Laser weapons could go from big screen to battlefield with engineers’ help
Credit: Clemson Unviersity The rebels and the empire used laser cannons to shoot it out on the big screen in...
GW researcher receives $1.2 million grant to standardize cancer genomics data
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2017) -- One of the biggest challenges facing cancer genomics researchers is the lack normalized data on...
Nanosubmarine with self-destroying activity
Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team...
Preclinical trials of radiopharmaceutical for cancer diagnosis
Credit: RIA Novosti (Russian news agency) A radiopharmaceutical for advanced identification of cancer, labeled with the technetium-99 isotope, is ready...
Could particles and pianos combine to enhance understanding of physics?
For almost a decade, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been enabling scientists to develop a greater understanding of -...
Researchers measure the coherence length in glasses using the supercomputer JANUS
Credit: http://www.janus-computer.com/galery-janusII The use of the JANUS supercomputer has enabled researchers to reproduce the experimental protocol of equilibrium dynamics in...
Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable ‘fingerprint’
Credit: Timothy Yeo / Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Researchers working in Singapore and the United States...
ChinaRRAM international workshop
The ChinaRRAM International Workshop launches its first edition on June 12th-14th of 2017 at Soochow University, with the objective of...
One-stop-shop principle adopted by Finland’s manufacturing industry
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Tampere University of Technology (TUT) and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) are creating...
Engines fire without smoke
By observing the soot particles formed in a simple flame, researchers at KAUST have developed a computational model capable of...
Death by volcano?
Credit: Jerry Naunheim Jr./WUSTL Photos. Anyone concerned by the idea that people might try to combat global warming by injecting...
World leaders in diabetes research discuss in Munich
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) For the fifth time, the 'Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference' will...
Model for 2-D materials based RRAM found
Credit: Copyright American Institute of Physics 2017. Reproduced with permission from the authors. Graphene and related two dimensional (2D) materials...
Tobacco hybrid emits low-toxicant, e-cig-like vapor with enhanced flavor
Chemical analysis has revealed no detectable difference between the vapours produced by an e-cigarette (Vype ePen) and a novel hybrid...
A network of crystals for long-distance quantum communication
Credit: © UNIGE Quantum physic can guarantee that a message has not be intercepted before reaching its destination. Thanks to...
How the popularity of sea cucumbers is threatening coastal communities
Coastal communities are struggling with the complex social and ecological impacts of a growing global hunger for a seafood delicacy,...
Corals in peril at a popular Hawaiian tourist destination due to global climate change
Credit: Keisha Bahr Corals in peril at a popular Hawaiian tourist destination due to global climate change Despite state protected...
Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day
On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds...
AHCA could jeopardize health coverage for young adults, study suggests
As the U.S. Senate takes up the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a large study provides evidence that eliminating...
Mobile technology and child and adolescent development
A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and...
