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Magnetized viruses attack harmful bacteria

Сер 1 2017

Antibacterial phages combined with magnetic nanoparticle clusters effectively kill infectious bacteria found in water treatment systems. A weak magnetic field draws the clusters into biofilms that protect the bacteria and break them up so the phages can reach them.

NASA continues to study pulsars, 50 years after their chance discovery

Сер 1 2017

These rotating 'lighthouse' neutron stars begin their lives as stars between about seven and 20 times the mass of our sun. Some are found to spin hundreds of times per second, faster than the blades of a household blender, and they possess enormously strong magnetic fields.

New imaging tracer allows early assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm risk

Сер 1 2017

Researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging with SPECT/CT could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Delaying surgical treatment can be life-threatening, and this new type of imaging could allow physicians to diagnose disease and better plan its management.

Neuroscientists pinpoint what happens during the brain’s ‘Aha!’ moments

Сер 1 2017

Neuroscientists pinpoint what happens during the brain’s ‘Aha!’ momentsYou know that “aha!” moment when you’re hit with the answer to a tough question?

Scientists turn to big data in hunt for minerals, oil and gas

Сер 1 2017

Scientists turn to big data in hunt for minerals, oil and gasScientists searching for everything from oil and gas to copper a

Technique enables printable and rewritable color images

Сер 1 2017

A chemical process that allows color images to be printed on specially coated paper and then erased so that different images can be printed on the same paper has been developed.

Magic helps unmask how the brain works

Сер 1 2017

Scientists have used the 'mirror box' illusion -- an old magic trick - in a number of neuroscience studies. Researchers are using a new version of the illusion to study how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs to perceive our bodies and the world around us.

You Could Be NASA's New Planetary Protection Officer

Сер 1 2017

You Could Be NASA's New Planetary Protection OfficerIf you got the job, you'd protect NASA's search for alien life — and make six figures.


No simple way of predicting breathing difficulties in pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs from external features

Сер 1 2017

As many as a half of all short-nosed dogs such as pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs experience breathing difficulties related to their facial structure. However, research suggests that there is no way to accurately predict from visible features whether an apparently healthy pug or French bulldog will go on to develop breathing difficulties.

Dietary restriction can improve learning in worms

Сер 1 2017

Dietary restriction -- the reduction of a specific nutrient or total dietary intake without triggering malnutrition -- increases longevity and improves learning, but are these processes regulated separately? A new study indicates that the answer is 'yes.'