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Victoria Corless
Science enthusiast, writer and editor for Advanced Science News.
After completing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Victoria worked as freelance science communicator and medical writer before joining ASN.
Searching for a needle in the haystack: Fast screening for new catalysts
Screening an almost infinite number of elemental combinations in search of new alloys for catalysis requires a creative approach.
Bacteria engineered to protect bees from pests and pathogens
Using bacteria to combat varroa mites, a common pest that can weaken honey bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens.
Bionic jellyfish to explore our oceans
Researchers at Caltech and Stanford use microelectronics to enhance jellyfish swimming.
Amateur astronomers discover new form of northern lights
The newly discovered auroral dunes appear as a green-tinged and even pattern of waves resembling a striped veil of clouds or dunes on a sandy beach.
Machine learning scopes out previously “invisible” microplastics
A new approach combines 3D coherent imaging with machine learning to detect microscale microplastics in filtered water samples.
Scientists create living concrete from bacteria and sand
Regenerating bricks are created from sand, gelatin, and bacteria.
Printing in color with photoswitchable polymers
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.
CRISPR cleans up DNA origami
Researchers use CRISPR-Cas12a as a DNA shredder to clean up and mobilize parts of DNA-origami structures.
Scientists observe ultrafast proton transfer reaction
X-rays capture the ultrafast proton transfer reaction in ionized liquid water, forming the hydroxyl radical and the hydronium ion.