AuthorResearchers discover smarter way to recycle polyurethane
The graphic shows how the new combination of acidolysis and hydrolysis can recover up to 82 weight percent of the original material from flexible PUR foam—used in mattresses—as two separate…
DNA study challenges thinking on ancestry of people in Japan
Introgressed sequences from archaic Neanderthals or Denisovans in the Japanese population. Credit: RIKEN A genetic study led by researchers from RIKEN’s Center for Integrative Medical Sciences has uncovered evidence that…
Faster than one pixel at a time—new imaging method for neutral atomic beam microscopes
The magnetic encoding device lifted by a crane before being attached to beam line. Credit: Morgan Lowe Microscope images could be obtained much more quickly—rather than one pixel at a…
Crashes, blackouts and climate tipping points: How can we tell when a system is close to the edge?
A data-driven approach to identifying time-series features that accurately track the DTC of a noisy, near-critical system across a range of noise levels. Credit: Physical Review X (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.14.031021…
The banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survival
Fusarium wilt of banana is currently decimating the Cavendish banana—the world’s most popular commercially available banana. Once present in a banana field, the fungus cannot be eradicated, making future production…
Scientists pinpoint dino-killing asteroid’s origin: past Jupiter
Artist impression of a large asteroid impacting on Earth such as the Chicxulub event that caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago. The illustration shows an asteroid impacting…
Blind cavefish have extraordinary taste buds that increase with age, research reveals
The blind cavefish. Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand Over thousands of years, cavefish evolved and lost their vision, earning the moniker “the blind cavefish,” but some cavefish also developed…
Scientists characterize shale cap rocks at tiny scales
Shale is physically and chemically complex at all scales of interest. Multimodal, multiscale imaging, and characterization allows researchers to study how to control the transport and reactivity of matter inside…
Team develops method for control over single-molecule photoswitching
Credit: FHI Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications…
Study finds young children are worrying about water
Frames for worrying. Drawn from Bilandzic et al. (2017). Credit: International Journal of Early Childhood (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s13158-024-00392-3 Education experts Professor E Jayne White and Dr. Ngaroma Williams (Te Arawa…
