For The Better

Scientists have created a model of the rare pediatric eye cancer that more closely mimics the biology of patient tumors.

Physicists have linked together, or ‘entangled,’ the mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue crystal, giving it a quantum edge in measuring electric fields with record sensitivity that may enhance understanding of the universe.

Biologists tested free-ranging squirrels to determine how quickly they adapt to the bendiness of their launching branch in order to successfully land. The squirrels learned within a few trials to leap no matter how bendy, but have a failsafe to stick t…

An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning ‘beige fat,’ according to a new study. The finding may lead to new ways to reduce obesity and treat metabolic disorders.

Fasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown infection, in part due to changes in the animals’ gut microbiomes, according to new research.

Researchers have characterized a mechanism that allows bacteria to direct their movement in response to the mechanical properties of the surfaces the microbes move on — a finding that could help fight certain pathogens.

Today’s gold standard for COVID diagnostics is qRT-PCR, but turnaround is typically more than a day. Newer assays using CRISPR enzymes require initial amplification of RNA, requiring special equipment not available in doctors’ offices, workplaces, etc….

Researchers have found that introducing a polymer coating onto a tin catalyst accelerated the conversion of a greenhouse gas (CO2) into an industrial fuel (formate). Computational and electrochemical investigations supported a mechanism wherein a compl…

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based method that can identify and recommend jobs to workers looking for a new role.

The more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or ‘brilliance’ for success, the more both women and early-career academics feel professionally inadequate — like ‘impostors’ — finds a new study of U.S. academics by a team of psycho…