Researchers recently used Fast Relaxation Imaging (FReI) to investigate the folding stability and dynamics of…
Month: July 2017
Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline
Biofuels like the ethanol in US gasoline could get cheaper. They’ve demonstrated how to design…
Brain changes accompany development of metamemory from childhood to adolescence
Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us…
Calm lakes on Titan could mean smooth landing for future space probes
The lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon, Titan, are perfect for paddling but not…
2-D layered devices can self-assemble with precision
Squid-inspired proteins can act as programmable assemblers of 2-D materials, like graphene oxide, to form…
Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumor response in patients, study shows
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive ‘neoantigens’ on tumor cells has been shown…
Hot imagery of wintering bats suggests group behavior for battling white-nose syndrome
Hot new imagery from temperature-sensing cameras suggests that bats who warm up from hibernation together…
Kinect scan of T. rex skull addresses paleontological mystery
A new system with $150 worth of hardware offers alternative to 3-D scanners that cost…
Greenland’s summer ocean bloom likely fueled by iron
Iron-rich meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers are helping fuel a summer bloom of phytoplankton, suggests new…
First battery-free cellphone makes calls by harvesting ambient power
Engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only…