“We know the genes, but not their functions.” To resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research team has proposed a cutting-edge research strategy that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drastically accelerate the…
NASA’s InSight Lander Captures Audio of First Likely…
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake.” The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, was recorded on April 6, the…
How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels…
An MIT research team that has already conquered the problem of getting ketchup out of its bottle has now tackled a new category of consumer and manufacturing woe: how to get much thicker materials to…
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Fruit fly studies reveal proteins that promote healthy nervous system development by preventing the reversal of nerve cell differentiation. A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of themultiprotein ‘Integrator complex’, known for…
New concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks
Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases. Heavy-duty trucks, such as the 18-wheelers that transport many of the world’s goods from farm or factory to market,…






