Science and engineering

Manipulating the "double-edged sword" of randomness could help scientists wipe out small populations of bacteria for good, preventing resistance to antibiotics.

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the establishment of the "NEC Satellite Operation Center," a base of operations for satellites that is scheduled to be fully operational in April of this year.

One of the problems with current solar cells is that the best materials to convert sunlight into power also contain toxic levels of lead. New research may solve the issue and save money.

"Many human pathogens... also cause only incomplete protection against reinfection. In this case, imperfection can be deadly."

Scientists were surprised to learn that a hydrogel they developed to deliver drugs had its own therapeutic qualities.

Findings may lead scientists to reinterpret seismic maps of the Earth's interior.

The Southeast Asia–Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) signed an agreement with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE:6701) to build a high performance submarine cable connecting Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and Japan.

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited has today announced a clinical collaboration with Radboud University Medical Center

If physicists can prove the holographic principle, they will have taken a major step toward a grand unified theory that can explain all the laws and principles governing reality. Whoa.

UCLA-led research shows Earth may be approaching a carbon dioxide threshold for melting ice in the Arctic.

The evolutionary dawn of thousands of species of modern vertebrate fish occurred 66 million years ago, just as dinosaurs were dying out, says new research.

The “Virtual Assay” software developed by researchers at the University of Oxford uses computer (in silico) models, based on human data - a fast, cheap and potentially more effective alternative to experimental testing.

One in five very low-birth-weight, premature infants suffers a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, often originating in a vital region known as the germinal matrix.

The effects of the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth could be vital for political discussions about international climate action.