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Phys.org / Terahertz imaging reveals new views of internal cochlea structure
For the first time, researchers have shown that terahertz imaging can be used to visualize internal details of the mouse cochlea with micron-level spatial resolution. The non-invasive method could open new possibilities for ...
Phys.org / Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do?
Phys.org / Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Deforestation, farming and climate-fueled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday.
Phys.org / Scientists develop neural networks to enhance spectral data compression efficiency for new vacuum solar telescope
Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Southwest Forestry University have developed an advanced neural network-based method to improve the compression of spectral data from the New ...
Phys.org / Discovery reveals key molecular event that boosts wheat's defense against devastating disease
A new study published in Science by a team of scientists across five continents led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Associate Professor Brande Wulff reports a previously unknown molecular event ...
Phys.org / Critical blood defense receptor CD163 mapped for first time
CD163 might not be the most exciting name in the world, but behind it lies one of the body's most important defense receptors, which steps in when red blood cells break down and release harmful hemoglobin. Now, researchers ...
Phys.org / Nanocomposite hydrogel adapts to multiple stimuli for targeted drug release
Researchers from the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, have developed a smart gel that responds to multiple stimuli for precise drug release.
Phys.org / Humpback whales' use of memory to time their migration could prove less effective amid climate change
A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time environmental cues with their memories of conditions in their Antarctic feeding grounds to determine ...
Phys.org / Engineered microparticles mimic biological structures to track protein degradation
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers have created a new method for studying protein degradation within immune cells that uses engineered microparticles to track and analyze degradation processes more effectively than ...
Phys.org / Polymerlike worms wriggle their way through mazes
In a crowded room, we naturally move slower than in an empty space. Surprisingly, worms can show the exact opposite behavior: In an environment with randomly scattered obstacles, they tend to move faster when there are more ...
Phys.org / Nanoscale ripples provide key to unlocking thin material properties in electronics
When materials are created on a nanometer scale—just a handful of atoms thick—even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these ...
Phys.org / Cartilage and bone development: Three paths to skeleton formation
In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...