External application could reduce agricultural reliance on fungicides
ARROW, a reconfigurable fiber optics network developed at MIT, aims to take on the end of Moore’s law.
Infections with the novel coronavirus and vaccination lead to strong antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2. Immune responses to other human coronaviruses, which mostly only cause harmless colds, also provide some protection against SARS-CoV-2. This cross-reactive immune response is an important piece of the puzzle of how to achieve comprehensive coronavirus immunity, researchers at the University of Zurich have shown.
MIT team produces practical guidelines for generating hydrogen using scrap aluminum.
Structures and vehicles built with sustainable materials are in high demand to meet today’s needs and for future generations.
Leading scientists argue the need to consider biomechanics
Pakistan has one of the highest rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world, accounting for over ten per cent of global HCV infections.
Anthropology professor Anna Tsing won international acclaim for an interdisciplinary project that documents drivers of the Anthropocene
After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results.
Researchers synthesize a new kind of silk fiber — and find that music can help fine-tune the material’s properties.
The benefits of good education and lifelong learning extend into old age. The initial findings of a long-term study show that certain degenerative processes are reduced in the brains of those with a university education. Their brains are better able to compensate age-related cognitive and neural limitations.
New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue.
Let there be light – or not
Blocking a key enzyme could kill parasites that have evolved resistance to existing drugs.
Adenoviruses have a linchpin protein that stabilizes their DNA until it reaches the infected cell’s nucleus. The protein then detaches from the viral genome, and the virus uncoats. Only then are the genes released into the nucleus, which is necessary for the production of new viruses. This process, discovered by researchers at the University of Zurich, is a key for effective functioning of various Covid-19 vaccines.
Study: large asteroids prevented oxygen buildup in our atmosphere
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries.
A near-Earth asteroid about the size of a Ferris wheel first detected in 2016 by the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA)-operated Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) may shed some light on the early Solar System.
A key mystery about the origins of Earth’s water may have been solved after an international team of scientists uncovered persuasive new evidence pointing to an unlikely culprit—the Sun.