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Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have controlled wave-generated currents to make previously unimaginable liquid...

SPbPU — first university to introduce computational computer code for Airbus

Credit: Photo provided by Airbus Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) and Airbus collaborate on development and deployment of...

Most stretchable elastomer for 3-D printing

Credit: Courtesy of Dinesh K. Patel Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation,...

Genetic profiling can guide stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A single blood test and basic information about a patient's medical status can indicate which patients...

New study identifies organic matter composition as a critical factor controlling mercury methylation

The biological formation of neurotoxic methyl mercury is an enigmatic process underpinning mercury-related health and environmental hazards. Nevertheless, the exact...

Research reveals novel quantum state in strange insulating materials

Credit: Mitrovi? lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, RI (Brown University) -- Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally how a...

In-cell molecular sieve from protein crystal

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology In nature, proteins are assembled into sophisticated and highly ordered structures, which enable them to...

Women who have a false positive screening mammogram more likely to delay next screen

(American Association for Cancer Research) Women who had a false positive result from a screening mammogram were more likely to...

Big data for the universe

Credit: Ivan Zolotukhin Astronomers at Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with their French colleagues and with the help of...

UMass Amherst research may lead to non-surgical cataract treatment

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently licensed a new technology to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc....

Researchers optimize the assembly of micro-/meso-/macroporous carbon for Li-S batteries

Li-S batteries are considered as promising alternatives for Li-ion batteries in the new generation of energy storages, due to high...

Wave of the future: Terahertz chips a new way of seeing through matter

Credit: (Photos by Frank Wojciechowski for the Office of Engineering Communications) Electromagnetic pulses lasting one millionth of a millionth of...

Silver ion-coated medical devices could fight MRSA while creating new bone

Credit: MU News Bureau Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are caused by a type of staph bacteria that has become...

Pioneer of cell growth, Michael N. Hall, wins cancer research prize

BETHESDA, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today announced that Michael N. Hall, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry,...

Pervasive chemicals pose threats for pregnant women and their offspring

Loading video... Credit: Biodesign Institute Each day, we are exposed to an array of chemicals lurking in the foods we...

Splitfin flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to illuminate plankton

Credit: Hellinger et al (2017) The flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to detect and feed on its planktonic prey, according...

Quinoa genome accelerates solutions for food security

New species of amoeba is named after a character in The Lord of the Rings

Credit: images: Jordana C. Féres & Alfredo L. Porfírio Sousa Thecamoebians are among the 30-45 lineages of amoebae known to...

Better scaffolds help scientists study cancer

Credit: Mikos Research Group/Rice University Testing treatments for bone cancer tumors may get easier with new enhancements to sophisticated support...

Georgia State biologist receives $1.8 million NIH grant to investigate pain treatment for elderly