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Laser-plasma accelerator could generate bright X-rays for biological imaging, simulations show
X-rays with wavelengths between approximately 2.3 and 4.4 nanometers, i.e., in the so-called water window, are particularly well suited to examining biological...
Land plants' closest algal relatives evolved multicellular growth repeatedly, genetic analysis suggests
What did the algae that gave rise to the first land plants look like? A research team led by the University of Göttingen and including the universities of Maast...
Paired DNA strands recognize shape, not just sequence, in new small-molecule sensing method
You have probably performed a sandwich assay before, even if you didn't know it. Sandwich assays are the molecular sensing technology behind lateral flow tests...
Underwater cameras can estimate fish weight in real time without generating full depth maps
Accurate fish-weight estimates can help aquaculture operators manage feeding, monitor growth and plan harvests. However, conventional underwater imaging methods...
New placenta-on-a-chip model allows engineers to study effects of environmental toxins
Exposure to toxic metals like cadmium has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as miscarriage, preterm birth and low birth weight. Because these...
France's shorter workweek hit lower-skilled workers harder
Doing more with less has become standard operating procedure for many in the current economic climate. And for some in the wake of France's 1998 workweek reduct...
Antibiotic pollution may be key factor in honeybee colony collapses
High losses of honeybee colonies, which play a crucial role in global food production, have caused concern around the world. Many potential factors for the popu...
Pinning down the structure of quark-gluon plasma, the universe's first fluid
In the first fraction of a second following the Big Bang, matter existed as a trillion-degree plasma of quarks and gluons—subatomic particles that zinged around...
What AI can lose when it makes Holocaust writings easier to read
In an Amsterdam prison during the Nazi occupation, Sal Bramson drew his cell on pieces of cotton cloth. He added handwritten explanations and sent these message...
Leaf nutrient balance helps explain earlier fall color in US forests
For devout leaf peepers, timing is everything. A new study led by researchers from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment shows that leaf nutrient...
New research explores what our appetite for a digital detox can tell us
How we feel about taking a break from our screens could tell us something important about the way we behave online, according to new research from the Universit...
Plastic bags and bottles become industrial-strength adhesives through new upcycling method
Around 450 million metric tons of plastics are produced worldwide each year. The major share of this sheer volume is used only once and then winds up in an inci...