AI-assisted sorting system automates detection of aluminum-tolerant microbes in acidic soils

AI-assisted sorting system automates detection of aluminum-tolerant microbes in acidic soils

Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, developed an artificial intelligence-assisted Raman-activated cell sorting (AI-RACS) system. Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, developed…

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Engineering nature’s blueprint: Dendron-based assemblies for chlorophyll’s materials

Engineering nature’s blueprint: Dendron-based assemblies for chlorophyll’s materials

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…

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New method uses AI to design artificial proteins

New method uses AI to design artificial proteins

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,…

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Astronomers detect a distant young super-Jupiter exoplanet

Astronomers detect a distant young super-Jupiter exoplanet

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…

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Morning glory plants that can resist weed killer can also fend off chewing insects

Morning glory plants that can resist weed killer can also fend off chewing insects

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

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A reality check on ‘direct air capture’: Many climate-stabilization plans may be based on questionable assumptions

A reality check on ‘direct air capture’: Many climate-stabilization plans may be based on questionable assumptions

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…

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Novel framework allows for tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials

Novel framework allows for tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials

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…

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