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The Last Piece Of The Supernova Puzzle: A Lurking Blue Companion
With the discovery of a companion blue star, scientists have a better understanding of how supernovas form.
Exploiting The Valley For Next Generation Electronics
Molybdenum disulfide-based valleytronics have the potential to be the next generation of low energy electronics, scientists say.
Watching The Planets Collide, In Real Time
By monitoring the temperature changes in dust clouds over two years, astronomers have been able to track a recent planetary collision.
Blue Light Changes Bacterial Lifestyle
The photoreceptor SesA enables cyanobacteria sense blue light and produce cellulose to avoid light damage.
Beating Lithium-Ion Batteries Flat
Common elements such as sodium and iron could replace rare-earth metals in batteries of the future.
Sniffing Out An Artificial Insect ‘Nose’
Insect odorant receptors on tiny balls of cells have been used to develop biosensors for gaseous compounds.
All The Better To Smell You With
Elephants, not dogs, have the most number of olfactory receptor genes, study shows.
Hummingbirds Turned Savory Into Sweet
Scientists have unraveled the mystery of how hummingbirds detect sugars without sweet-taste receptors—they use modified savory receptors instead.
Japan’s Universities Top Asia-Pac in 2014 ARWU Rankings
The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University retain their position as top in Asia-Pacific, ranked 21st and 26th respectively.
