IN THE LAB
Using Artificial Caterpillars To Test The ‘Enemies Hypothesis’
In tropical forests, plant diversity, plant species composition and plant structures affect the top-down control of herbivorous insects.
The World’s Thinnest Oxide Semiconductor
This oxide semiconductor is just one-atom thick, opening up new possibilities for flexible, wearable technologies.
How Do 2D Materials Crack?
To understand how thin two dimensional materials crack, we must go beyond existing theory, scientists say.
Modeling Nanodroplet Breakups To Improve 3D Printing
Scientists have now modeled how the 12,000 molecules of water in a single nanodroplet behave upon impact.
A Bacterial Two Hit Combo Against Cancer
An engineered strain of Salmonella has been shown to prevent the spread of tumors in mice without causing a harmful systemic infection.
How X-Rays Are Absorbed By Matter
An X-ray beam can ionize matter in just a few hundred femtoseconds, researchers say.
Catching A Black Hole By Its Tail
A tell-tale tail has given away the location of a previously hidden black hole near the supernova remnant W44.
Spider Silk Inspires Artificial Muscles
In response to water, spider silk can stretch and shrink like human muscle.
Lab-Grown Pancreas Reverse Diabetes In Mice
The success of a rat-to-mouse pancreas transplant suggests that such interspecies transplants could help meet the need for donor organs.
