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Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

Neutral particles can outpace diffusion in electric fields, shifting motion regimes over time; the model predicts behavior in ...

The gray goo scenario explores how self-replicating nanotechnology could spiral out of control and consume all organic life ...

A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface ...

RMIT researchers have combined natural compounds with nanotechnology to develop a groundbreaking approach to eye health.

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...

Researchers at St. Petersburg University have developed an efficient way to detect a crucial immunity biomarker—neopterin—in the blood using nanotechnology and a laser. Neopterin is a nucleotide whose ...

Engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing ...

“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we ...

This solution includes starch sachets reinforced with nanoparticles featuring powdered or granulated fertilizers, with the collaborators explaining that starch is a biodegradable polymer that in ...

Advanced manufacturing — one of the fastest growing industries worldwide — is accelerating growth in upstate New York. With ...