Quality of laser beam shaping can be enhanced at no extra cost
Researchers develop high quality additive beam shaping technique applicable to a wide variety of lasers from ultraviolet to near-infrared domainCredit: ...
Month: April 2019
Protein Science Best Paper Awards to Yu-ming Huang and Abhay Thakur
The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The ...
Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed
Stable isotope studies of reindeer poop reveals survival secretCredit: Photo: Brage B. Hansen/NTNU The bodies of Svalbard reindeer are extremely ...
Doctors turning to antibiotic alternatives to treat acne, Rutgers researchers find
While antibiotics are still being used for severe cases of acne, combination treatments are favored long-term Physicians are scaling back ...
York University chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence
Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 - York University chemists have invented ...
Study confirms value of exposure therapy for vets with PTSD, alcohol problems
Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than Seeking Safety, a coping skills therapy, for patients who also ...
Corruption contagion: How legal and finance firms are at greater risk of corruption
Credit: University of Sussex. Companies with fewer levels of management such as legal, accountancy and investment banking firms could be ...
A video game aids in research on Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: © Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance. Coutrot, A et al. ...
NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in infrared light
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's ...
Moffitt Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth
New study suggest blocking ITCH activity or BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma TAMPA, Fla. - ...
Hopkins researchers ID neurotransmitter that helps cancers progress
Credit: Anne Le Using human cancer cells, tumor and blood samples from cancer patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have ...
Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people
Researchers used brain scans to reveal the biases people feel towards people who are like them, even if they can't ...
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
Credit: University of Otago By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities ...
Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after ...
Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type
April 24, 2019 -- In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the ...
Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes
Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...
Photoacoustic endoscopy could improve Crohn’s disease treatment
Better view of intestinal changes could lead to targeted treatments and fewer adverse effects WASHINGTON -- A newly developed endoscope ...
Perfume makers seek natural, sustainable scents
In 1921, perfumer Ernest Beaux discovered that adding synthetic aldehydes to natural rose and jasmine scents produced just the right ...
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a ...
Treatment, spending on outpatient care for depression in US
Bottom Line: Researchers analyzed national survey data on the use of health services and spending to examine trends in the ...
