Dazzling – and Fortunate – Story of Gold

New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle. Artistic rendering of a large collision on the…

The hidden costs of engineered stone countertops

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I renovated my kitchen two years ago, and now I can’t help but wonder: Is someone sick or dying because of my design choices? Among the…

Protein Deficiency Reveals Evidence Fragile X Develops Before Birth

Summary: Researchers shifted the paradigm around Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading form of inherited intellectual disability, by uncovering its developmental origins pre-birth through the role of FMRP, a protein.…

5 things to know about NASA’s deep space optical communications

NASA’s DSOC is composed of a flight laser transceiver attached to Psyche and a ground system that will send and receive laser signals. Clockwise from top left: the Psyche spacecraft…

Flexible sensors made of nanomaterials—and the metaverse—will redefine how people live in the future

The future metaverse system includes a neuro-triggered interface sensor (i). Reproduced with permission from WILEY. ©2019 by the Wiley Online Library. A magnetic sensor that can provide feedback based on…

Researchers define normal natriuretic peptide level range across lifespan of healthy US population

Age-specific NT-proBNP concentrations stratified by age and race and ethnicity. Credit: JACC: Heart Failure (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.07.018 Natriuretic peptides are hormones with a range of key functions vital for regulating…

Bluetooth inventors get OK to use Viking king’s name

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To the backdrop of the vast Jelling stones, Denmark on Tuesday granted the inventors of Bluetooth technology permission to use the name and symbol of Harald…

Ionic crystal generates molecular ions upon positron irradiation

Gene editing can make chickens resistant to bird flu

Chickens genetically modified to be impervious to bird flu may one day prevent the spread of the disease on farms, a study suggests. Just small tweaks to a single gene…

A human-inspired robotic hand based on a modular structure

The components of the team’s robotic hand. (a) The design of the bones for the index finger is based on the human index finger bones. There are four bones connected…