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Double Modulation Enhances Hologram Security
A holographic color print developed by scientists in Singapore could help ensure the authenticity of identity cards and money.
Termites Help Forests Weather Drought
Although widely regarded as pests, termites provide rainforests with important ecosystem services, study finds.
Turn Any Surface Into A Charger With Cuttable Coils (VIDEO)
An innovative coil design allows users to cut this wireless charger into any shape and mold it around curved surfaces.
Planetary-Scale Cloud Streaks Spotted On Venus
An infrared camera and supercomputer simulations have revealed planet-spanning cloud streaks over the surface of Venus.
Disrupted Brain Network Links Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders share a common network modification across three core brain networks involved in cognition, researchers say.
Ebola-Like Bat Virus Found In China
An international team of scientists has discovered a new bat-borne virus related to Ebola with an unknown risk of transmission to other species.
How Protein ‘Entanglement’ Leads To Brain Diseases
These findings suggest that preventing protein entanglement could be one way to treat neurodegenerative diseases caused by polyglutamine proteins.
Bioengineering Increases Rice Yield By 30 Percent
Scientists in China have developed a method called GOC bypass that can increase the yield of rice by almost 30 percent.
Machine Learning Turns Brain Scans Into Cellular-Level Data
Instead of relying on oversimplistic assumptions, machine learning has helped scientists gain insights into the organization of the brain.