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High-Speed, Efficient and Compact Electro-Optic Modulators for Free Space

New photonic devices may have applications in lidar, optical computing and more

Tuning Sound Waves on Chip

Researchers control and modulate acoustic waves on chip for the first time

Food-Packaging System Reduces Health Risks and Saves Food

Inspired by battlefield medicine, this antimicrobial food wrap could reduce food waste and foodborne illness

Getting to the Heart of Engineering a Heart

New tissue engineering capabilities enable researchers to program contractility in functional layers of heart tissue bioprinted with human stem cell-derived organ building blocks

Local Economic Data Encourages Legislators to Open Emails—but Only Democrats

Randomized study shows that including data for legislators on the local economic impact of an issue can encourage engagement, but it varies by party

Scientists Engineer Synthetic DNA to Study “Architect” Genes

Building artificial Hox genes enables researchers to see how cells learn their location in the body

Climate Factors Predict Future Mosquito Activity

Rainfall, Air and Ocean Temperatures Linked to Populations of Dengue-Spreading Mosquitoes in Sri Lanka

Whole Exome Sequencing Predicts Whether Patients Respond to Cancer Immunotherapy

A two-step approach with sequencing of 20,000 genes improves prediction of who benefits from immune checkpoint inhibitors

Gender Bias in Search Algorithms Has Effect on Users, New Study Finds

Gender-neutral internet searches yield results that nonetheless produce male-dominated output--results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions.

Neuroscientists Find New Factors Behind Better Vision

The size of our primary visual cortex and the amount of brain tissue we have dedicated to processing visual information can predict how well we can see, a new study shows.

Where Do the Ingredients for Your Chocolate, Smartphone and Clothes Come From?

Researchers have written a commentary in Nature about the need for research into global supply chain due diligence policy

Molecule Boosts Fat Burning

Study identifies a new signaling molecule that increases the energy consumption of brown fat cells

Protein Folding in Times of Oxygen Deficiency

Study investigates process by which plants stabilize the shape of protein molecules

Giant Marine Reptiles at 2,800 Meters Above Sea Level

Study by the University of Bonn shows that fossil finds from the High Alps come from three giants of the seas

"Growing End" of Inflammation Discovered

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne observe how the danger sensor NLRP3 lengthens itself like a thread

Meat Substitutes: Environment Does Not Motivate Consumption

Animal welfare and health aspects, on the other hand, promote the use of meat alternatives

Shedding New Light on Dark Matter

A new analysis by a team of physicists offers an innovative means to predict ‘cosmological signatures’ for models of dark matter.

Cyanobacteria Use the Lotus Effect

Water repellency as the first step to life on land a billion years ago

Rubber Material Holds Key to Long-lasting, Safer EV Batteries

Georgia Tech engineers have solved common problems (slow lithium-ion transport and poor mechanical properties) using rubber electrolytes.