Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model for innovation. Photosynthesis is in turn linked to chlorophyll pigments, tiny green molecules that play a key role in harvesting light. Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a…
Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or enzymes for chemical reactions. An international research team has now developed a method for designing large new proteins better than before and producing them with the desired properties in the laboratory. Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics,…
Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away New Scientist – News
Within all complex, multicellular living systems such as plants and humans, there exists a set of genetic elements that can be likened to the blueprints, tools, and specialized personnel at a construction site for an expanding development. Within all complex, multicellular living systems such as plants and humans, there exists a set of genetic elements that…
Natural gas is a fossil fuel that is widely used in the U.S. for heating, cooking, and electricity generation, and it is also used as a chemical feedstock for the manufacture of plastics and other products. But because it consists primarily of the greenhouse gas methane, natural gas is one of the leading sources of…
An international team of astronomers has reported the detection of a new super-Jupiter exoplanet as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, located some 1,430 light years away, is nearly four times as massive as Jupiter and is estimated to be only millions of years old. The discovery was detailed…
Morning glory plants that can resist the effects of glyphosate also resist damage from herbivorous insects, according to a University of Michigan study. Morning glory plants that can resist the effects of glyphosate also resist damage from herbivorous insects, according to a University of Michigan study. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
In 2015, 195 nations plus the European Union signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to undertake plans designed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Yet in 2023, the world exceeded that target for most, if not all of, the year—calling into question the long-term feasibility of achieving that target. In 2015, 195 nations plus…
Acoustic metamaterials—architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves through a medium—have been studied extensively through computational and theoretical methods. Physical realizations of these materials to date have been restricted to large sizes and low frequencies. Acoustic metamaterials—architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation…
An innovative experiment growing perennial cereal grains and legumes in the same fields is sprouting benefits for crop performance and sustainability, according to a new University of Alberta study appearing in the Journal of Animal Science. An innovative experiment growing perennial cereal grains and legumes in the same fields is sprouting benefits for crop performance and…