science
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Electric field-based dressing helps heal wound infectionsResearchers have found a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections using electricity. Scientists have developed a dressing that uses...
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Clinical trial improves treatment of genetic rickets
A new study shows a drug to alleviate symptoms of a rare musculoskeletal condition is significantly more effective than conventional therapies.
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How a member of a family of light-sensitive proteins adjusts skin color
Researchers have found that opsin 3 -- a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision -- has a role in adjusting...
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Finding the 'Goldilocks' level of enthusiasm for business pitches
Researchers found how long an entrepreneur displays the highest level of excitement during a pitch also plays a major role in predicting success in...
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Nanoscale sculpturing leads to unusual packing of nanocubes
Scientists found that cubic nanoparticles surrounded by thick DNA shells pack in a never-before-seen 'zigzag' pattern.
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A new approach to targeting cancer cells
A research team has come up with a new approach to targeting cancer cells that circumvents a challenge faced by currently available cancer drugs.
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Polymers jump through hoops on pathway to sustainable materials
Recyclable plastics that contain ring-shaped polymers may be a key to developing sustainable synthetic materials. Despite some promising advances,...
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Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts
A detailed new model of a bacterial secretion system provides directions for developing precisely targeted antibiotics.
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Death of the middleman? Imagining a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods
Researchers see a blockchain-driven future where cars, homes and appliances can buy and sell digital information.
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Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth
Machine learning can help bring to Earth the clean fusion energy that lights the sun and stars. Researchers are using this form of artificial...
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Wearable cooling and heating patch could serve as personal thermostat and save energy
Engineers have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work, or on the go. The soft, stretchy patch...
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Ultra-clean fabrication platform produces nearly ideal 2D transistors
Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have demonstrated a nearly ideal transistor made from a 2D material stack -- with only a...
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Sex Toy Testimony at NXIVM Trial Raises Questions About Kink and ConsentGraphic testimony about a $900 purchase of BDSM sex toys drew gasps from the crowd