Fattened up on bites of potatoes, yucca and chicken starting at 4 months, some of…
Month: May 2017
3-D printers open new design space for wireless devices
Materials scientists and chemists have shown a way to bring electromagnetic metamaterials into the third…
Models that forecast impact of government spending are easily manipulated
The most widely used model for predicting how US government spending affects gross domestic product…
Student creates first synthetic retina for the visually impaired
A synthetic, soft tissue retina could offer fresh hope to visually impaired people. Until now,…
Believe you can stop climate change and you will
If we believe that we can personally help stop climate change with individual actions —…
Atlases of immune cells surrounding tumors may guide immunotherapy
Two independent studies have begun mapping the connections between and identities of the thousands of…
The liver increases by half during the day
In mammals, the liver reaches its maximum efficiency when they are active and feed. Biologists…
Discovery of a Zika antibody offers hope for a vaccine
Searching for a way to thwart Zika, scientists have discovered an antibody with a potent…
Biggest X-ray laser in the world generates its first laser light
European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has generated its first X-ray laser…
Cranky crabs in broken shells often have the upper claw in fights
Sheer aggression rather than pure muscle strength often gives hermit crabs living in broken shells…