Knotted proteins: The most complex protein knot known to date, with seven crossings predicted by AlphaFold (left) and a simplified representation (right). (Courtesy: ill./©: Maarten Brems, CC BY 4.0)… [+4025 chars]
Each year the Australian Research Council tries to lure researchers back home Many of Australia’s mid-career researchers work overseas. The Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme ai… [+479 chars]
Tatiana López is an aerospace engineering student at the University of Concepción in Chile, and a certified mentor for PROVOCA, an AUI/NRAO program that promotes and supports young women pursuing STE… [+5346 chars]
Thin nanoscale-curved bubbles of graphene may develop on a flat surface due to trapped substances in the space between graphene and the substrate. The structure, shape, and internal pressure of the g… [+5350 chars]
Ice masses in East Antarctica are thinning at alarming rates.Credit: Torsten Blackwood/Getty Westerly winds are thrusting warm waters towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, and have thinned the regio… [+4857 chars]
Newswise — Oak Brook, IL (August 11, 2022) – The August issue of SLAS Technology is now available Open Access on ScienceDirect. Cell migration is an essential function that both influences the posit… [+2365 chars]
Image shows stringlike material found on Mars. The image of a "bundle of string" captured by Perseverance rover last month in Mars' crimson sand is likely a Dacron netting, American Space Agency NAS… [+1586 chars]
Rare earth metals, when linked, can act as a conduit for energy flow, and show promise for the development of novel materials. Scientists have connected two soft crystals and observed the energy tra… [+2633 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a video that puts into perspective just how far away the latest target of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Cartwheel Galaxy, is. On August 2,… [+2910 chars]
A couple of years ago, NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft discovered something strange and puzzling. Exploring the asteroid Bennu, it found that the space rock would mysteriously eject pebble-sized rocks in … [+2404 chars]
The immune system typically detects microbes through the chemical interaction of characteristic microbial molecules binding to dedicated cellular receptors. Activation of these receptors indicates th… [+4865 chars]
The subjective well-being of visitors to a three-minute online art or culture exhibition was found to be significantly improved. Effects are comparable to those of going to actual art galleries or e… [+2897 chars]
