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Phys.org / Dual-laser approach could lower cost of high-resolution 3D printing
Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less expensive, helping it find wider ...
Phys.org / Novel method enhances size-controlled production of luminescent quantum dots
Luminescence refers to the result of a process in which an object absorbs light at one wavelength and then re-emits it at another wavelength. Through light absorption, electrons in the ground state of the material are excited ...
Phys.org / Cosmic simulation reveals how black holes grow and evolve
A team of astrophysicists led by Caltech has managed for the first time to simulate the journey of primordial gas dating from the early universe to the stage at which it becomes swept up in a disk of material fueling a single ...
Phys.org / UV radiation damage leads to ribosome roadblocks, causing early skin cell death
In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest that the cell's messenger RNA (mRNA)—the major translator and regulator of genetic material—along with a critical protein called ZAK—spurs the cell's ...
Medical Xpress / New cancer treatment slows progression of aggressive neuroendocrine tumors, study finds
A novel approach for early cancer treatment known as radioligand therapy (RLT) has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of advanced neuroendocrine tumor progression and death, according to research led by scientists ...
Phys.org / Research shows how RNA 'junk' controls our genes
Researchers at Arizona State University have made a significant advance in understanding how genes are controlled in living organisms. The new study, published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, focuses on critical snippets ...
Phys.org / Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock
For nearly 50 years, physicists have dreamed of the secrets they could unlock by raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser. The achievement would allow today's atomic clocks to be replaced with a nuclear ...
Tech Xplore / New design approach identifies routes to stronger titanium alloys
Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide variety of applications, from aerospace and energy infrastructure to biomedical equipment. But like most metals, optimizing their properties tends to involve a ...
Phys.org / Human presence shifts balance between leopards and hyenas in East Africa
Who's stronger? A solitary leopard or cackle of hyenas? And which is best at getting along with humans?
Phys.org / How climate change is affecting where species live
As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria ...
Phys.org / New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years
The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the sun does something far more destructive. Known as "solar particle events," these blasts of ...
Phys.org / Treatment with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides found to impede antibiotic resistance
A common infection-causing bacteria was much less likely to evolve antibiotic resistance when treated with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides rather than a single peptide, making these mixtures a viable strategy for developing ...