Schematic image of NK cell-engaging nanodrones (NKeNDs). Credit: UNIST A study led by Professor Sebyung Kang and Professor Sung Ho Park in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST has unveiled a remarkable breakthrough in cancer treatment. The research team has successfully developed unprecedented “NK cell-engaging nanodrones” capable of selectively targeting and eliminating cancer cells, … Read more
Achromatic performance of different single lenses and multilayer lenses. (A) Schematic of the designer 3D-printed multilayer achromatic metalens (MAM). (B) Schematic of traditional and flat optics lenses [including Fresnel lens, multilevel diffractive lens (MDL), and metalens] with single layers and multilayers. (C) Evolution of focal spots at wavelengths of 400, 533, and 800 nm when … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A growing herd of 250 bison, re-introduced at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to help restore toxic wasteland to the native short-grass prairie, often descends through a floodplain to reach First Creek and cross to the northern half of the refuge. But torrents of water spilling off the rapidly … Read more
A graphic illustrating the four possible interactions between two particles, where the arrows indicate the force experienced by the particle of that color due to the gradient surrounding the particle of the other color. The interactions shown in the upper left-hand and lower right-hand corners illustrate reciprocal interactions where the two particles attract each other … Read more
Fig. 1. (A) Location of the city where the study area is located within the province; (B) location of the study site in the city; (C) the orthomosaic image acquired on 2022 August 12 and actual CCO flight paths for 90 plots. Credit: TranSpread Grasping the complex interplay between light and plant canopies is crucial … Read more
Credit: Junior Libby/public domain Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a no-burn order for much of Southern California through Thursday amid poor air quality. The agency chalks up the bad air to—coincidentally— residents enjoying holiday fires as well … Read more
Dramatic plumes spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed “tiger stripes” near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile- (135-kilometer-) long fractures that cross the moon’s south polar terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute For decades, science fiction authors have imagined scenarios in which … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Florida has long been home to an unnatural assortment of creatures from faraway lands and habitats, and these tourists turned permanent residents have wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem. You can thank the Burmese pythons slithering around the Everglades for the lack of marsh rabbits, and the Asian swamp eels are … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Orange County is strengthening its protections for the area’s vast expanse of wetlands, delicate but critical natural areas often imperiled by pressure for new development. The updated rules, effective June 1, were two years in the making but won unanimous approval at the county board’s final meeting of 2023. Wetlands, sometimes … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An Arizona golf course, so picture-perfect it was described as “the Imax of golf“, was wantonly trashed by intruders in the autumn of 2023. But no, this was not Just Stop Oil back for another round, nor the result of a disgruntled golfer. In fact, it was the work of a … Read more
