#Astronomers detect teraelectronvolt emission from the gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C

“#Astronomers detect teraelectronvolt emission from the gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C” Light curves in the keV, GeV and TeV bands, and spectral evolution in the TeV band for GRB 190114C. Credit: MAGIC Collaboration, 2020. An international team of astronomers has detected a teraelectronvolt (TeV) emission from a gamma-ray burst designated GRB 190114C. The discovery could improve…

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#Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth

“#Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth” Scanning electron micrographs of maize plant cells. Wild-type (left), and the TANGLED1 mutant (RIGHT). Credit: Carolyn Rasmussen/UCR When cells don’t divide into proper copies of themselves, living things fail to grow as they should. For the first time, scientists now understand how a protein called TANGLED1 can…

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#Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed, study finds

“#Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed, study finds” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Terrorism has typically been considered an organized activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. However, in recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention has increasingly focused on the construct of the lone terrorist – although Flinders…

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#Cell removal as the result of a mechanical instability

“#Cell removal as the result of a mechanical instability” Figure 1. Schematic illustration of cell extrusion from epithelial tissue. Credit: Kanazawa University Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Biophysical Journal that the process of cell removal from an epithelial layer follows from an inherent mechanical instability. Moreover, the forces generated by an extruding cell…

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#Lockdown research shows working from home pays off

“#Lockdown research shows working from home pays off” Credit: Tilburg University The lockdown in the corona crisis is unintentionally the biggest working from home experiment ever. Recent research carried out by Tilburg University in collaboration with Veldhoen Company shows that working from home pays off. People say that it fits in better with their own…

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#Preventing lithium loss for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries

“#Preventing lithium loss for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries” Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology A team of Korean researchers has developed a processing technology for maximizing energy densities of high-capacity batteries. The joint research team, which consists of Dr. Minah Lee and Dr. Jihyun Hong of the Clean Energy Institute, Korea Institute of Science and…

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#Scientists provide new explanation for the strange asymmetry of the moon

“#Scientists provide new explanation for the strange asymmetry of the moon” The composition of the Moon’s near side is oddly different from that of its far side, and scientists think they finally understand why. Credit: NASA/NOAA The Earth‐moon system’s history remains mysterious. Scientists believe the system formed when a Mars‐sized body collided with the proto‐Earth….

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#Geologists shed light on the Tibetan Plateau origin puzzle: an open-and-shut perspective

“#Geologists shed light on the Tibetan Plateau origin puzzle: an open-and-shut perspective” Scientists unraveled part of the mystery surrounding the complex geological structures of the southern Tibetan Plateau Credit: Earth Science Frontiers Earth’s geographical surfaces formed over millions of years, and various theories aim to explain their formation. The most popular theory, called plate tectonics,…

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