A new publishing approach — retract and replace — is having growing pains
Many journals are adopting a recently developed mechanism for correcting the scientific record known as “retract and replace” — usually employed when the original paper has...
Writing Support Across Global Research Communities: A Case Study for Public Health
The world’s problems need all the world’s people. As discussed in a recent guest post from Andy Nobes, “New Platform Facilitates International Research Collaboration to...
Bipedal Robot Uses Jet-Powered Feet to Step Over Large Gaps
Ducted fans in its toes help this robot to balance while taking giant steps The ducted fans on Jet-HR1's feet allow the robot to stretch...
UCI-led study helps explain Greenland glaciers’ varied vulnerability to melting
Photographs taken of the Mogens North glacier in southeast Greenland in 1932 and 2013 show how much ice has been lost in the past eight...
Tiny implants for cells are functional in vivo
These are artificial organelles in the scavenger cells of a zebrafish that were made visible by a fluorescent reaction. The fluorescence only occurs when the...
Flexible CMOS integrated circuits based on carbon nanotubes with sub-10 ns stage delays
Abstract High-performance logic circuits that are constructed on flexible or unconventional substrates are required for emerging applications such as real-time analytics. Carbon nanotube thin-film transistors...
One-Pot Green Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Dopamine
Abstract We report a simple new approach for green preparation of gallic acid supported reduced graphene oxide encapsulated gold nanoparticles (GA-RGO/AuNPs) via one-pot hydrothermal method....
Climate change adaptation benefits of potential conservation partnerships
Abstract We evaluate the world terrestrial network of protected areas (PAs) for its partnership potential in responding to climate change. That is, if a PA...
These Five Companies Control More Than Half of Academic Publishing
New research has found that the market share of the world's largest research publishing houses has skyrocketed since the 1970s, with five corporations now controlling...
Supporting Quality Information: Libraries and Publishers Dialogue
Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their pursuit of...