Scientists have been studying a tiny part of a heat shock protein found in tiny, heat-loving organisms called archaea. This particular part, called the alpha crystallin domain, is super important for helping proteins stick together and work properly. The team designed four extra small peptides based
Climate change is altering our planet, making it crucial to predict air quality accurately. This study looks at how particulate matter (PM10) levels might change under various future climate scenarios from the CMIP6 model. They used a combination of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Nonlinear Au
You know how rice is often grown on farms? Well, it faces a lot of tough conditions, like drought and too much salt. These problems can really hurt crop production. Scientists have found that a special gene in rice, called OsHKT1;5, can help plants deal with these bad conditions better. When this ge
Over the last half-century, the field of neuromechanics has made giant leaps forward. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the International Society of Biomechanics, and it's a great time to look back at how far we've come. Neuromechanics is all about understanding how our brains control our move
As 2024 comes to an end, the Nanoscale Horizons team takes a moment to look back at the year's highlights. From groundbreaking research to engaging events, it's been a year filled with excitement. They're also gearing up for a big celebration next year, marking the journal's 10th anniversary in 2025
Have you ever wondered why mung bean milk (MBM) isn't as stable or tasty as it could be? Well, scientists have found a clever way to fix that – using ultrasound! MBM might be new and exciting, but it has some issues, like being unstable and having an off-taste. Researchers decided to see what happen
Imagine you're driving a self-driving car on a busy street. It's great at spotting familiar objects like cars and pedestrians, but what about those weird things that don't fit the usual categories? That's where UFOs—Unidentified Foreground Objects—come into play. Detecting these oddities in 3D point
Scientists using XMM-Newton and Suzaku telescopes have spotted super-fast gas clouds near black holes. These clouds, called "Ultra Fast Outflows (UFOs), " zoom out at speeds up to a quarter the speed of light. Researchers studied these clouds in various active galactic nuclei (AGN) to understand the
Ever wondered what's happening inside distant galaxies? Astronomers have just found something cool in a galaxy called IRAS 17020+4544. They spotted a superfast wind using the Hubble Space Telescope. This wind was moving at a whopping 23, 430 kilometers per second, which is nearly 8% the speed of lig
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles, are a growing concern in our oceans. They can hurt sea creatures and pollute our waters. Scientists are now focusing on the smaller ones, less than 300 micrometers, because we don't know much about them. This study compared two filter pumps, the AAU-UFO and KCD
