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06/02/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Biologist discovers one molecule that makes naked mole rats almost immune to cancer

Naked mole rats have long been a source of fascination to scientists. These cold-blooded mammals can go as long as 18 minutes without oxygen, they form breeding colonies like insects, and they appear not to age, which means they’re as likely to die when they’re 25 as they are when they’re 1. Females don’t undergo […]

05/25/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Enzyme discovery enables production of renewable biofuel; could replace petroleum-based gasoline additive

At a time when population growth is making sources of energy more limited, looking for alternate sources of renewable energy is as important as ever. The discovery of a new enzyme that enables the microbial production of a renewable option to petroleum-based toluene, a popular octane booster in gasoline, is, therefore, welcome news. This also […]

05/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Theoretical physicists have proposed a new form of matter called “superfluid quasicrystal”

Matter isn’t just limited to the solid, liquid, and gaseous forms you’re familiar with. It also takes other forms, such as the plasma in the Sun or your plasma TV. In a ScienceDaily article, a new Dallas-based study has proposed a new form of matter called “superfluid quasicrystal.” A superfluid is a very rare state […]

05/23/2018 / By David Williams

New form of laser that can work in room temperature holds potential for space industry, quantum technologies

Lasers were invented at pretty much the exact same time as masers, but you don’t hear much about the latter nowadays. That’s because lasers became the worldwide standard for all sorts of industrial applications, while masers were simply far too impractical to be used in the real world. But now a group of researchers have […]

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