Rock samples indicate water is key ingredient for crust formation
Credit: Nick Dygert By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth's surface,...
Get ready: Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill
Loading video... Credit: University of Utah A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play...
Penn scientists illuminate genetics underlying the mysterious powers of spider silks
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Spider silks, ounce for ounce, can be stronger than steel, and much more tough...
Preschoolers’ story comprehension similar for print and digital books
The content of a children's book -- not its form as a print book or a digital book -- predicts...
New chip under development at UTSA extends battery life of electronics
Credit: UTSA Ruyan Guo, Robert E. Clark Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at...
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for V/Q imaging in pulmonary embolism
Reston, Va. -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q)...
A glow stick that detects cancer?
Credit: Prof. Doron Shabat/American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow...
PETA science consortium, experts provide training to government regulators
Washington -- The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. is co-organizing and funding a training seminar on the OECD QSAR Toolbox,...
First luminescent molecular system with a lower critical solution temperature
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Depending on their solubility, solids can completely dissolve in liquids to form clear solutions, or...
Study finds gender bias in open-source programming
A study comparing acceptance rates of contributions from men and women in an open-source software community finds that, overall, women's...
As scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of ‘visual abstract’ graphics
Credit: University of Michigan/Annals of Surgery ANN ARBOR, MI - When it comes to sharing new research findings with the...
Device allows users to manipulate 3-D virtual objects more quickly
Credit: Zeyuan Chen Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a user-friendly, inexpensive controller for manipulating virtual objects in...
New model enables analysis of tissue-engineered cartilage in lab by large animal testing
Credit: © 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 1, 2017--Researchers have developed a new model to...
MIT wireless device can see through walls to detect walking speed
Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL We've long known that breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and pulse provide an important window...
‘Valleytronics’ advancement could help extend Moore’s Law
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the world of semiconductor physics, the goal is to devise more efficient and microscopic ways to...
Pain reliever may help relieve the vision damage of glaucoma
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2017) - The tip of our optic nerve is typically the first place...
New model could speed up colon cancer research
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Using the gene-editing system known as CRISPR, MIT researchers have shown in mice that they can generate...
Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk in black women
CHAPEL HILL - Alcohol consumption is known to be a risk factor for breast cancer based on studies predominantly done...
Novel gene editing approach to cancer treatment shows promise in mice
PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2017 - A novel gene therapy using CRISPR genome editing technology effectively targets cancer-causing "fusion genes" and...
Pancreatic cancer patients may live longer by traveling to academic hospital for operation
CHICAGO (May 1, 2017): New study findings link traveling to an academic medical center for surgical removal of pancreatic or...
