A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet. …read more Source:: Science
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Mitochondria are the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for cellular stress
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•Mitochondria, tiny structures present in most cells, are known for their energy-generating machinery. Now, researchers have discovered a new function of mitochondria: they set off molecular alarms when cells are …read more Source:: Science
Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor
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•Scientists recently discovered and explored a hydrothermal field at 2,000 meters depth in the Gulf of California where towering mineral structures serve as biological hotspots for life. These newly discovered …read more Source:: Science
Engineers 3D print smart objects with ’embodied logic’
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•Using stimuli-responsive materials and geometric principles, engineers have designed structures that have ’embodied logic.’ Through their physical and chemical makeup alone, they are able to determine which of multiple possible …read more Source:: Science
3-D bioprinting of living structures with built-in chemical sensors
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•A new method enables non-invasive monitoring of oxygen metabolism in cells that are 3-D-bioprinted into complex living structures. This has great implications for studies of cell growth and interactions e.g. …read more Source:: Science
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
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•Scientists have used nanostructures to construct a tiny machine that constitutes a rotatory motor and can move in a specific direction. The researchers used circular structures from DNA. …read more Source:: Science
Biomimetic chemistry: DNA mimic outwits viral enzyme
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•Not only can synthetic molecules mimic the structures of their biological models, they can also take on their functions and may even successfully compete with them, as an artificial DNA …read more Source:: Science
‘Rainbow’ dinosaur had iridescent feathers like a hummingbird
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•Scientists discovered a dinosaur fossil with feathers so well-preserved that they were able to see the feathers’ microscopic color-bearing structures. By comparing the shapes of those feather structures with the …read more Source:: Science
3-D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungs
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•A new 3-D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs. …read more Source:: Science
Many more bacteria have electrically conducting filaments
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•The microbiologists who have discovered electrically conducting microfilaments or ‘nanowires’ in the bacterium Geobacter, announce in a new article that they have discovered the unexpected structures in many other species, …read more Source:: Science