DOE awards ORNL researchers more than $11 million to advance quantum technologies
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2019--Three researchers at the Department...
Engineers hone our ability to map storm flooding
The radar satellite-based technique that will improve our ability to predict floodingCredit: Xinyi Shen, UConn assistant research professor of civil...
New imaging technology could ‘revolutionize’ cancer surgery
'This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology'Credit: University of Waterloo Cancer treatment...
Is copper a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
University of Houston researcher examines the linkCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston chemist is exploring the link between...
For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health
Previous studies found having adverse childhood experiences can lead to poor health outcomes later in life. New BYU research finds...
New sample holder for protein crystallography
Easier handling and less risk for fragile crystalsCredit: HZB Proteins are huge molecules that often have complex three-dimensional structure and...
KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half
Credit: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in its quest to measure the...
More than lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases
Credit: Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Stony Brook University In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology,...
Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers
Credit: University of Buffalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world's most exquisite...
Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential
Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn, soybean, and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer...
The sleep neuron in threadworms is also a stop neuron
Sleep or stop? The RIS neuron has both functions; publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Wagner Steuer Costa Wagner Steuer Costa in...
Algae and bacteria team up to increase hydrogen production
Credit: University of Córdoba In line with the fight against climate change and the search for a sustainable future, the...
Tomorrow’s coolants of choice
Scientists assess the potential of magnetic-cooling materialsCredit: HZDR / Juniks Later during this century, around 2060, a paradigm shift in...
New route to carbon-neutral fuels from carbon dioxide discovered by Stanford-DTU team
Credit: Cube3D If the idea of flying on battery-powered commercial jets makes you nervous, you can relax a little. Researchers...
Measuring ethanol’s deadly twin
Credit: Van den Broek J et al. Nature Communications 2019 Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While...
Catch-22 in graphene based molecular devices resolved
Credit: University of Warwick The conductivity of Graphene has made it a target for many researchers seeking to exploit it...
New study shows common carp aquaculture in Neolithic China dating back 8,000 years
By using age-mortality and species-selection profiles from prehistoric East Asia, researchers identified carp aquaculture in Henan Province, China, thousands of...
New results for the mass of neutrinos
Karlsruhe tritium neutrino experiment KATRIN limits neutrino masses to less than 1 eVCredit: Joachim Wolf, KIT Neutrinos and their small...
Too much of a good thing: Overactive immune cells trigger inflammation
Credit: DBM Scientists describe a previously unknown disorder of the immune system: in a distinct subset of immune cells from...
Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks...
