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22 Sep 2023

Plant Science

Engineering carbon sequestration on arid lands

Degraded arid lands could be revegetated and used for long-term carbon storage.

7 Sep 2023

Bioengineering

Cutting the odds of drug-resistant pathogens emerging in wastewater

A complex interplay of factors influences the spread of superbug genes during wastewater treatment and reuse.

7 Sep 2023

Marine Science

A mixed solution to boost mangrove resilience

The role that seabed species and plants play in mixing sediments in mangroves could help to support responses to ecosystem stress and to aid regeneration.

7 Sep 2023

Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Penalizing complexity for better stats

Applying a penalty for increasing complexity provides better control over flexible statistical models.

5 Sep 2023

Bioengineering

Fungal enzymes may enhance provitamin A content and stability in crop plants

A simple enzymatic pathway taken from fungi can enhance the production and storage of provitamin A in crop plants.

3 Sep 2023

Chemistry

Squeezing more from carbon dioxide

High-pressure experiments show the way to selectively recycle the greenhouse gas into a particular product.

29 Aug 2023

Environmental Science and Engineering

Sharing best practice for radiative cooling

Cool heads clear a pathway for the development of a sustainable cooling technology.

27 Aug 2023

Material Science and Engineering

Transistor measures glucose in saliva

An innovative device could pave the way for more convenient diabetes monitoring.

24 Aug 2023

Bioengineering

New gene-editing technique offers path to precision therapies

PNP editing emerges as a versatile and programmable tool for site-specific DNA manipulations.

23 Aug 2023

Computer Science

Resisting the bottlenecks in neural networks

Computer memory systems that work change resistance rather than charge could greatly improve the performance of deep neural networks for machine learning.

20 Aug 2023

Applied Physics

Rethinking and rigor brings promising protein for cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

15 Aug 2023

Applied Physics

Tough memory device aims for space missions

Gallium oxide offers resistance to radiation and high temperatures, and could be used for data storage and computing in extreme conditions.

9 Aug 2023

Chemistry

Finding catalytic power in unexpected places

Calcium outshines chromium in the catalytic production of ammonia.

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