Was Vinnie Johnson"s Piston Group the subject of a takeover plot?
The longtime auto supplier's favorable court decision was the culmination of a bitter legal fight that dragged on more than three years — and may not be done yet. An appeal was filed last week......»»
Machine learning offers new framework for heterogeneous catalyst data analysis
Machine learning (ML) transforms the design of heterogeneous catalysts, traditionally driven by trial and error due to the complex interplay of components. BIFOLD researcher Parastoo Semnani from the ML group of BIFOLD Co-Director Klaus-Robert Mülle.....»»
Nano drug delivery system eliminates need for complicated carriers
A team of University of Melbourne researchers from the Caruso Nanoengineering Group has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug development......»»
Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday......»»
Study claims all observables in nature can be measured with a single constant: The second
A group of Brazilian researchers has presented an innovative proposal to resolve a decades-old debate among theoretical physicists: How many fundamental constants are needed to describe the observable universe? Here, the term "fundamental constants".....»»
Watch the Yellowstone series finale: release date, time, channel, plot
The end is here. The Dutton family's civil war comes to an epic conclusion. Find out how to watch the Yellowstone series finale......»»
Group wants to launch a telescope to study black holes from space
The next phase in imaging black holes is to study them from space......»»
Kraven the Hunter review: a suitably awful farewell to Sony’s Spider-Verse
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a muscular bore in the latest and maybe last entry in Sony's misbegotten franchise of Spider-Man movies without Spider-Man......»»
Uncovering the evolutionary origins of the hepatitis E virus
An international team of virologists, mammalian ecologists and zoologists has uncovered the evolutionary origins of the hepatitis E virus. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group analyzed genomic da.....»»
New housing developments failing to protect wildlife, survey reveals
New housing developments are failing wildlife on a widespread scale, according to research from the University of Sheffield and published by campaign group Wild Justice......»»
With deadlines looming, Chesapeake Bay environmental agreement will be revised
The Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, a group of governors and other environmental leaders, announced plans to revise the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement......»»
Proteomics method identifies ligand-binding proteins and binding sites in complex systems
In a study published in Nature Methods, a research group developed a highly sensitive proteomics method called peptide-centric local stability assay (PELSA), which enables the simultaneous identification of ligand-binding proteins and their binding s.....»»
The origin of genetic code: Study finds textbook version needs revision
Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy......»»
A first step towards integrating marine plastics into urban recycling
In response to the millions of tons of marine litter, mostly plastics, floating on the oceans, the need to manage this waste effectively is more urgent than ever. Faced with this reality, the UPV/EHU's Materials + Technologies research group decided.....»»
"Mirror bacteria" could pose serious global health risks
A group of researchers has published new findings in Science Policy Forum on potential risks from the development of mirror bacteria—synthetic organisms in which all molecules have reversed chirality (i.e., are "mirrored")......»»
Scientists control quantum states in new energy range
An international team of scientists led by Dr. Lukas Bruder, junior research group leader at the Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, has succeeded in producing and directly controlling hybrid electron-photon quantum states in helium atoms......»»
Stone Age insights: Life, death and fire in ancient Ukraine
A research group led by Johannes Müller at the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, at Kiel University, Germany, have shed light on the lives of people who lived over 5,600 years ago near Kosenivka, Ukraine......»»
A new species of flying reptile reshuffles the timeline of pterosaur evolution
About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active fliers among the vertebrates. Pterosaurs developed active, flapping fli.....»»
Morphology study highlights diverse jaw evolution in lizards and snakes
A University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes—the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species—have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their extraordinary ecological success......»»
8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka
Luka Rijeka, a company that offers maritime transport, port, storage of goods and forwarding services in Rijeka, Croatia, has been hacked by the 8Base ransomware group. According to HackManac, the group claimed the attack on their dark web data leak.....»»
TPM 2.0: The new standard for secure firmware
Connected devices are better protected from cyberattacks and less likely to be compromised by errors thanks to the new TPM 2.0 specification from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Manufacturers attach a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to a device to h.....»»