A person’s normal resting heart rate is fairly consistent over time, but may vary from others’ by up to 70 beats per minute, according to analysis of the largest dataset …read more Source:: Science
Day: February 5, 2020
Bumblebees carry heavy loads in economy mode
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•Bumblebees are the big lifters of the insect world, able to fly back to the hive with almost their own bodyweight in nectar on board. A new study shows how …read more Source:: Science
New droplet-based electricity generator: A drop of water generates 140V power, lighting up 100 LED bulbs
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•Generating electricity from raindrops efficiently has gone one step further. A research team has recently developed a droplet-based electricity generator (DEG), featured with a field-effect transistor (FET)-like structure that allows …read more Source:: Science
Genome stability: Intricate process of DNA repair discovered
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•An elaborate system of filaments, liquid droplet dynamics and protein connectors enables the repair of some damaged DNA in the nuclei of cells, researchers have found. The findings further challenge …read more Source:: Science
Scientists unravel mystery of photosynthesis
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•Scientists have solved a critical part of the mystery of photosynthesis, focusing on the initial, ultrafast events through which photosynthetic proteins capture light and use it to initiate a series …read more Source:: Science
Controlling light with light
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•Researchers have developed a new platform for all-optical computing, meaning computations done solely with beams of light. …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe
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•Astronomers have found an unusual monster galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago, when the universe was only 1.8 billion years old. Dubbed XMM-2599, the galaxy formed stars at …read more Source:: Science