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A key step in the molecular mechanism behind the water splitting reaction of photosynthesis
Using a unique combination of nanoscale imaging and chemical analysis, an international team of researchers has revealed a key step in the molecular mechanism...
SPACE
A New Catalog of Infrared Dark Clouds
Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are dark patches of cold dust and gas seen in the sky against the bright diffuse infrared glow of warm...
PHYSICS
‘Whispering gallery’ effect controls electron beams with light
When you speak softly in one of the galleries of St Paul’s cathedral, the sound runs so easily around the dome that visitors anywhere...
TECHNOLOGY
Butterfly-Inspired Nanotech Makes Natural-Looking Pictures on Digital Screens
Taking inspiration from nature’s nanotech that creates the stunning color of butterfly wings, a University of Central Florida researcher is creating technology to make...
GENETIC
Exchange of Arms between Chromosomes Using Molecular Scissors
The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors work like a fine surgical instrument and can be used to modify genetic information in plants. The research teams of...
MEDICINE
A team develops ‘poisoned arrow’ to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Poison is lethal all on its own — as are arrows — but their combination is greater than the sum of their parts. A...
HEALTH
A new hybrid fungus is found in hospitals and linked to lung disease
From the mythical minotaur to the mule, creatures created from merging two or more distinct organisms – hybrids – have played defining roles in...
ENVIRONMENT
Small Arctic coastal waterbodies, with big carbon release
Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth, having undergone substantial climatic, physical and biological changes with the warming of...
