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Fueling The Future

Green is the new black when it comes to meeting the world’s energy demands, and biofuels have a major role to play in securing a sustainable future.
Data Mover Challenge 2019

Move It!

Teams raced to move two terabytes of data across five different countries in the inaugural ‘Move that Data!’ Data Mover Challenge.

Unmasking Stomach Cancer

Researchers in Japan have found that a layer of cells that appears like normal stomach lining can make it difficult to spot stomach cancer.

Scientists Find Gene Set Linked To Coral Bleaching

Warmer waters induce changes in the expression of 292 genes in the symbiotic sea anemone Exaiptasia diaphana, with implications for coral bleaching.

Teleporting Quantum Information In A Diamond

Researchers in Japan have made use of nitrogen-vacancy defects to teleport quantum information within a diamond.

Starve & Squeeze To Keep Egg Cell Supply Fresh

Researchers in Japan have shown that reduced oxygen and mechanical compression play roles in achieving and maintaining a dormant state in mouse egg cells.

This 3D-Printed Hand Can Play Rock, Paper, Scissors

A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers’ movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks.

How Pluto And Other Trans-Neptune Objects Formed

Computer simulations modeling the formation of trans-Neptunian objects could help us understand how the entire Solar System came about.

Surveillance Drones Can Now Transmit 4K Video

Criminals beware; millimeter wave communication means that surveillance drones can now transmit high-resolution video in real-time.