SUTD physicists unlock the mystery of thermionic emission in graphene
SUTD researchers discover a new theory that paves the way for the design of better graphene electronics and energy converters.Credit:...
Particles emitted by consumer 3D printers could hurt indoor air quality
Credit: Allison Carter Consumer-grade 3D printers have grown in popularity in recent years, but the particles emitted from such devices...
Picoscience and a plethora of new materials
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory New Haven, Conn. - The revolutionary tech discoveries of the next few decades, the ones that...
The last mammoths died on a remote island
Credit: Juha Karhu The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean; they died out 4,000 years...
UTA computer scientist leading effort to ensure quality, credibility of information
The battle against 'fake news'Credit: UT Arlington As claims of "fake news" proliferate, checking the truthfulness of information becomes more...
$2.8 million grant will fund preclinical study of new dementia treatment
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2019) -- The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has received a...
New photovoltaic research partnership spans countries, disciplines
USA, Ireland and Northern Ireland to shine new light on solar technologiesCredit: Marco-Alexis Chaira, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, Oct....
Anesthetizing fish may affect research outcomes
Anesthetics may alter coloration in certain fish species, influencing the traits researchers are trying to studyCredit: Kolluru lab Fish use...
New insights into the genomic landscape of meningiomas identified FGFR3 in a subset of patients with favorable prognoses
The identification of oncogenic mutations has provided further insights into the tumorigenesis of meningioma and the possibility of targeted therapyCredit:...
Salk scientists find way to quantify how well cutting-edge microscopy technique works
New approach helps researchers determine the resolution of cryo-EM, leading to better methods of imaging proteinsCredit: Salk Institute In 2017,...
Optical imager poised to improve diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease
New non-invasive instrument images layers of the eye's protective tear film with speed and precisionCredit: AdOM Advanced Optical Methods Ltd....
Researchers discover a link between two important products of nitric oxide
Oxide plays a key role in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer; experiments reveal a hitherto unknown mechanism...
Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science
Kwiat group achieves most efficient single-photon production everCredit: Siv Schwink/University of Illinois Department of Physics Over the last two decades,...
Scientists find timekeepers of gut’s immune system
Targeting such cells may lead to treatments for digestive ailmentsCredit: Qianli Wang As people go through their daily and nightly...
New bioinformatics hub at UChicago enables next-gen infectious disease research
NIH-funded resource merges pathogen databases and adds AI capabilitiesCredit: PATRIC/University of Chicago The most valuable weapon against the next deadly...
Inhibition of histone deacetylase 2 reduces MDM2 expression and reduces tumor growth in dedifferentiated liposarcoma
The cover for issue 55 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Romidepsin exhibits anti-tumor effect in xenograft model of DDLPS,' by...
Household bleach inactivates chronic wasting disease prions
Strategy appears feasible for decontaminating hunting, meat processing equipmentCredit: Brent Race WHAT: A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of...
NASA selects Illinois professor for satellite mission concept study
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lara Waldrop, assistant professor electrical and computer engineering at the...
Ingestible sensor allows patients to be independent but still supported during TB treatment
100% of patients in US, trial were cured and preferred the new technology with the potential to revolutionize the treatment...
New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
Credit: Alan Zhan/University of Washington A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a...
