Scientists have developed a new cathode coating by using an oxidative chemical vapor deposition technique. The new coating can keep a battery’s cathode electrically and ionically conductive and ensures that …read more Source:: Science
Month: May 2019
Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars
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•Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research has found. …read more Source:: Science
Treats might mask animal intelligence
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•Rewards are frequently used to encourage learning, but rewards may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new study with rodents and ferrets. …read more Source:: Science
Flu virus’ best friend: Low humidity
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•Researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during winter months: low humidity. …read more Source:: Science
Catch a virus by its tail
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•Research uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the deadliest human RNA viruses to orchestrate the precise copying of the individual pieces of their viral genome and replicate. The findings …read more Source:: Science
Scientists bioengineer a cellular speedometer
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•Researchers have discovered that Pseudomonas bacteria can detect the speed (shear rate) of flow regardless of the force. By linking the flow-detecting gene to one responsible for illumination, they have …read more Source:: Science
Evolutionary backing found in analysis of mammalian vertebrae
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•Differences in numbers of vertebrae are most extreme in mammals which do not rely on running and leaping, such as those adapted to suspensory locomotion like apes and sloths, a …read more Source:: Science
Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified
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•To move through the world, you need a sense of your surroundings, especially of the constraints that restrict your movement: the walls, ceiling and other barriers that define the geometry …read more Source:: Science
Research on repetitive worm behavior may have implications for understanding human disease
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•Studying microscopic worms, scientists have identified a brain circuit that drives repetitive behavior — providing potential clues for understanding some human psychiatric conditions. …read more Source:: Science
Matter around a young star helps astronomers explore our stellar history
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•Astronomers have mapped the substance aluminum monoxide in a cloud around a distant young star — Origin Source I. The finding clarifies some important details about how our solar system, …read more Source:: Science