Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Companies' progress on climate reporting gets lost in the average
Companies are increasingly expected to explain the climate risks and how they are responding. CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a nonprofit that c...
Supercharged 'molecule highway' membrane that speeds water transport could transform industrial processing
New membrane technology delivering faster and more precise molecule separation could improve the efficiency and sustainability of energy-intensive industrial pr...
Pulling the strings: How stem cells in the developing fruit fly brain organize their DNA from outside the nucleus
Cells are very particular about the proper locations of their contents. For example, DNA is packaged in the nucleus in a highly specific way, but researchers ar...
How fish schools swim in sync may come down to following one influential neighbor
Fish schools are a marvel of navigation. They move in concert without any one fish leading the way. Instead, their coordinated movements arise from individual f...
Global change may alter how ocellated lizards move between shelters, food and predators
Global change is also affecting the behavior and mobility of the ocellated lizard, a reptile typical of Mediterranean ecosystems. This species—the largest lizar...
Discovery of bromochloropyrene reveals unexpected biological properties
Environmental pollutants containing chlorine or bromine have been widely studied, but compounds containing both elements have remained largely unexplored. Resea...
Researchers create light-activated cages for 'protein killer' molecules
Researchers have created a molecular "cage" that keeps protein-degrading drug molecules inactive until they are exposed to low-energy red light. The technology,...
Grades are not comparable across schools in Sweden, says researcher
Grades from compulsory school determine which pupils are accepted into popular upper secondary programs. A new thesis from Uppsala University shows that pupils...
Quantum skyrmions outlast entanglement, hinting at more resilient networks
Quantum networks could one day connect quantum computers into more powerful systems and enable new forms of secure communication. But a fundamental obstacle sta...
Scientists find that a 10-millisecond flash could help build more sensitive gas sensors
Nitrogen dioxide is a harmful gas that requires sensitive detection. Researchers used intense light pulses lasting 10 milliseconds to make molybdenum disulfide...
Personal stories offer new insights into stuttering therapy, researchers find
Traditional speech-language therapy for people who stutter has largely operated under a medical model focused on eliminating dysfluency—breaks in the normal rhy...
Customizable nanoparticles show potential for delivering personalized cancer vaccines
A nanoscale particle with a unique structure, developed at MIT, holds potential as a customizable delivery vehicle for personalized cancer vaccines. The backbon...