Science & Technology
An on-chip time-lens generates ultrafast pulses
Researchers have developed a high-performance, on-chip femtosecond pulse source using a time lens.
Researchers design ‘prodrug’ that targets cancer cells’ big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed
Researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed.
Light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales unlocked, leading to ‘picophotonics’
Researchers have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields which can propagate in semiconductors like silicon.
How history can affect the success and failure of ecological restoration
Ecologists have shown that efforts to restore prairies can have vastly different outcomes in terms of their biodiversity and functionality when the only variable is the year a prairie is planted.
Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers
Scientists shows that human proximity is the best indicator of microplastics being found in the Meramec River in Missouri.
The ocean in a cup: Environmental DNA successfully captures marine biodiversity
Environmental DNA left behind by ocean animals can be measured to inventory the marine life in a particular area.
Are climate change and air pollution making neurologic diseases worse?
People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of research. The review also found that stroke may become mo…
Risk of seizures is higher after COVID-19 than after influenza, study finds
People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the next six months than people who have an influenza infection, according to a new study.