deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Water vapor sets some oxides aflutter
Newly discovered phenomenon could affect materials in batteries and water-splitting devices. [caption id="attachment_10216" align="alignnone" width="639"] These images, taken from a transmission electron microscope, show a perovskite material oscillating as it is exposed to water vapor…
Unraveling Roundworm Nerve Regeneration Mechanism Could Aid Nerve…
By studying nerve regeneration in roundworms, researchers in Japan have discovered another signaling pathway that induces nerves to regenerate. [caption id="attachment_10209" align="alignnone" width="800"] Regenerating neurons in C. elegansCopyright : Naoki Hisamoto[/caption] Nagoya, Japan – Certain…
With Worrisome Animal Research, More Focus Needed on…
In this new era of legalized marijuana, far too little research has been conducted on the effect of cannabis on the development of human embryos, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center who scoured medical…
IL-34: a new, possible target to tackle drug-resistant…
A team of researchers has discovered that chemoresistant lung cancer cells suppress immune functions and strengthen resistance to chemotherapy by producing interleukin-34 (IL-34)—a type of cytokine. [caption id="attachment_10202" align="alignnone" width="599"] Expression of IL-34 (brown) in…