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By applying natural language processing tools to the movements of protein molecules, University of Maryland scientists created an abstract language that describes the multiple shapes a protein molecule can take and how and when it transitions from one shape to another.

Researchers have designed a computer program that allows the quantitative analysis of magnetic resonance images easily, quickly and adaptably.

It may seem odd to some that in the year 2020, magnetic tape is being discussed as a storage medium for digital data. But in many applications, it remains essential. Scientists have now announced that a new magnetic material and recording process can vastly increase data capacity.

Electrical engineers, computer scientists and biomedical engineers at the University of California, Irvine have created a new lab-on-a-chip that can help study tumor heterogeneity to reduce resistance to cancer therapies.

Two teams of scientists have devised pathways around a synthetic biology roadblock by developing a set of machine learning algorithms that can analyze reams of RNA-based “toehold” sequences and predict which ones will be most effective at sensing and responding to a desired target sequence.

It's good to have friends and family to back you up when you need it - but it's even better if your supporters are close with each other too, a new set of studies suggests.

Scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a technique for quickly identifying from a large number of existing drugs the optimal synergistic combination and dose of products that can kill tumour cells without affecting healthy cells.

A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.

A larger part of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of crossing a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought. A research team explored the resilience of tropical rainforests by looking at two questions: what if all the forests in the tropics disappeared, where would they grow back? And its inverse: what happens if rainforests covered the entire tropical region of Earth?

Speech and singing spread saliva droplets, a phenomenon that has attracted much attention in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists sought to shed light on what takes place during conversations.