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...
New technology could offer cheaper, faster food testing
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O157 causes an estimated 73,000 illnesses and 60 deaths every year in...
Whiteflies provide insight into stabilizing manmade drones during takeoff
When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny...
Potentially explosive methane gas mobile in groundwater, poses safety risk: U of G study
Credit: G360 - University of Guelph Potentially explosive methane gas leaking from energy wells may travel extensively through groundwater and...
Predicting the limits of friction: Sandia looks at properties of material
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories/Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Normally, bare metal sliding against bare metal is not a good thing....
Algorithms can exploit human perception in graph design
Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Aalto University Algorithms can now exploit models and measures of human perception to...
Sonochemistry: New opportunities for green chemistry
Credit: World Scientific How does the use of ultrasound affect chemical reactions? Can scientific advancement and environmental sustainability go hand...
Love it or hate it: Marmite may affect brain function
Scientists at the University of York have discovered a potential link between eating Marmite and activity in the brain, through...
Carbon nanotubes self-assemble into tiny transistors
Credit: Arjen Kamp Carbon nanotubes can be used to make very small electronic devices, but they are difficult to handle....
Breakthrough telescope to map origins of stars, galaxies and the ‘cosmic dawn’
Credit: Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH, Germany ITHACA, N.Y. - A unique and powerful telescope capable of mapping the sky at submillimeter...
No sugar coating, but sweet nonetheless
Credit: Source: Christian Böhler, Maria Asplund Complex neurotechnological devices are required to directly select and influence brain waves inside the...
73% of academics say access to research data helps them in their work; 34% 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...
Phase II trial: Rice bran adds microbiome diversity, slows growth of colon cancer cells
Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2017, University of Colorado...
Cancer burden for aging US HIV population projected to shift
CHAPEL HILL - As the population of people living with HIV in the United States ages, the burden of cancer...
Young researchers head to Capitol Hill to advocate for science
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 5, 2017 - Young scientists from colleges and universities across the United States will arrive on Capitol...
Charting the skies of history
Credit: Kyoto University/NASA/TNM Japan -- Ice cores and ancient sediments can be gleaned for clues to weather and climate in...
A novel method for the fabrication of active-matrix 3-D pressure sensors
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has created a three-dimensional, tactile sensor that could detect wide pressure ranges...
Call to phase out lead bullets at shooting ranges
Lead released when people fire weapons at shooting ranges creates such a health risk that lead bullets should be phased...
