interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals…

Credit: Udit Chakraborty, Cornell University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A new approach to studying conjugated polymers made it possible for an Army-funded research team to measure, for the first time, the individual molecules'…

Researchers explore new ways to synthesize chiral compounds Commonplace pharmaceuticals, such as ibuprofen, can carry with them an inherent flaw in their atomic structure, which pairs the active, beneficial ingredient with a potentially…

Systematic review of apps finds need for evidence-based chatbots that have undergone end user evaluation Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper published in the…

Harvard professor Eugene Demler was awarded this year's Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics by the Joachim Herz Foundation, the Wolfgang Pauli Centre, and the University of Hamburg. The prize, which is awarded for outstanding…

SUTD researchers have demonstrated a technology that allows users with camera phones to track the health of aquatic microorganisms -- assessing water quality and drinkability in the processCredit: SUTD Researchers from the Singapore…

It is very unlikely that this security gap has been created by accidentCredit: RUB, Marquard The encryption algorithm GEA-1 was implemented in mobile phones in the 1990s to encrypt data connections. Since then, it has been kept secret.…

The mechanism involved is an ancient molecular pathway we share with yeasts; despite its relevance, very little was known about its role in metabolismCredit: CNIO Getting energy and nutrients from the environment - that is, eating - is…

Stimulation of the nervous system with neurotechnology has opened up new avenues for treating human disorders, such as prosthetic arms and legs that restore the sense of touch in amputees, prosthetic fingertips that provide detailed…