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Cleaning Up Oil Spills With 3D-Printed Skimmers
Researchers have designed oil-skimmers that can be 3D-printed in the field as a practical way to filter and store oil from spills.
Astrocytes, The Gym Trainers Of Neurons
Astrocytes, once thought to play passive roles in the brain, are actually key to the regulation of neuron strength and neuronal changes in the brain.
Cholera Bacterium Attracted By Bile
Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera, has been found to be attracted to taurine, an amino acid found in intestinal bile.
Gene Variants That Increase Chance Of Non-Identical Twins Identified
Researchers have identified two DNA variants that raise a mother’s chance of giving birth to non-identical twins to 29 percent.
KAIST Engineers Win IEEE William R. Bennett Prize, Again
A team of electrical engineers based in South Korea have won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers William R. Bennett Prize for a second time for their 2013 paper.
Faced With A Crossroads, Water Forms A Spiral Vortex
When two flows of water meet within a cross-shaped device, they behave in an intriguing way.
The Future Of Electronics Is Flexible
Researchers have developed a new type of organic semiconductor that is both efficient and stable—ideal for next-generation flexible electronics.
Researchers Discover Why Plants Wither
In stressful situations such as lack of water, plants cannot remove the harmful byproducts of photosynthesis, withering and dying as a result.
What Goes Through The Brains Of Swinging Monkeys
Humans possess two distinct sets of neurons that help us sense linear and rotational movement, but macaques have a third set that responds to curved motion.