Growing life expectancy inequality in US cannot be blamed on opioids alone
ANN ARBOR--A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans...
Carbon-neutral fuel made from sunlight and air
Credit: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella Carbon-neutral fuels are crucial for making aviation and maritime transport sustainable. ETH researchers...
X and gamma rays –Even more powerful
International group of researchers including scientists from Skoltech have invented a new method for the generation of intense X and...
BTI researchers discover interactions between plant and insect-infecting viruses
Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute and USDA-ARS are examining the relationship between aphids and the plant viruses they transmit on...
Increase in resolution, scale takes CT scanning and diagnosis to the next level
HERSHEY, Pa. -- To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different...
The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis
A machine-learning method discovered a hidden clue in people's language predictive of the later emergence of psychosis A machine-learning method...
Laser trick produces high-energy terahertz pulses
Milestone for compact particle acceleratorsCredit: DESY, Lucid Berlin A team of scientists from DESY and the University of Hamburg has...
New ‘king’ of fossils discovered in Australia
Credit: Artwork by Katrina Kenny Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites...
Smoking may impair body’s blood pressure autocorrect system
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops...
A metal-free, sustainable approach to CO2 reduction
Credit: Ken Motokura Researchers in Japan present an organic catalyst for carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction that is inexpensive, readily available...
Trinity study finds over a quarter of adults aged 50+ are deficient in vitamin D
Over a quarter of adults aged 50+ are deficient in vitamin D according to researchers from Trinity College Dublin who...
Rutgers scientist creates ‘virtual biopsy’ device to detect skin tumors
Credit: Rutgers University Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new "virtual...
Perfect diamagnetism observation of high-temperature superconductivity in compressed H2S
Credit: ©Science China Press The discovery of the extremely high superconducting temperature (Tc) of ~200 K reported in the sulfur...
Wits enters the quantum computing universe with IBM Q
IBM expands its quantum computing program with Wits as its first partner in Africa on the IBM Q NetworkCredit: Wits...
Cardiology medication affordability in Russia studied in a new report
Regulatory measures in Russia proved to be effective in lowering prices In 2010, Professor Liliya Ziganshina (Head of Cochrane Russia),...
New record: 3D-printed optical-electronic integration
Credit: ©Science China Press Optoelectronic integration offers a promising strategy to simultaneously obtain the merits of electrons and photons when...
Making the ‘human-body internet’ more effective
Human body communication can make data networks radically saferCredit: Dairoku Muramatsu & Yoshifumi Nishida Source: Equivalent Circuit Model Viewed from...
Can break junction techniques still offer quantitative information at single-molecule level
Credit: ©Science China Press Single-molecule break junction techniques offer unique insights into the charge transport at the molecular level. The...
Cooking vegetables: healthier with extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean diet for better healthCredit: University of Barcelona Cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil favours...
New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Christian Wagner A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg...
