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Why killer T cells lose energy inside of solid tumors

T cells are often called “assassins” or “killers” because they can orchestrate and carry out missions to hunt down bacteria,

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Fatty food before surgery may impair memory in old, young adults

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that

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Self-heating concrete is one step closer to putting snow shovels and salt out of business

There’s a patch of concrete on Drexel University’s campus that could portend a frost-free future for sidewalks and highways in

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Feeling apathetic? There may be hope

Do you sometimes feel like you just can’t be bothered? Would you like to have exercised more, learned a new

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Breathe, don’t vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger

Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not effective at reducing the rage,

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Holographic message encoded in simple plastic

There are many ways to store data — digitally, on a hard disk, or using analogue storage technology, for example

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Two artificial intelligences talk to each other

Performing a new task based solely on verbal or written instructions, and then describing it to others so that they

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Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech

Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and

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Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified

Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did.

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Study of long-term student engagement challenges ‘one great teacher’ narrative of education

A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but