Aerospace engineers have designed carbon nanotube ‘stitches’ that strongly bind composites, which could produce lighter,…
Month: August 2016
Mantis shrimp use UV color spots, chemical cues to size up opponents
Mantis shrimp, often brightly colored and fiercely aggressive sea creatures with outsized strength, use both…
Researchers work to understand causes of search and rescue in the Arctic
Search and rescue operations in Nunavut have more than doubled over the past decade. In…
Birds engage in all types of sleep in flight, but in remarkably small amounts
For the first time, researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight. They measured…
New biochip-based blood test detects elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers today unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are…
First next-generation sequencing test for HIV drug resistance could help combat AIDS worldwide
New research demonstrates that a first-of-its-kind next-generation sequencing test can detect HIV drug resistance mutations…
Getting light in shape with metamaterials
Converting light from one wavelength to a shorter wavelength is typically inefficient. To tackle that…
Novel porous materials made from flexible ‘spaghetti-like’ molecules
Scientists changed our understanding of metal-organic frameworks. They uprooted the belief that these frameworks must…
Microscope imaging system integrates virtual reality technology
CaptiView is a microscope image injection system that overlays critical virtual reality imaging directly onto…
New genome reveals how Arctic microbes survive in cold extreme habitats
Scientists have revealed how a tiny Arctic microbe, crucial to shaping the surface of glaciers,…