The materials’ stiffness increases up to 40 percent, in a reversible effect, the researchers report in a study that also explains the phenomenon's atomic origins.
Mathematical modeling speeds up the process of programming bacterial systems to self-assemble into desired 2D shapes.
By tracking feedback during tasks, the anterior cingulate cortex notices when a new step has become necessary and signals the motor cortex to adjust.
Colorectal tumors are swarming with white blood cells, but whether these cells help or hinder the cancer is hotly debated.
To act as a robust barrier against pathogens while also absorbing needed nutrients, the lining of the intestines must regenerate on a daily basis to remain equal to the task.
Temperatures are rising, and one colony of ants will soon have to make a collective decision.
Larger test panel improves odds of identifying the same gene that links both conditions
Fruit fly study reveals a thermometer brain circuit promoting midday siesta on hot days
Study finds shifting climate will have little effect on breadfruit cultivation
Process beheads PFAS, causing it to fall apart into benign end products
The NeuRRAM chip is the first compute-in-memory chip to demonstrate a wide range of AI applications at a fraction of the energy consumed by other platforms while maintaining equivalent accuracy
Designed to sterilize a fly species known to cause extensive crop damage, a new genetic technique replaces the need for harmful pesticides
Physics connects seismic data to properties of rocks and sediments
Employees who practise mindfulness are less bored at work and less likely to quit, according to a new study.
Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.
Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.
Tens of millions of migratory insects cross at least 100km of open sea to reach Cyprus on the way to mainland Europe, new research shows.
Heavy weight training can help make sure your nerves and muscles continue to work together, and it is never too late to get started.
For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found 'smoking gun' evidence that Denmark participated in international fur trading in the Viking Age.
For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field trials.