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Chemistry
Amplification trick increases sensitivity of water toxin detection by 10 times
The latest version of the sensing platform ROSALIND is 10 times more sensitive than its predecessor, opening the possibility for the system to be applied to the detection and monitoring of nucleic acid and bacterial diseases in the human body. Credit: Northwestern University Electric instruments can function unplugged, but they sound better when connected to an amplifier. Similarly, low concentrations…
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Science
A clever trick to cook young stars discovered for the first time – astronomers highlight magnetic field as missing ingredient
Astronomers have discovered evidence of a magnetic field associated with a disk of gas and dust hundreds of light-years in diameter deep within two merging galaxies known as Arp220 (pictured). Credits: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy (STScl/AURA), ESA, Hubble Collaboration, A. Evans (University of Virginia Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) For the first time, astronomers have discovered the missing ingredient to cook stars…
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