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Scientists say microbiome is a surprisingly accurate biological clock

Cryptojacking uses other people's computer power to mine cryptocurrency, the technique has netted one hacker gang $18 million

Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China

Analysis identifies traces of the precious stone lapis lazuli

2019 marks 150 years since the periodic table was devised, and what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating the vital contributions that elements make to major industries today?

Yuandi Li reviews the science stand-up trio’s latest DVD

Allegations of insider trading and corruption ended led to Wong Chi-huey resigning as head of the nation’s academy

June 2018 discovery could be birth of a neutron star—or something entirely unprecedented

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Louise Crane introduces the antioxidant that led to exaggerated claims that 'whisky helps fight cancer'

Tumours trigger luminescence for imaging, then production of singlet oxygen to kill cancer cells

Golden touch

To the naked eye, it looks like this person has solid strips of gold on their hand. But those strips are actually meshes of gold fibers less than 1 µm wide. The mesh structure allows the fibers to move around and slip past each other without snapping. The resulting stretchiness allows the mesh to conform to and move with small features such as skin’s wrinkles or a fingerprint’s ridges. These gold strips can stretch to about 130% of their original length while staying intact... Читать дальше...

Water solubilization of a biomimetic metallo‐receptor based on a poly(imidazole) resorcinarene core - alternative to difficult synthetic work