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Phys.org / Ion-pair stealth shield hides nanoparticles from the body's defenses
Japan's Innovation Center of NanoMedicine reports on a new stealth coating for tiny medicine-carrying particles that doesn't depend on PEG-style shields. By locking positive and negative charges together into a tight net, ...
Phys.org / Cloud droplet microphysics challenges accuracy of current climate models
The way clusters of differently sized water droplet populations are distributed within clouds affects larger-scale cloud properties, such as how light is scattered and how quickly precipitation forms. Studying and simulating ...
Phys.org / Totally-eclipsing binary UZ Draconis inspected with TESS
Astronomers from Keele University in the UK have utilized NASA's planet-hunting TESS telescope to investigate a totally-eclipsing binary known as UZ Draconis. Results of the new observations, published October 31 on the arXiv ...
Phys.org / Devilishly distinctive new bee species discovered in Western Australia Goldfields
A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western Australia's Goldfields, highlighting how much remains unknown about Australia's native pollinators.
Phys.org / Climate conference's webpages emit 10 times more carbon than average sites, study says
Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to 10 times more carbon than average internet pages, new research published in the journal PLOS Climate suggests.
Phys.org / Cooperative motor proteins found to kill cancer cells when dual-inhibited
A research team from the University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell division. The study, published ...
Phys.org / Stable molecule trapped with deep ultraviolet light for the first time
Researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical trap of a stable "closed-shell" molecule: aluminum monofluoride (AlF). They were able to cool AlF ...
Phys.org / Zebrafish larvae's camouflage control traced to specific eye and brain cells
The ability of some animals to dynamically change color to match the brightness of their surroundings is one of nature's great survival tools, allowing flatfish to blend into sandy seabeds, frogs to adjust to the bottom of ...
Phys.org / Hawaiian blueberries traced back to Northeast Asia in surprising discovery
Scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and University of Florida have solved a botanical mystery: Hawaii's wild blueberries originally came from temperate East Asia, not North America as expected.
Phys.org / Specialized potteries reveal complex organization of El Argar society 4,000 years ago
Most of the pottery recovered from political and administrative centers in El Argar (2200-1550 BCE), such as Tira del Lienzo and Ifre, located in the province of Murcia, was not produced locally, but rather at sites located ...
Phys.org / Explainable AI reveals how chemical sensors detect odors
NIMS has been developing chemical sensors as a key component of artificial olfaction technology (olfactory sensors), with the aim of putting this technology into practical use. In a new study, explainable AI (XAI) was used ...
Phys.org / Bio-based film matches traditional plastic packaging in blocking moisture and oxygen
Plastic packaging is ubiquitous in our world, with its waste winding up in landfills and polluting oceans, where it can take centuries to degrade.
