In the joint study, the researchers observed samples of the neurotoxin alone and with the receptor in a so-called cryo-electron microscope. In cryo-electron microscopy, samples are shock-frozen at ...

A new paper has demonstrated that improving the texture of the soft metal used in battery anodes greatly improved performance. The team added a thin layer of silicon between lithium metal and the ...

We wanted to test several hypotheses with this work – the first one being whether we would be able to retrieve these tissues ...

Using a STEM-in-SEM conversion holder, we can convert a scanning electron microscope into a scanning transmission microscope.

A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading ...

This February marks the second year of the MIT class “Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup.” ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing ...

Scientists have discovered a remarkable new form of symbiosis — a bacterium that lives inside a single-celled organism (a ...

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...

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To create the new batteries needed for electric vehicles, mobile devices and renewable energy storage, researchers have ...

Soft tissue preservation in fossils does not seem to depend upon the species, age or burial environment of the fossils in ...