/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An international team of anthropologists, cultural heritage specialists and lab analysts has found tattoos of a type never seen before on the face and arm of an 800-year-old Andean mummy. Their paper is published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage. /news/2025-05-tattoos-rare-composition-year-andean.html Archaeology Tue, 20 May 2025 15:50:01 EDT news666974555 Researchers at the University of Sydney have successfully performed a quantum simulation of chemical dynamics with real molecules for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the application of quantum computing to chemistry and medicine. /news/2025-05-quantum-simulation-captures-driven-chemical.html Analytical Chemistry Thu, 15 May 2025 12:04:04 EDT news666529441 A research team has developed a "next-generation AI electronic nose" capable of distinguishing scents like the human olfactory system does and analyzing them using artificial intelligence. This technology converts scent molecules into electrical signals and trains AI models on their unique patterns. It holds great promise for applications in personalized health care, the cosmetics industry, and environmental monitoring. /news/2025-05-ai-powered-electronic-nose-diverse.html Bio & Medicine Fri, 02 May 2025 11:43:04 EDT news665404982 On a wave-battered rock in the northern Pacific Ocean, a fish called the sculpin grips the surface firmly to maintain stability in its harsh environment. Unlike sea urchins, which use their glue-secreting tube feet to adhere to their surroundings, sculpins manage to grip without a specialized adhesive organ like tube feet or the suction cups of octopuses. /news/2025-04-microscopic-fin-features-sculpins-turbulent.html Plants & Animals Cell & Microbiology Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:41:04 EDT news664641661 Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences, such as anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team led by scientists at Penn State has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect real emotions—by measuring things like skin temperature and heart rate—even when users put on a brave face. /news/2025-04-high-tech-sticker-real-human.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:19:05 EDT news664467541 An international team of paleontologists, geoscientists and biologists has found via analysis of melanosome patterns in fossilized Mesozoic mammals, that they most likely had dark, uniformly dull fur coloring. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes how they created a predictive model to analyze melanosome patterns found in fossilized fur samples. /news/2025-03-melanosome-patterns-mesozoic-mammals-dark.html Paleontology & Fossils Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:36:05 EDT news661163756 Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn apart. /news/2025-03-supercomputer-molecular-blueprint-dna.html Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:33:05 EDT news661019581 Many biologically important molecules change shape when stimulated by UV radiation. Although this property can also be found in some drugs, it is not yet well understood. Using an innovative technique, an international team involving researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt, the European XFEL in Schenefeld and the Deutschen Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg has elucidated this ultra-fast process, and made it visible in slow motion, with the help of X-ray light. The method opens up exciting new ways of analyzing many other molecules. /news/2025-03-ray-snapshot-substance.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:15:05 EDT news660824101 Touch a hot plate and your hand flies back. While the response is almost instant, researchers are still working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these sensations of heat and pain. /news/2025-03-receptor-pain-therapies.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:48:53 EST news660563327 Nature is full of masters of disguise. From the chameleon to arctic hare, natural camouflage is a common yet powerful way to survive in the wild. But one animal might surprise you with its camouflage capabilities: the squid. /news/2025-03-squid-nature-camouflagers-explanation.html Biochemistry Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:27:04 EST news660490021 Stretchable display materials, which are gaining traction in the next-generation display market, have the advantage of being able to stretch and bend freely, but the limitations of existing materials have resulted in distorted screens and poor fit. /news/2025-02-transparent-stretchable-substrate-image-distortion.html Nanomaterials Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:35:21 EST news659975701 A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot—literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over moist, slick surfaces. /news/2025-01-animal-footpads-polymer-ice.html Polymers Analytical Chemistry Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:17:06 EST news657451021 A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved a groundbreaking quantum simulation of the non-Hermitian skin effect in two dimensions using ultracold fermions, marking a significant advance in quantum physics research. /news/2025-01-physicists-simulation-hermitian-skin-effect.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:49:38 EST news655570171 As the demand for thinner, lighter, and more flexible electronic devices grows, the need for advanced manufacturing processes has become critical. Polyimide (PI) films are widely used in these applications due to their excellent thermal stability and mechanical flexibility. They are crucial for emerging technologies like rollable displays, wearable sensors, and implantable photonic devices. /news/2025-01-graphene-technique-ultrathin-flexible-electronics.html Nanomaterials Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:19:03 EST news655561141 A team of researchers led by professors Wybren Jan Buma at the University of Amsterdam and Vasilios Stavros at the University of Warwick (U.K.) have laid the groundwork for using urocanic acid and its derivatives as a novel class of sunscreen filters. Urocanic acid is a naturally occurring UV-A and UV-B absorbing compound found in the skin. /news/2024-11-generation-nature-sunscreens-molecular-scaffold.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:46:05 EST news651501957 Queen Mary University of London researchers have developed new nanocomposite films using starch instead of petroleum-based materials, marking a significant advancement in the field of sustainable electronics. /news/2024-10-scientists-starch-nanocomposite-pave-green.html Nanomaterials Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:32:03 EDT news649589521 Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz first became intrigued by malaria when he was a young boy in South Africa. His father, who scouted the continent in search of wood for the family business, brought back not only tales of elephants and gorillas but also skin rashes and ringing in his ears, side effects of the quinine he took to prevent malaria. /news/2024-10-definitive-atomic-heme-crystals-malaria.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:37:06 EDT news649327022 Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light. The counterintuitive process—a topical application of food-safe dye—was reversible in tests with animal subjects, and may ultimately apply to a wide range of medical diagnostics, from locating injuries to monitoring digestive disorders to identifying cancers. /news/2024-09-window-body-technique-skin-invisible.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:00:01 EDT news644751351 The use of wearable electronics that continuously monitor biosignals has transformed the health care and fitness industries. These devices are becoming increasingly common and are projected to reach a market valuation of approximately USD 572.06 billion by 2033. /news/2024-07-flexible-durable-bioelectrodes-future-health.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:46:03 EDT news639218762 For years, Prof. Bozhi Tian's lab has been learning how to integrate the world of electronics—rigid, metallic, bulky—with the world of the body—soft, flexible, delicate. In their latest work, they have created a prototype for what they call "living bioelectronics": a combination of living cells, gel, and electronics that can integrate with living tissue. /news/2024-05-scientists-bioelectronics-skin.html Biochemistry Materials Science Fri, 31 May 2024 11:20:14 EDT news636373210 Researchers have discovered how the protein XPD detects severe DNA damage and controls its repair. /news/2024-05-dna-mechanism-elucidated-cryo-electron.html Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 28 May 2024 10:49:03 EDT news636112141 In the rapidly evolving field of photonics, an advancement has emerged from Korea, redefining the possibilities of structural color manipulation. Scientists have developed a pioneering technology capable of omnidirectional wavelength tuning, which promises to revolutionize a myriad of tunable photonic applications. /news/2024-05-omnidirectional-wavelength-tuning-method-possibilities.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 22 May 2024 11:46:03 EDT news635597161 Cancer-causing flame retardants found in everyday things like plastics, furniture, fabrics and electronics can be sucked up by the skin and absorbed into the bloodstream in 24 hours, scientists have found. /news/2024-04-toxic-fireproof-chemicals-absorbed-3d.html Environment Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:09:04 EDT news632671741 Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable electronics. Their work has been published in the journal Nature. /news/2024-03-scientists-ultra-thin-semiconductor-fibers.html Materials Science Sat, 23 Mar 2024 09:20:01 EDT news630058577 Bioelectronics is a field of research in which biology and electronics converge. In medicine, for example, an external electric current is used to cure or monitor diseases of the nervous system, and also to monitor biomarkers in situ. Devices made of conductive materials are used for these applications. /news/2024-02-biocompatible-materials-bioelectronic-applications.html Nanomaterials Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:21:03 EST news628327261 Scientists are getting a more detailed look than ever before at the electrons they use in precision experiments. /news/2024-02-laser-focused-electrons-shatters-world.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Optics & Photonics Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:02:31 EST news628178545 A new technique for electrospinning sponges has allowed scientists from the University of Surrey to directly produce 3D scaffolds—on which skin grafts could be grown from the patient's own skin. /news/2024-02-lab-spun-sponges-scaffolds-skin.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:41:02 EST news627907261 A significant breakthrough has been achieved by quantum physicists from Dresden and Würzburg. They've created a semiconductor device where exceptional robustness and sensitivity are ensured by a quantum phenomenon. This topological skin effect shields the functionality of the device from external perturbations, allowing for measurements of unprecedented precision. /news/2024-01-quantum-physicists-robust-ultra-sensitive.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:47:24 EST news624804440 A recent study published in Nature Electronics discusses stretchable graphene–hydrogel interfaces for wearable and implantable bioelectronics. /news/2024-01-laser-graphene-extremely-temperatures-ultrathin.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:01:40 EST news624200497 Lead-208 has an intriguing nucleus. It is neutron rich, containing 82 protons and 126 neutrons. One of its more interesting properties is its structure: its center is composed of both protons and neutrons, but at its edge, there is a diffuse shell of mostly neutrons. Scientists call this the neutron "skin." /news/2023-11-heavy-ion-collisions-lhc-scientists-thickness.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:58:04 EST news619271881