Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Blooming surprise in upstate New York reveals first new flowering plant species in nearly ten years
Justin Scholten '22 knows the plants growing on the forest floor around the Finger Lakes. There's the white baneberry, Actaea pachypoda and the red baneberry, A...
Tiny flexible lasers enable force sensing inside living cells
Researchers have developed tiny flexible lasers that can be used to measure forces inside living cells. The new lasers could help illuminate various biological...
A new era for ultrafast photonics: 2D mercury-acetylide frameworks for near-infrared nonlinear optics
In the increasingly digital world, the demand for faster, more efficient and miniaturized optical devices is ever-growing. From high-speed internet and secure q...
Spintronics at BESSY II: Real-time analysis of magnetic bilayer systems
Spintronic devices enable data processing with significantly lower energy consumption. They are based on the interaction between ferromagnetic and antiferromagn...
Antibodies need a strong core—not just grip—to fight SARS-CoV-2
An international research team has identified a previously overlooked factor that influences how antibodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2: their mechanical stability un...
In study of Taiwanese electronics firms, effects of offshoring on innovation were mixed
In recent decades, the global distribution of manufacturing has shifted dramatically, with many multinational firms moving their production to countries that pa...
A flower-like pattern exposes chiral superconductivity's long-sought fingerprint
With a carefully designed experiment and a handful of tin atoms, University of Tennessee, Knoxville's physicists have found a long-sought form of superconductiv...
Embryo epigenome follows universal physical rules, reshaping views of early cell fate
The development of an embryo is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Early in this process, it is determined which cells will give rise to which ti...
New research uses AI to unlock decades of hidden flood risk data
Engineers at the University of Houston have unlocked decades of hidden flood risk data, using artificial intelligence to transform paper flood maps into digital...
Single-molecule method rapidly screens custom enzymes from vast mutant libraries
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in living organisms. They are widely applied in industries such as food production, detergents, pharmaceut...
Rice processing research points to evolving milling rates as quality factor
Research by the Arkansas Rice Processing Program is showing valuable insights for rice farmers that affect their take-home pay and the quality of rice for food...
Microscopic sensors uncover how liquids turn glassy without structural change
A scientific discovery by researchers at Tel Aviv University's School of Chemistry offers a new perspective on a long-standing scientific mystery: how does a fl...