Why there is no speed limit in the superfluid universe
Credit: Lancaster University Physicists from Lancaster University have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit in ...
European survey shows alarmingly low awareness of erectile dysfunction
Majority does not know what it isCredit: EAU Arnhem (The Netherlands), 21 September 2020. Awareness of erectile dysfunction (ED) is ...
Male baboons with female friends live longer
Strong opposite-sex bonds linked to better chances of survivalCredit: Photo by Susan Alberts, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Close bonds ...
PNNL, UW broaden capacity to test for COVID-19
Collaborative research leads to newly approved testing technologyCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. - The nation's ability ...
PARPi olaparib for the targeted treatment of metastatic prostate cancer
PROfound trial investigators show significantly longer overall survival of mCRPC patients with at least one alteration in BRCA1, BRCA2, or ...
UC study sheds light on cancer treatment, COVID-19
Death rates spike for patients with cancer and COVID-19 who are treated with certain anti-cancer therapies at certain timesCredit: Colleen ...
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by ...
Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts
Study: Pointed tips on aluminum 'octopods' increase catalytic reactivityCredit: Image courtesy of Lin Yuan/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 18, 2020) ...
New study to examine organic production of grains
Joint effort between UTIA and MTSU results in multidisciplinary, three-year studyCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of ...
Defying a 150-year-old rule for phase behavior
TU Eindhoven researchers found five different phases in mixtures of two substancesCredit: Image: ICMS animation studio Frozen water can take ...
Like humans, chimpanzees can suffer for life if orphaned before adulthood
Male chimpanzees who lose their mother early in life are less competitive and have fewer offspring than sons who continue ...
Gene therapy corrects the cardiac effects of Friedreich’s ataxia
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 18, 2020—Gene therapy was successfully used to overcome the cardiac ...
UM receives largest single research award in its history
Montana university and its partners seek opioid vaccinesCredit: University of Montana/Tommy Martino MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health has ...
Rochester researchers document an optical fiber beyond compare
Credit: Arjun Iyer/Renninger lab/University of Rochester A new hollow optical fiber greatly reduces the "noise" interfering with the signals it ...
Researchers discover a novel family of toxins used in bacterial competition
Toxic protein inhibits cell wall synthesis in rival bacteria. Discovery helps explain how pathogens cause imbalances in established microbial communities ...
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic imagesCredit: Mikhail Shalaginov, Tian Gu, Christine Daniloff, Felice Hankel, Juejun Hu To ...
Biologists create new genetic systems to neutralize gene drives
Two active genetics strategies help address concerns about gene-drive releases into the wildCredit: Ana Silva In the past decade, researchers ...
More than a billion school meals not served during pandemic: Study
Major efforts by states and school districts make up some of the gaps, but shortfalls remainCredit: Maryland State Department of ...
Who stole the light?
Self-induced ultrafast demagnetization limits the amount of light diffracted from magnetic samples at soft x-ray energiesCredit: MBI Berlin Free electron ...
Development of high-sensitivity, wide-IF band heterodyne receiver in THz frequency range
Realized by NICT's original superconducting device structure using magnetic materialsCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) The National ...