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Modified Protein Crystals Make Molecule-Sized Storage Box

Researchers have used modified viral proteins to store foreign molecules such as fluorescent dyes inside live cells.

FIT Is The Reason Proteins Make (Female) Flies Full

Consuming proteins triggers the release of FIT, which signals fullness to the brain and prevents the consumption of more proteins.

In the Lab

New Material Doubles Negative Thermal Expansion Record

Most materials expand when heated; researchers have now found one that contracts by nearly 7 percent instead.

In the Lab

Lights, Carbon Nitride, Bone Regeneration!

Growing stem cells on carbon nitride sheets not only activates bone-related genes, but also releases calcium ions when exposed to red light.

In the Lab

Searching For Dark Matter With A Donut-Shaped Magnet

Scientists say that donut-shaped magnets can also look for axions, one of the particle candidates for the mysterious dark matter.

Pharma

Takeda Donates US$1 Million For Cancer Research

Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda has donated US$1 million to the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In the Lab

How Do 2D Materials Crack?

To understand how thin two dimensional materials crack, we must go beyond existing theory, scientists say.

In the Lab

New 2D Transistor Material Made Using Precision Lasers

With the help of laser patterning, pure dual-phased molybdenum ditelluride can now be fabricated for next-generation 2D transistors.

In the Lab

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.

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