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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 ...
Phys.org / Scientists create world's most amazingly difficult maze with future potential to boost carbon capture
In new research, physicists have wielded the power of chess to design a group of intricate mazes, which could ultimately be used to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.
Phys.org / Study: More complaints, worse performance when AI monitors employees
Organizations using AI to monitor employees' behavior and productivity can expect them to complain more, be less productive and want to quit more—unless the technology can be framed as supporting their development, Cornell ...
Phys.org / Scientists crack new method for high-capacity, secure quantum communication
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum information using particles of light called qudits. These qudits promise a future quantum internet that is both secure and ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop new electrolytes for low-temperature lithium metal batteries
Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar research and deep space exploration all have placed higher demands on the energy density and low-temperature performance of energy storage batteries. In recent years, lithium ...
Phys.org / Study reveals fireworks' impact on air quality
As Independence Day approaches, Utahns are preparing to celebrate the nation's birth with dazzling displays of light and color. However, a new BYU study published in Applied Geochemistry warns that these festivities come ...
Phys.org / Small change in Earth's oxygen levels may have sparked huge evolutionary leap
New research provides the clearest evidence yet that the Cambrian explosion—a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago, could have been triggered by only a small increase in oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere and ...
Phys.org / New AI program helps identify elusive space plasmoids
In an ongoing game of cosmic hide and seek, scientists have a new tool that may give them an edge. Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a computer program ...
Phys.org / New imaging technique uses Earth's warped surface to reveal rocky interior
Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning have long been used to measure features on the Earth's surface. Now, a new computational technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin is allowing ...
Phys.org / New understanding of a common plant enzyme could lead to better crop management
New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently.
Phys.org / Microscopy method unlocks 'materials genome,' opening possibilities for next-generation design
A new microscopy method has allowed researchers to detect tiny changes in the atomic-level architecture of crystalline materials—like advanced steels for ship hulls and custom silicon for electronics. The technique could ...
Dialog / The path to Parkinson's disease: All roads lead to the nigrosome
The main neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Specifically, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of the substantia nigra pars compacta, ...