Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness, evades the immune system by repeatedly altering the structure of its surface coat. Sequencing of its genome and studies of its 3D genome architecture have now revealed crucial molecular aspects of this strategy.
Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged
In novel concepts of magnetic data storage, it is intended to send small magnetic bits back and forth in a chip structure, store them densely packed and read them out later. The magnetic stray field generates problems when trying to generate particularly tiny bits. Now, researchers were able to put an ‘invisibility cloak’ over the magnetic structures. In this fashion, the magnetic stray field can be reduced in a fashion allowing for small yet mobile bits.
Biological invisibility cloak: Elucidating cuttlefish camouflage
Computational image analysis of behaving cuttlefish reveals principles of control and development of a biological invisibility cloak.
How plants bind their green pigment chlorophyll
Water-soluble protein helps to understand the photosynthetic apparatus.
Big-picture approach to understanding cancer will speed new treatments
The new approach lets scientists examine the cumulative effect of multiple gene mutations, providing a much more complete picture of cancers’ causes.
Tech Founder’s Absolute Power Is Destroying Company Culture
Tech CEOs have wrestled greater control of their companies than ever—making it impossible to address bad behavior properly.
A 7-Year Search for Traces of Humanity Along the US-Mexico Border
Photographer Richard Misrach covered tens of thousands of miles while shooting ‘Border Cantos’—and each one of them told a story.
The Faster, Cheaper, Better Way to Charge Electric Vehicles
Opinion: Forget fast-charging. Battery swapping is back—and it’s the tech of the future.
OnePlus is launching a new backpack alongside the OnePlus 6T
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The Explorer is all about its side-access pockets. There’s…
Roku devices are coming back to Mexico after court ruling
Roku is once again selling its products in Mexico after a court ruling overturned a July 2017 ban on the popular streaming devices due to concerns that hackers were using them to illegally stream pirated content.
A new ruling from the 11th Collegiate Court in Mexico City has overturned the earlier ban, and the streaming devices should return back to stores “in the coming weeks.” Roku devices were originally banned following a court complaint from cable provider Cablevisión, which alleged that hackers were cracking the devices to offer additional unsanctioned channels that offered free access to its channels, even going as far as selling subscriptions to the pirated channels over WhatsApp.
For its part, Roku doesn’t allow services to…