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Medical Xpress / How immune cells deliver their deadly cargo: An unexpected connection to lipid metabolism
When immune cells strike, precision is everything. New research reveals how natural killer and T cells orchestrate the release of toxic granules—microscopic packages that destroy virus-infected or cancerous cells.
Medical Xpress / How the auditory cortex syncs with behavior to help the brain become a better listener
When we are engaged in a task, our brain's auditory system changes how it works. One of the main auditory centers of the brain, the auditory cortex, is filled with neural activity that is not sound-driven—rather, this activity ...
Phys.org / Planet formation depends on when it happens: New model shows why
A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle.
Phys.org / Exploring the power of plants to make drugs out of sunlight
Plants are consummate chemists, using the sun's energy and carbon dioxide from the air, to conjure a dazzling array of complex natural products in ways that cannot be replicated synthetically in the lab.
Phys.org / Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old 'proto Earth'
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal collision irreversibly altered the primitive planet's composition and produced ...
Phys.org / Injectable and self-healable glowing hydrogel achieves ultra-sensitive detection of formaldehyde
Researchers from the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University have developed a multifunctional hydrogel sensor for detecting formaldehyde.
Phys.org / 'Bigger, hotter, faster': Extreme blazes drive rise in CO₂ fire emissions
Rampant wildfires in the Americas drove a jump in global greenhouse gas emissions from fires in the year to February, new research found Thursday, warning that climate change was fanning the flames.
Phys.org / Taking the shock out of predicting shock wave behavior with precise computational modeling
Shock waves should not be shocking—engineers across scientific fields need to be able to precisely predict how the instant and strong pressure changes initiate and dissipate to prevent damage. Now, thanks to a team from ...
Phys.org / Rigorous approach quantifies and verifies almost all quantum states
Quantum information systems, systems that process, store or transmit information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could, in principle, outperform classical systems in some optimization, computational, sensing, and learning ...
Phys.org / In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells
Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Until now, scientists had believed that as division occurs, the ...
Medical Xpress / Deep sleep supports memory via brain fluid and neural rhythms, research finds
Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and spinal cord. Published in ...
Phys.org / New insights into how salt gathers at common solvent surfaces
New research led by Flinders University has shed light on one of chemistry's big mysteries by describing how simple salts exist near the surface of liquid solvents.
