Smaller, faster and more efficient modulator sets to revolutionize optoelectronic industry
A research team has successfully fabricated a tiny on-chip lithium niobate modulator, an essential component for the optoelectronic industry. The modulator is smaller, more...
Crowd counting through walls with WiFi
Researchers have given the first demonstration of crowd counting through walls using only everyday communication signals such as WiFi. The technique, which requires only...
Technology and therapy help individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries take steps
Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to walk over ground with epidural stimulation following epidural...
Parasite makes quick exit when researchers remove the handbrake
Researchers have discovered a way to halt the invasion of the toxoplasmosis-causing parasite into cells, depriving the parasite of a key factor necessary for...
Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower
Researchers have discovered that the gene FT -- the primary driver of the transition to flowering in plants each spring -- does something unexpected...
How nature, nurture shape the sleeping brain
Some patterns of electrical activity generated by the brain during sleep are inherited, according to a study of teenage twins. Pinpointing the relative contributions...
In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor modulators
Fast-breeding zebrafish, combined with fluorescent tagging, could be a powerful way to find new cancer drugs. This study tested >3,800 drugs in high-throughput fashion...
Children found capable of using the ‘wisdom of crowds’
Children, like adults, can improve their response to difficult tasks by the power of group work, new research has found.
DNA islands effective as ‘anti-bacterial drones’
Genomic 'islands' that evolved from viruses can be converted into 'drones' that disable Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria that are often resistant to antibiotics, a new...
Physical activity necessary to maintain heart-healthy lifestyle
Exercise and physical activity are of vast global importance to prevent and control the increasing problem of heart disease and stroke, according to a...
