Using a technique called data sonification, a recent college graduate has converted the visible light given off by the elements into audio, creating unique, complex sounds for each one.
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Researchers report they have replicated the tunable transparency of some squid skin cells in mammalian cells, which can be cultured.
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A new method can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material. The discovery could have implications for low-resource countries and combat the widespread problem of toxic dye discharge.
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Scientists at the University of Manchester have switched from using astronauts’ blood as a concrete binding agent to potato starch.
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Researchers have developed a new sensitive method that analyzes viral nucleic acids in just 20 minutes and can be completed in one step with “glow-in-the-dark” proteins.
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How do you keep people safe while not infringing on the rights of legal users? Evan Darzi and Neil Garg believe the answer to that question is electrochemistry.
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The thrill of discovery is powerful—as is the sting of failure. Scientists all around the world know that, and some of them probably even remember their first big failed experiment to this day.
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A research team has discovered that two common strawberry fungicides can impact cellular mechanisms, creating berries with subdued flavor and sweetness, as well as a lower nutritional value.
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The amount of surface oxygen in graphene materials is a key factor in how effective they could be in killing bacteria, a discovery that may help to design safer and more effective products to combat antimicrobial resistance.
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An innovative adaptation of the technology in an old inkjet printer plus AI-assisted imaging leads to a faster, cheaper way to spot bacteria in blood, wastewater, and more.
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Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.
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It’s a simple concept, but a drastic departure from the status quo of chemicals management in the U.S. and Canada.
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Researchers have developed a universal connector, with “LEGO-like” qualities, which makes assembling stretchable devices simple and quick.
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A team of undergraduate and graduate chemistry students at Ohio University recently uncovered a new class of compounds that can target RNA and disrupt its function.
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Researchers developed a strip-type urine sensor that can amplify the light signal of metabolites in urine, diagnosing cancer in the field.
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