Turing structures in a manmade interface
In 1952, Alan Turing, the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, proposed that certain repetitive natural patterns may be produced by the interaction of two specific substances through the reaction-diffusion process. In this system,.....»»
Self-assembled nanoscale architectures could feature improved electronic, optical, and mechanical properties
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of novel nanoscale structures using simple polymers as starting materials. Under the electron micro.....»»
Revealing biochemical "rings of power"
Benzobactins are bacterial natural products that have special biological activity due to a compound consisting of two ring structures. The bacterial genes responsible for the formation of the compound were previously unclear. Now, scientists at the M.....»»
New insights into mitochondrial nucleoid dynamics
Mitochondria are important cellular structures that are vital for their role in generating energy. Mitochondria are dynamic, meaning they constantly fuse together and split apart. They contain a small amount of genetic information known as mitochondr.....»»
Gene-reading enzyme razes and rebuilds DNA-winding structures in its path
RIKEN researchers have shown how a gene-reading enzyme manages to dismantle bead-like structures of DNA and reassemble them at high speed, without disrupting the integrity of genomic organization. Their findings, now published in Science, could help.....»»
Apple debuts redesigned iCloud web interface with customizable tiles, more
Apple has launched a new iCloud interface on the web for all users. This new design is far more modern and customizable, with a tile-based interface that shows information from Apple’s various iCloud apps and services. This includes Mail, Reminder.....»»
Mitochondria have a waste disposal mechanism to get rid of mutated mtDNA
Scientists at the University of Cologne have discovered how cells can eliminate mutated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Due to their evolutionary descent from bacteria, mitochondria still have genetic material packaged in chromosome-like structures (nucle.....»»
Rockets to uncover electric circuit that powers the northern lights
A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the Aurora Current and Electrodynamics Structures II, or ACES II, instrument will launch from Andøya.....»»
Micron Authenta enhancements boost end-to-end cloud services across the IoT ecosystem
Micron Technology expands portfolio for its silicon root-of-trust solution, Authenta, making its cloud-based internet of things (IoT) security offerings more widely accessible. Micron is enabling Authenta in a family of Serial Peripheral Interface NO.....»»
New review examines the structural diversity of the endoplasmic reticulum
A new review in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology from the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus examines the diverse endoplasmic reticulum structures that have been described by light and electron microscopy......»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 407: New Apple TV hands-on, sports streaming, iOS 16.2 beta
Benjamin gives some hands-on impressions with the new Apple TV 4K. Hey Siri changes are rumored, and iOS 16.2 beta includes a whole new user interface with Custom Accessibility Mode. Plus, Zac got a Trail Loop for his Apple Watch Ultra, and takes a.....»»
Instagram Web gets new, more modern interface – and yet no iPad app
It has been a while since Instagram introduced a website to let users access the social network from anywhere through a web browser. Over time, Instagram Web has been updated with many new features. This week, the Instagram website has been complete.....»»
Google’s new Gmail interface is here to stay
Google has confirmed that they will be keeping its new Gmail interface and that users will not be able to revert back to the old design. The post Google’s new Gmail interface is here to stay first appeared on Phandroid. As most Gmail user.....»»
Wildfire season: Improving community evacuation plans using data-driven models
Wildfires pose a significant risk to residents living in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) in the American West, and a South Dakota State University assistant professor hopes his research can help make resort towns and other communities with high tr.....»»
GIS to see 4Q22 sales buoyed by shipments for new iPads
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) will see its shipments for new iPads to buoy revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022, which may be on par with the prior quarter's level, according to market sources......»»
Learning from animal evolution to reproduce materials for vibration damping and acoustic wave control
Through millions of years of evolution, nature has produced biological systems with exceptional properties and functionalities. Many organisms have adapted to their particular environment by creating extraordinarily efficient materials and structures.....»»
A new approach for high-throughput quantitative phase microscopy
Cell organelles are involved in a variety of cellular life activities. Their dysfunction is closely related to the development and metastasis of cancer. Exploration of subcellular structures and their abnormal states facilitates insights into the mec.....»»
Overcoming the optical resolution limit
When measuring with light, the lateral extent of the structures that can be resolved by an optical imaging system is fundamentally diffraction limited. Overcoming this limitation is a topic of great interest in recent research, and several approaches.....»»
BeyondTrust Remote Support 22.3 enhances service desk efficiency
BeyondTrust releases BeyondTrust Remote Support 22.3 to improve time to value and introduce more granular and integrated support for complex environments and large deployments. The latest enhancements to the /login administrative interface make getti.....»»
Topological near fields generated by topological structures
Metamaterials and metaoptics offer a broad dimension to explore exotic functionalities in physics and optics. In a new report now published in Science Advances, Jie Peng and a team of scientists in physics and interdisciplinary studies at the City Un.....»»
In nanotube science, is boron nitride the new carbon?
Engineers at MIT and the University of Tokyo have produced centimeter-scale structures, large enough for the eye to see, that are packed with hundreds of billions of hollow aligned fibers, or nanotubes, made from hexagonal boron nitride......»»