A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from…
Air pollution in New York City linked to…
Flames rise from an experimental forest fire in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories.Credit: Stefan Doerr via Immage A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S.…
NASA, SpaceX Complete Final Major Flight Test of…
Washington (NASA)-- NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins carrying…
Protein links childhood stress to irritable bowel syndrome
Stressful childhood events trigger abnormal signalling from a protein called nerve growth factor, initiating a cascade of changes that ultimately lead to the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The finding uncovers a link between…