Transforming waste heat into clean energy
Researchers use supercomputers to explore new materials for thermoelectric generationCredit: Ruben de Rijcke, Creative Commons Do you feel the warmth ...
Month: May 2019
Algorithms predicting gene interactions could make cancer treatments more effective
Credit: Graeme Benstead-Hume, University of Sussex While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at ...
Describing aspects of melanoma progression
Bottom Line: Three related articles and an editorial focus on various aspects of melanoma progression. Embed these links to provide ...
New inspection process freezes parts in ice
University of Cincinnati engineer Francesco Simonetti came up with a process he calls cryoultrasonics to detect flaws in manufactured parts.Credit: ...
Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health
Massacgusetts General study finds that stressful experiences before age 3 may have greater effect on gene expression than those in ...
Grant to provide computational modeling support for hypersonic vehicles
Purdue-affiliated HySonic Technologies LLC receives $140,000 grantCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Hope Sale) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - HySonic Technologies LLC, which ...
The GPS of neurons now better understood with a study published in Neuron
Our nerves consist of small cables responsible for circulating information to every part of our body, allowing us, for instance, ...
How both mother and baby genes affect birth weight
The largest study of its kind has led to new insights into the complex relationships surrounding how mothers' and babies' ...
Drug companies warm up to continuous manufacturing
For decades, most industries, from petrochemicals to paper, have embraced continuous manufacturing processes. In contrast, the ultraconservative pharmaceutical industry has ...
Mount Sinai researchers identify 20 novel gene associations with bipolar disorder
In the largest study of its kind, involving more than 50,000 subjects in 14 countries, researchers at the Icahn School ...
Cranberry oligosaccharides might help prevent UTIs
Many people have heard that drinking cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Although clinical trials of this ...
Australian blue tongue lizard ancestor was round-in-the-tooth
Credit: Kailah Thorn, Flinders University Reconstruction of the most complete fossil lizard found in Australia, a 15 million year old ...
UC research supports state’s effort to raise age limit on tobacco purchases
University of Cincinnati expert applauds Ohio governor's bid to raise age to purchase cigarettes and e-cigarettesCredit: University of Cincinnati According ...
Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals
Credit: Meng Chen A new study published April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified three ...
Risk of metastatic cancer increases in those who have diabetes
ITHACA, N.Y. - As if people living with diabetes didn't have enough health concerns, here's another: increased risk of metastatic ...
Diagnosing urban air pollution exposure with new precision
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne ...
US $244 billion lost annually because people don’t have spectacles to correct myopia
East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia regions bear the greatest burdenCredit: Photo by Dean Saffron, courtesy of Brien ...
Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown
Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities are to benefit, ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2019
Credit: Joe Insely, Silvio Rizzi and HACC Team/Argonne National Laboratory Computing--Virtual universes Using Summit, the world's most powerful supercomputer housed ...
Why do birds typically live longer than mammals?
Integrative and Comparative Biology publishes paper by Hamilton's Cynthia Downs and Colgate University's Ana Jimenez Clinton, N.Y. - Why do ...