The microorganisms that colonize pregnant mice have been shown to prime the innate immune system in newborn offspring, preparing them for life in association with microbes.
Nature doi: 10.1038/nature17895
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Superconductors: Exponential boost for quantum information
Quantum computers will one day wildly outperform conventional machines. An experimental feat reveals a fundamental property of exotic superconductors that brings this quantum technology a step closer. See Letter p.206
Nature 531 177 doi: 10.1038/531177a
MultiModal Health creates VR games to boost occupational therapy for patients
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Neuroscience: Fluorescent boost for voltage sensors
The development of a voltage sensor in which a microbial rhodopsin protein is fused with a fluorescent protein enables the neuronal activity of single cells in live animals to be measured with unprecedented speed and accuracy.
Nature 529 469 doi: 10.1038/529469a
Salty, ocean-based capacitors may deliver energy boost
Throw some capacitors into sites like this, and you could potentially harvest electricity with the tide. (credit: Flickr user Alf Igel)
Every year, the Dutch physics community gets together to celebrate the year in physics. These are some highlights from the meeting. Since it is a meeting, it is not possible...
California sees boost in vaccination rate ahead of ban on opt-outs
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As health experts continue to combat vaccine fears and myths with pamphlets and explainers, as politicians rush to install stricter rules on vaccination requirements for school children, and as fiery feuds about the life-saving medicines continue to rage online… something is working—at least in the state of California.
On Tuesday, officials there reported a 2.5...
Bill would create Washington state space exploration center to boost fledgling industry
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill is in play in Washington state Legislature to get the state government deeply involved in nurturing Washington’s fledgling space-exploration industry. The bipartisan House bill by Rep. Jeff...
Standing desks may boost students’ cognitive function as well as health
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Standing desks—most often installed in efforts to improve physical activity and health—may help get your noggin in shape, too, according to a pilot study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Following 27 high school freshman over one school year, researchers found that using a standing desk generally improved the...
Bill Gates and other investors give $62M boost to Kymeta satellite antenna venture
Kymeta Corp., the Redmond-based satellite antenna venture backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, says it has closed a $ 62 million Series D financing round to support a host of new initiatives by land, air and sea. “With new partnerships, rollout of its...
Lily’s 60,000 pre-orders add up to a $34 million boost for the age of ‘selfie drones’
If you ever needed evidence that “selfie drones” are the hot thing for 2016, you can find it in last week’s reports from the International CES show that a startup named Lily Robotics has collected 60,000 pre-orders for its flying camera, amounting to a potential...
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