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Getting To The Root Of Airport Congestion

Japanese researchers have developed a simulation method that analyzes human behavior to identify key causes of airport congestion.

In the Lab

Disrupted Brain Network Links Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric disorders share a common network modification across three core brain networks involved in cognition, researchers say.

In the Lab

Taking The Pulse Of Living, Beating Heart Muscle Cells

A research group in Japan has created a sensor to more accurately assess the behavior of heart muscle cells in vitro.

In the Lab

As PM2.5 Falls, Ozone Pollution Rises In China

Fine particulate matter in the air, while harmful for health, act as a sponge for free radicals that help produce ozone, according to research by scientists in China and the US.

In the Lab

Using Nail Art To Study Ladybug Wings

High speed cameras and uv-cured resin used in nail art have come together to help scientists understand what makes ladybug wings both strong and foldable.

In the Lab

A Slippery Solution To A Sticky Problem

By infusing porous surfaces with slippery liquids, researchers have developed a way to prevent mussel adhesion, a key contributor to marine biofouling of ship hulls.

In the Lab

Synthetic Mother-Of-Pearl, The Way Nature Intended

Researchers have created synthetic nacre, or mother-of-pearl, that forms in mere weeks instead of months or years.

Features

Ten Materials Inspired By Mother Nature (VIDEO)

The natural world is filled with strange, fascinating structures that are stronger, more flexible and more resilient than anything humans can make.

Features

What’s Different About Asia?

Upon learning firsthand that Asian and Caucasian patients responded differently to cancer drugs, John Wong founded the Cancer Therapeutics Research Group to study these differences.

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