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Bio-inspired hydrogel can rapidly switch to rigid plastic

A new material that stiffens 1,800-fold when exposed to heat could protect motorcyclists and racecar drivers during accidents.

Building blocks of life may have originated in interstellar clouds

An experiment shows that one of the basic units of life­­­ — nucleobases — could have originated within giant gas clouds interspersed between the stars.

Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance

Scientists from Hokkaido University and their partners in Japan and Taiwan have enhanced the capacity to transfer squandered heat into usable energy by altogether...

The widespread effects of ocean floors on the sea surface

In the 2000s, pathways transporting warm water beginning in the Kuroshio Current, a northward-streaming ebb and flow on the western side of the North...

Obesity inhibits key cancer defense mechanism, study

In recent years, several researchers have focused on obesity as a potent cancer risk factor. Scientific shreds of evidence have suggested that obesity was associated...

Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signals

Japanese scientists have discovered a new mechanism to clarify stochastic reverberation, in which sensitivity to weak signals is upgraded by the noise. The finding is...

Revealing the immunopathogenesis of Johne’s disease

An exploration group has disentangled the immunopathogenesis of Johne's disease, a ceaseless ox-like infection that has caused endemics in Japan and numerous different nations,...

Measuring the effects of natural events on wildlife

Hokkaido University researchers in Japan have came up with an approach that helps scientists understand how wildlife populations are affected by major natural events, such...

The bassoon causing new brain disorder

Transformations have been found in the bassoon (BSN) quality, which is included with the focal sensory system, in patients with indications like, yet unique...

Predicting an insect community structure based on genomic variation

For the most part, spatial and transient variables influence how groups of creatures are molded in an environment. Understanding the structure of related groups...

Nitrate flux in the Arctic not following the decreasing NOx emissions in neighboring countries

Aerosols that are as small as 2.5 micrometers particulate matter are known as toxic for human health. The formation of aerosols from sulfide oxide...

Decoding behavioral variation in clonal ants

According to a recent study genetically selfsame ‘clonal ants’ manifest staggering multiformity in their allurement to the sweetness. While the disparity in behavior and...

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