Simulations of DIII-D experiments shed light on mysterious plasma flows
Credit: W. X. Wang Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and General Atomics...
X-ray study reveals long-sought insights into potential drug target
X-ray studies done in part at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have produced surprising insights into the...
73 percent of academics say access to research data helps them in their work; 34 percent do not publish their data
Combining results from bibliometric analyses, a global sample of researcher opinions and case-study interviews, a new report reveals that although...
New approach developed by humanists and scientists maps evolution of literature
AUSTIN, Texas -- A classicist, biologist and computer scientist all walk into a room -- what comes next isn't the...
Cover, crimp, cultivate?
Credit: Photo credit Kerry Clark. To grow crops organically, farmers fight weeds with chemical-free weapons. One of the most common...
Study: What makes for effective partnerships with Indigenous nations on the environment?
Protecting the environment often draws on a collaboration between community members, non-government organizations, academia, and, local, state and federal agencies....
This Week from AGU: Weak solar activity could expose aircrews to higher radiation
GeoSpace Research links decline in hemlock forests to changes in water resources An insect infestation that is killing hemlock trees...
Ready for the new kelvin!
Credit: (Photo: PTB) At present, the kelvin is literally based on no more than water -- on the triple point...
Nordic Food Lab publishes book on eating insects
Credit: Phaidon The book, which can be pre-ordered now, marks the end of the long journey that the authors have...
NASA’s new spectrometer to help future crews cope with cosmic radiation
Credit: NASA One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high...
Experience-based hospitality should standardize safety to continue success
COLUMBIA, Mo. - In recent years, "experience-based" hospitality companies, such as Airbnb, have experienced a meteoric rise in revenue and...
DFG to fund 4 new research units and 2 humanities centers for advanced studies
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing four new Research Units and two new Humanities Centres for Advanced...
Exploring the mysteries of the universe
Credit: University of Cologne American, German, and Canadian scientists are planning to explore the formation of stars and galaxies as...
Are biobank donor families worried about a confidentiality breach?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 2017-A new study examines how well families that donate...
Four Tufts University faculty win national awards for science and engineering
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (April 4, 2017) - Tufts University announced today that four faculty members won 2017 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)...
Students use analytics, operations research to help solve world hunger
LAS VEGAS, NV, April 4, 2017 - With the backdrop of a fast-growing growing global population and looming challenges to...
Bright future ahead for African plant biosecurity network
Credit: Plant Biosecurity CRC 5 April 2017 - The fourth Africa Plant Biosecurity Network workshop, held in Lusaka, Zambia from...
DFG establishes 17 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 17 new Priority Programmes for 2018. Priority Programmes aim to advance...
Trial: Abiraterone acetate responses even after initial hormone therapy failure
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Patients with metastatic prostate cancer whose PSA levels remain high despite initial hormone treatments...
Victor Malka awarded the 2017 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics
This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Victor Malka (École Polytechnique Palaiseau/Weizmann Institute) for his...
