AuthorMars likely had cold and icy past, new study finds
The rim and floor of Gale Crater as seen from NASA’s Curiosity Rover. Credit: NASA The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captivated the imagination of scientists and…
Study: Nanoparticle vaccines enhance cross-protection against influenza viruses
The influence of priming vaccination on the antigen-specific IgG1/IgG2a antibody responses and antibody cross-reactivity. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50087-5 To offer cross-protection against diverse influenza virus variants, nanoparticle vaccines…
Nanocarbon catalyst design unlocks new avenue for sustainable fuel additive production
Achieving one step synthesis of DMM through phosphorous-modified nanocarbon catalyst. Credit: Wei Qi, the University of Science and Technology of China. Vehicle exhaust from fossil fuel combustion constitutes a main…
Study reveals the existence of a hidden ‘pink tax’ in digital advertising
Credit: EPJ Data Science (2024). DOI: 10.1140/epjds/s13688-024-00473-2 Advertisers systematically pay more to show online ads to women than to men, especially in highly developed nations, according to research from the…
How surge facilities affected the time to reunification for unaccompanied migrant children and their families
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Unaccompanied children entering the United States without adult legal guardians and legal status account for a growing share of U.S. Border Patrol encounters along the southern…
Study shows leaf shape and size can’t reliably distinguish wild coca plants from those grown to make cocaine
Coca leaves on a plant. Credit: Natalia Przelomska/ Molecular Biology and Evolution A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution indicates that while the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Tensor-force effects on nuclear matter in relativistic ab initio theory
The binding energies per particle for (a) symmetric nuclear matter (SNM) and (b) pure neutron matter (PNM) calculated with (solid lines and full symbols) and without (dotted lines and empty…
Engineering eco-friendly solvents: An AI approach for carbon capture, biomass processing
ORNL researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed the identification of environmentally friendly solvents for industrial applications. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have…
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for first time
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket ahead of blastoff in French Guiana. Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes…
The art of molecular self-assembly: Crafting 2D nanostructures for advanced materials
Summary of two-dimension structures. Credit: Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-3038-8 Creating periodic nanostructures is vital for progress in material science and nanotechnology. Traditional methods often struggle with…
