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Tech Xplore / Engineered van der Waals crystal mimics neuronal cells with light-driven learning
A research team led by Professor Taesung Kim of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed an optoelectronic synaptic device that mimics the functions of human neurons and synapses ...
Phys.org / Walking shark discovery reveals new species in tiny Papua New Guinea range
A night dive to study wild sharks that can walk on land has surfaced with something even rarer—a species unknown to science. "New shark species don't come along that often, and it's most definitely the first one named after ...
Phys.org / Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?
The RINO project was born from the discovery of unusual marks on rhinoceros teeth recovered from the prehistoric Payre site in France's Rhône Valley. The study of fossil rhinoceros teeth from this Middle Paleolithic site, ...
Phys.org / New swine influenza vaccination technique can greatly strengthen disease protection
Husker scientists have developed a new swine influenza vaccination technique whose low cost and adaptability can greatly strengthen disease protection.
Phys.org / Video: How are we so good at folding proteins?
Proteins carry out almost every important function in our body, from copying our DNA to turning the food we eat into energy. These tiny "molecular machines" are first made by our cells as straight chains, like long pieces ...
Medical Xpress / Immune cell circuit restores barrier function in inflammatory bowel disease
Scientists have discovered a new protective communication circuit between specialized immune cells in the intestines, a circuit that may be therapeutically targeted to improve inflammatory bowel disease outcomes, according ...
Phys.org / How the invention of glassblowing changed everyday life in ancient Rome
We see glass objects every day and often don't think much about them. Mass-produced glass has become so cheap we barely think about the things it allows us to do.
Phys.org / Newfound rice gene shifts flowering by 1.5 hours to dodge heat damage
With El Niño-driven heat and prolonged dry spells threatening rice production, scientists from Japan's National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), other Japanese research institutions and the International ...
Phys.org / How bacteria exploit human cell metabolism to sharpen infections and potentially evade treatment
A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance in infection and inflammation" has discovered a new mechanism by which bacterial pathogens adjust ...
Medical Xpress / Fully open medical AI framework lets anyone audit how clinical LLMs are built
Medical large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used in clinical settings. For example, AI is helping doctors in emergency rooms flag diagnoses or support decisions. The problem is that most of these systems are ...
Phys.org / El Niño arrives and could rank among strongest events since 1950
The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the U.S. weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern, synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures, will intensify through the end of the year, potentially ...
Medical Xpress / Jeremy Clarkson has aggressive prostate cancer. What makes some cancers more aggressive than others?
UK media celebrity Jeremy Clarkson this week revealed he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
