Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industry
Columbia Engineering researchers design new desalination method for hypersaline brines that is low-cost, efficient, and effective; could address the growing...
First in-vivo trial of subharmonic contrast-enhanced imaging for detection of PCa
Results to be exhibited at 2019 ARRS Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 6, 2019--A new technique for imaging of microbubble...
AIAA announces 2019 first-place student conference winners
Winners invited to attend international conference The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today the 2019 Regional Student...
Homemade cat food diets could be risky
Study examined nutritional adequacy of 114 recipes One quick Google search can net hundreds of homemade cat food recipes, but...
A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread
Researchers develop nanosized antibodies that home in on the meshwork of proteins surrounding cancer cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The spread...
Public dread of nuclear power limits its use
In the ongoing effort to decarbonize U.S. energy production, there is one energy source that often attracts great controversy. Nuclear...
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old bundle in the Andes
New evidence that the mind-blowing brew goes back millenniaCredit: Photos courtesy of Juan Albarracín-Jordán and José Capriles. Today's hipster creatives...
URI researchers: Offshore wind farm increased tourism on Block Island
KINGSTON, R.I. - May 6, 2019 - Researchers at the University of Rhode Island who analyzed AirBnB rental data before...
Show your hands: Smartwatches sense hand activity
Devices that know what your hands are doing could unlock new appsCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--We've become accustomed to our...
Partnership seeks to fight climate change and boost Caribbean nation’s economy
Credit: Derrick Midwinter The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with two Caribbean universities on the dual-island nation of...
Immediate HIV treatment initiation: Increased but not yet universal in NYC
A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases found that immediate treatment initiation for HIV infection has improved...
The fossilization process of the dinosaur remains
The study conducted with the University of Zaragoza confirms the existing information about a site with a large biodiversity of...
Regenstrief faculty discuss communication and patient advocacy at national meeting
Research on patient engagement and advocacy to advance health equity Indianapolis -- Regenstrief Institute research scientists are presenting some of...
Bacteria causing infections can be detected more rapidly
Professor Young-Tae Chang of POSTECH and his research team developed a fluorescent molecule for screening Gram-positive bacteriaCredit: POSTECH Two years...
Researchers find protein that suppresses muscle repair in mice
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that a protein known to be important to protein...
Dr. Susan VandeWoude named to the National Academy of Sciences
Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Dr. Susan VandeWoude learned the news at Dulles Airport while returning from Washington, D.C., on...
Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a...
Shipwrecks off NC coast harbor tropical migrants
Artificial reefs are preferred habitat for tropical fish searching for favorable habitatCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. --...
Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe
Using an infrared photodiode pointed to the sky, a new device harvests energy from the temperature difference between Earth and...
Director of UM Flathead Lake Biological Station elected to National Academy of Sciences
Credit: University of Montana YELLOW BAY - Flathead Lake Biological Station Director and Bierman Professor of Ecology Jim Elser has...
