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Future wireless networks of the 6th generation (6G) will consist of a multitude of small radio cells that need to be connected by broadband communication links. In this context, wireless transmission at THz frequencies r...

(DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Cracks and chemical reactions on a battery particle's surface can degrade performance, and the particle's ability to absorb and release lithium ions also changes over time. Scie...

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If I were to picture futuristic bots that could revolutionize both microrobotics and medicine, a Pop-Tart with four squiggly legs would not be on top of my list. I was so wrong. Last week, Drs. Marc Miskin*, Itai Cohen, ...

Researchers have identified a new mechanism of learning that stabilizes memory and reduces interference between different memories.

Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors based on micro-electro-m...

For the first time, researchers have detected protease activity with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) performed using a tiny waveguide. The work paves the way to real-time, label-free lab-on-a-chip protease mon...

California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.

c9ASO, an investigational ASO drug, targets the TDP-43 protein, reducing its buildup and decreasing neurological decline associated with ALS and FTD.

The popular over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen increases risk-taking by reducing risk perception, a new study reports.

Genetic studies have shown that a peptide called bradykinin may be running amok in the bloodstreams of people with covid-19 - and tests of drugs to control it are under way

To test the sensors in the largest digital camera ever built, scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused in on a Romanesco cauliflower, producing one of the biggest digital photographs ever taken

Sensors for the world's largest digital camera have snapped their first 3200-megapixel images at SLAC. Crews at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have taken the first 3200-megapixel digital ...

Trees are growing faster because of rising CO2 levels and temperatures, but also dying younger, meaning existing forests will store less carbon than forecast and climate change will be worse than expected

When looking at humanity from a macroscopic perspective, there are numerous examples of people cooperating to form societies, countries, religions, and other groupings.

N95 masks are a critical part of the personal protective equipment used by front-line health care workers. These masks achieve 95% efficiency at filtering out tiny 0.3-micron particles, while maintaining reasonable breat...

Emerging quantum materials can be defined by topology and strong electron correlations, although their applications in experimental systems are relatively limited. Weyl semimetals incorporating magnetism offer a unique a...

Glass is amorphous in nature--its atomic structure does not involve the repetitive arrangement seen in crystalline materials. But occasionally, it undergoes a process called devitrification, which is the transformation o...

NUS researchers have developed a parameter-free approach to quantitatively predict the response of two-dimensional (2-D) valleytronics materials to an external magnetic field. These predictions are important because they...

These ancient Chinese texts on human anatomy are as old, if not older, than their Greek counterparts.

The 313-million-year-old tracks were left by a tetrapod.