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Northwestern University researchers have introduced a soil-microbe-powered fuel cell, significantly outperforming similar technologies and providing a sustainable solution for powering low-energy devices.

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, have discovered that T cells can be genetically modified to target and eliminate senescent cells, which contribute to aging and related diseases. Their findings in mice show that a single treatment with CAR T cells can lead to improved health outcomes, including reduced body weight...

The vagus nerve sends internal sensory information from the gut to the brain about the nutritional value of food. But, the molecular basis of the reward in the brain associated with what we eat has been incompletely understood....

In this perspective, Fokas argues that computations reflect a small part of conscious thinking and that conscious thought itself is just one part of human cognition. An immense amount of unconscious work goes on behind the scenes....

A Big Cosmological Mystery...

This study shows that the reaction of dissolved hydrogen and bicarbonate with the iron-rich mineral magnetite under conditions similar to mild hydrothermal vents generate a range of molecules including fatty acids up to 18 carbon atoms in length. Their results may provide a plausible genesis of the organic molecules that form...

In these two new studies a new hypothesis for explaining the effectiveness of ECT as a treatment for depression symptoms proposes that ECT alleviates symptoms by increasing aperiodic activity, a type of electrical activity in the brain that doesn’t follow a consistent pattern and is generally considered to be the brain’s...

Project to develop a blood-based test to identify patients with early pancreatic cancer receives PanKind funding boost....

This study shows the development and capabilities of Coscientist, an artificial intelligence system driven by GPT-4 that autonomously designs, plans and performs complex experiments using tools such as documentation search, code execution and experimental automation....

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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an innovative car fuel system that operates in a circular manner, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. This system utilizes a unique liquid that, when combined with a solid catalyst, transforms into hydrogen fuel for the car. After usage, the spent liquid is removed from...

Researchers have found that ancient stars could have generated elements heavier than those naturally found on Earth, with atomic masses over 260 by identifying excess abundances of elements in some stars consistent with these elements being fission products of even heavier elements, indicating that some r-process events make...

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In November this year, the northern lights were seen unusually far south, in locations like Italy and Texas. This was due to the effects of a solar coronal mass ejection on Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. However, this was minor compared to a massive solar storm in February 1872. The 1872

Researchers have discovered previously unknown physical effects in systems made up of particles whose propulsion speed depends on their orientation. The field of research focusing on self-propelled particles, known as active particles, is rapidly expanding. In most theoretical models, these particl

A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration.