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Lung disease bronchiectasis associated with high frequency of allergy
An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display...
VLA Makes First Direct Image of Key Feature of Powerful Radio Galaxies
Astronomers used the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to make the first direct image of a dusty, doughnut-shaped feature...
Do ‘depression genes’ exist? It’s not so simple, new study concludes
Over the past quarter-century, researchers have published hundreds of studies suggesting a small set of particular genes or gene-variants plays a substantial role in...
The evolution of bird-of-paradise sex chromosomes revealed
Birds-of-paradise are a group of songbird species, and are known for their magnificent male plumage and bewildering sexual display. Now, an international collaborative work...
Team of scientists set record for light-matter interaction
An international team of physicists from the Mandelstam Institute for Theoretical Physics at Wits University and the Institut Néel in Grenoble, France, has created...
First bacterial genome created entirely with a computer
All the genome sequences of organisms known throughout the world are stored in a database belonging to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in...
Researcher calculates temperature inside moon to help reveal its inner structure
Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward was made by a University of Rhode Island scientist...
Skyrmions could provide next generation data storage
Skyrmionics focuses on harnessing the properties of nanometer-sized structures in magnetic films called skyrmions. These spin on the surface of the magnet like tiny...
Harnessing photonics for at-home disease detection
In the not-too-distant future, each of us may have a simple device – small enough for our nightstand or our pocket – that keeps...
Shape-changing plane wing
A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing...
Designing vehicles that drive, fly — and swim
When Crystal Winston was in elementary school, she carried around a notebook to jot down her ideas for new tools or machines. She was...
New interactive technology to help children with special needs learn better
With funding from Temasek Foundation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers have developed an interactive educational tool called the i-Tile, which makes learning...