#Using math formulas to predict earthquakes

“#Using math formulas to predict earthquakes” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at Lyell Centre in Edinburgh, has developed a way to use math formulas to help predict when an earthquake is likely to happen. In their paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, the group describes translating the movement of…

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#Long-term heat-storage ceramics absorbing thermal energy from hot water

“#Long-term heat-storage ceramics absorbing thermal energy from hot water” First-principles calculations of formation energies. (A) Periodic table colored by the total electronic energies of λ-Ti3O5 with an elemental substitution. Blue elements are those where substituted λ-Ti3O5 shows a lower formation energy than that of pure λ-Ti3O5. Orange elements are those where substituted λ-Ti3O5 shows a…

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#Crop infesting spores ‘tricked’ by new biomaterials to aid global wheat production

“#Crop infesting spores ‘tricked’ by new biomaterials to aid global wheat production” Credit: CC0 Public Domain New man-made materials developed by scientists have been successfully used to confuse and trick harmful spores which attack wheat crops into growing on an alternative host to help farmers protect their food production. Researchers at The University of Manchester…

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#New bioink for cell bioprinting in 3-D

“#New bioink for cell bioprinting in 3-D” Bioprinting. Credit: Magnus Johansson A research group led by Daniel Aili, associate professor at Linköping University, has developed a bioink to print tissue-mimicking material in 3-D printers. The scientists have developed a method and a material that allow cells to survive and thrive. “Bioprinting is a new and…

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#Local changes in species diversity in Europe

“#Local changes in species diversity in Europe” The study examined over 6,200 species from eight taxonomic groups, including insects, birds, and flowering plants. Credit: Senckenberg Together with an international team, Senckenberg researchers published the results of a unique compilation of 161 biodiversity time series (over 15 to 91 years) covering 6,200 marine, terrestrial, and freshwater…

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#New technique to study superheavy elements

“#New technique to study superheavy elements” Laser resonance chromatography will initially be used to investigate lawrencium, element 103. Credit: Mustapha Laatiaoui Superheavy elements are intriguing nuclear and atomic quantum systems that challenge experimental probing as they do not occur in nature and, when synthesized, vanish within seconds. Pushing the forefront of atomic physics research to…

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#Hidden in our genes: Discovering the fate of cell development

“#Hidden in our genes: Discovering the fate of cell development” Mapping correlation between genes within a mouse olfactory bulb. Credit: Springer Nature/University of Sydney As cells develop, changes in how our genes interact determines their fate. Differences in these genetic interactions can make our cells robust to infection from viruses or make it possible for…

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#Tiny bubbles make a quantum leap

“#Tiny bubbles make a quantum leap” Schematic of a laser-illuminated nano-optical probe investigating a strained nanobubble of tungsten diselenide (WSe2; green and yellow balls), a 2-dimensional semiconductor. The single layer of WSe2 is sitting on a layer of boron nitride (blue and grey balls). Credit: Nicholas Borys/Montana State University July 13, 2020—Researchers at Columbia Engineering…

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