Nucleo-cytoplasmic interaction in seedless cybrid citrus
Male sterility is important for seedless citrus breeding. A long juvenile phase and nucellar polyembryony leads to low efficiency of hybrid breeding in citrus. The Citrus research group in National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilizatio.....»»
Warm and cold: Interactive media tools shape political feelings and attitudes
Tools that invite interaction with political news online—such as liking and commenting buttons—can change users' feelings toward those who hold opposing political views......»»
Insights into pathogen-host interaction offer clue to protecting crops from blast disease
A mechanism used by a fungal pathogen to promote spread of the devastating cereal crop disease, blast, has been revealed in fine detail......»»
AI is changing scientists" understanding of language learning—and raising questions about an innate grammar
Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most books and movies, the language of everyday interaction tends to be messy and incomplete, full of false starts, interruptions and people talking over each other. From casual conversations between fr.....»»
Report: Hurricane Ian farm loss could reach $1.56B
Agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian's high winds and drenching rains could reach $1.56 billion, with citrus, cattle, vegetable and melon operations among the hardest hit, the University of Florida reported Tuesday in a preliminary estima.....»»
Adaptive AI Will Improve the Customer Experience
Adaptive AI can be used to continually improve the customer experience with each iteration of an interaction between a customer and a brand. Continue reading........»»
The missing link: Fatty acid metabolism impacts plant immunity
That healthy salad you ate for lunch contains fatty acids—surprised? Fatty acids, lipids, and fats in our food may sound undesirable, but they are foundational to human life and to the plants we consume. Their interaction with certain proteins help.....»»
Research team develops a theory to improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices
The University of Alicante Quantum Chemistry group has predicted and published the existence of a new natural phenomenon in matter-radiation interaction, which has recently been experimentally confirmed. This finding is the subject of the review that.....»»
Stabilizing polarons opens up new physics
Physicists at EPFL have developed a formulation to solve the longstanding problem of electron self-interaction when studying polarons—quasiparticles produced by electron-phonon interactions in materials. The work can lead to unprecedented calculati.....»»
Researchers propose and demonstrate an optical black hole cavity based on transformation optics
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) cavities represent an intriguing platform for intensely enhancing light-matter interaction. It lays the foundations for ultra-low threshold lasers, ultra-sensitive sensing, nonlinear optics and quantum photonics. The con.....»»
When dangerous toxins teach fundamental biology
"What our work shows is how a complex in the center of the cell, the ER-Golgi interaction region, controls plasma membrane cholesterol, which is essential for many cellular functions, if not essential for multicellular life," says Professor Gisou van.....»»
A Wheel Made of ‘Odd Matter’ Spontaneously Rolls Uphill
Physicists have solved a key problem of robotic locomotion by revising the usual rules of interaction between simple component parts......»»
Can Conversational AI Improve the Online Retail Experience?
The pandemic, which largely restricted physical interaction, meant that both retailers and consumers had to learn and adapt to digital communication tools. Continue reading........»»
How to create a poll in Slack
Want to encourage more interaction with your team, get their opinions, or obtain general feedback? You can create a Slack poll easily in just a few minutes......»»
New insights into the interaction of topological insulators
Tungsten di-telluride (WTe2) has recently proven to be a promising material for the realization of topological states. These are regarded as the key to novel "spintronic" devices and quantum computers of the future due to their unique electronic prop.....»»
Researchers find novel topology-correlation interplay in toy model system built from iridate superlattice
In topological physics, band topology often originates from spin-orbit interaction, which gives rise to complex hopping parameters. While this approach has enjoyed great success in non-interacting or weakly interacting electronic materials, the conse.....»»
Social connection drives learning in bird brain
Juvenile zebra finches learn songs directly from a tutor—usually their father—through a social interaction that keeps them motivated and on-task. Young birds who simply hear the songs through a speaker, without the tutor's one-on-one instruction,.....»»
Shortening the juvenile period for citrus crops to improve food stability
Citrus represents important commercial fruit crops worldwide. The juvenile period of citrus ranges from 6 to 20 years, seriously hindering conventional breeding and heredity improvement. Furthermore, the selection of ideal commercial and cultural tra.....»»
Cousin of crop-killing bacteria mutating rapidly
A bacterial species closely related to deadly citrus greening disease is rapidly evolving its ability to infect insect hosts, and possibly plants as well......»»
Toyota senior program manager killed during charity bike ride in Mich.
Edward Erickson "had been a champion for cycling safety and regularly educated our team members on the rules of the road for vehicle interaction," Toyota said in a statement......»»
Stadium Live raises $10M for sports and social interaction
Sports and social interaction platform Stadium Live raised a $10 million round. KB Partners and Union Square Ventures led the round. Sports and social interaction platform Stadium Live raised a $10 million round. KB Partners and Union Square Vent.....»»