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People are growing increasingly dependent on their mobile phones, tablets and other portable devices that help them navigate daily life. But these gadgets are prone to failure, often caused by small defects in their comp...

A team of researchers from Japan, the U.S. and China, has identified a topological superconducting phase for possible use in an iron-based material in quantum computers. In their paper published in the journal Science, t...

Two photographers captured photographs so much like one another that a stranger thought one of them was stolen.

Medical researchers have been trying to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for more than 50 years, without success. New findings however, point to a promising route for designing an effective vaccine...

Researchers have gained crucial insights into how natural killer cells circulating in the human body differ from those typically studied in the lab.

This may be the only photo you've ever seen of researchers proudly displaying a university-branded potato and coconut. Rice University graduate student Yieu Chyan, left, and Professor James Tour. Image Credit:Photo by Je...

The phenomenon of metastability -- when a system is in a state that is stable but not the one of least energy -- is widely observed in nature and technology. Yet, many aspects underlying the mechanisms governing the beha...

Lightning and volcanos both produce glass, and humans have been making glass from silicon dioxide since prehistory. Industrialization brought us boron-based glasses, polymer glasses and metallic glasses, but now an inter...

Nanowood is a strong yet lightweight material made by chemically stripping wood to its skeletal fibres. It's eco-friendly and insulates better than Styrofoam

Researchers found that the fruit fly blood brain barrier has a molecular clock that makes it more or less penetrable during over 24 hours. Giving mutant flies a drug for treating seizures at night was more effective.

Researchers identify a link between waist-to-height ratio and risk of developing anxiety in menopausal women.

Even four-month-old infants expect adults to go comfort another baby that is crying - a finding that suggests we may be born with a foundation of morality

Exponential technologies (AI, VR, 3D printing, and networks) are radically reshaping traditional retail. E-commerce giants (Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba) are digitizing the retail industry, riding the exponential growth of c...

The urinary system -- also known as the renal system -- produces, stores and eliminates urine, the fluid waste excreted by the kidneys

Whether you know them as water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades are microscopic bundles of awesomeness.

A protein at the base of the 'antenna' of many of the body's cells is vital to a crucial type of cell signal and to whether organs like the heart develop correctly, a test with zebrafish shows.

The signature of cold gas around the first stars is far stronger than expected. Some suggest dark matter is to blame, but black holes may be the culprit

Groundbreaking discoveries regarding the onset of cholera are paving the way for a future, fast-acting antidote for cholera epidemics.

Neuroscientists investigate the interaction of visual perception and head movements with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) -- preparations of a type of antibody designed to bind to a single target -- have shown promise in the fight against cancer and autoimmune diseases. They also may play a role in future battle...

Researchers have identified third-hand smoke, the toxic residues that linger on indoor surfaces and in dust long after a cigarette has been extinguished, as a health hazard nearly 10 years ago. Now a new study has found ...

A multi-institutional study shows that mandatory flu vaccines for healthcare workers improve vaccination rates by as much as 30 percent and reduce absenteeism during critical periods by about six percent. Further, vaccin...