BEIJING, Feb 10– Researchers in China have developed improved at-home test strips that can quickly and accurately detect feline and canine parvoviruses, potentially helping pet owners identify life-threatening infections earlier, according to a study published…
TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Researchers create atom-thick alloys with unanticipated magnetic properties [caption id="attachment_13336" align="alignnone" width="640"] A high-angle annular dark-field image of pure rhenium diselenide. In the key at bottom right, rhenium atoms are blue and selenium atoms yellow.…
Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort. [caption id="attachment_13333" align="alignnone" width="639"] Engineers at MIT have developed a new model to simulate dynamic soaring, and have used it to identify the optimal…
MIT professor Kieran Setiya’s book “Midlife” aims to smooth out the rocky road of middle age. [caption id="attachment_13330" align="alignnone" width="639"] MIT philosophy professor Kieran Setiya has a new book, “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide,” published by…
[caption id="attachment_13319" align="alignright" width="191"] Jean-Michel Ané[/caption] Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Florida will use a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study how some plants partner…