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Eisuke Tada Appointed Deputy-Director General Of ITER
Japanese scientist Dr. Eisuke Tada has been appointed to lead an international collaboration searching for feasible nuclear fusion energy options.
Artificial Muscles Created From Gold-Plated Onion Cells
Unlike other types of artificial muscles, onion cells coated in gold can expand or contract to bend in different directions depending on the driving voltage applied.
Sensing Tension In The Plasma Membrane
The membrane-bending protein FBP17 has been identified as a sensor of cell surface tension that can regulate cell migration through actin polyermization.
Quantum Teleportation On A Chip
Researchers have built a chip capable of encoding quantum information in continuous variables that is 10,000 times smaller than existing technologies.
Crystal Structure Of Ebola Protein Reveals RNA Binding Clamp
Researchers have successfully crystallized Ebola's nucleocapsid protein, detailing its structure to 1.8 Å resolution.
Children Unable To Tell Genuine From Faked Sadness
Children as old as 12 have difficulty telling the difference between true and feigned sadness, study shows.
Academia Sinica’s Wong Chi-Huey Receives 2015 Robert Robinson Award
The President of the Academia Sinica, Professor Wong Chi-Huey, has won the 2015 Robert Robinson Award.
Brain Hyperactivation Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease
Five months of chronic brain activation led to the increase in amyloid β deposition in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Premature Aging Syndrome Caused By Chromatin Chaos
A human stem cell model of Werner syndrome has linked premature aging to the deterioration of heterochromatin.