Hidden structures within the narwhal tusk reveal how it is able to remain so straight, says research in @NatureComms. Findings suggest that the tusk’s distinctive left-handed spiral arises from opposing helical structures at microscopic scale:
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- Tanzanian physicist Amos Kiyumbi is developing affordable malaria diagnostics for low-resource settings by harnessing the power of light and nanotechnology:
- Machine learning models can identify jazz pianists from recordings and reveal musical ‘fingerprints’ that make individual performers recognisable. The research could offer insight into artist attribution and style, cultural heritage, and music education:
- An important building block that helped to construct the young Milky Way Galaxy about 12 billion years ago is reported in @NatureAstronomy. The findings may help provide a clearer timeline of the Galaxy’s early growth:
