CNIC coordinates an EU project to foster partnership between researchers in academia and industry
Credit: CNIC The 4DHeart project (4D Analysis of Heart Development and Regeneration Using Advanced Light Microscopy) was launched on January...
Why the discovery of a bevy of quasars will boost efforts to understand galaxies’ origins
Late last year, an international team including researchers from the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) at Peking University...
Single molecule switch
Credit: Prof. Fabian Pauly, University of Konstanz The theoretical physicists Junior Professor Fabian Pauly and his postdoc Dr. Safa G....
New research shows promise in disabling cancer’s defences
Credit: University of Ottawa Recent study out of the University of Ottawa opens door for new disease therapies in cancer,...
Carbon-based approaches for saving rainforests should include biodiversity studies
Credit: Miguel Leal New York (March 9, 2017) - Conservationists working to safeguard tropical forests often assume that old growth...
Combination immunotherapy effective for advanced prostate cancer
Advanced prostate cancer resistant to castration therapy appears to respond well to a combination of immune checkpoint blockades and treatments...
Rosalind Franklin University announces construction of new Innovation and Research Park
Credit: Architectural rendering: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science has announced plans...
Federal agencies need to prepare for greater quantity, range of biotechnology products
WASHINGTON -- A profusion of biotechnology products is expected over the next five to 10 years, and the number and...
Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 9, 2017 -- In the eternal search for next generation high-efficiency...
Illinois researchers create first exact model for diffusion in magnesium alloys
The movement of atoms in solids controls everything. In order to develop new materials, material engineers need to be able...
Thyroid cancer patients opting for non-intervention report lack of support
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Patients who choose not to intervene after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer face a challenging path--one...
UAB to launch statewide genetics initiative for better health for all Alabama residents
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Alabama's leading provider of genomic and personalized...
MIPT physicists predict the existence of unusual optical composites
Credit: MIPT Press Office Physicists from MIPT have predicted the existence of transparent composite media with unusual optical properties. Using...
MSU tackles concussions by bringing new sensor to market
Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Two Michigan State University chemists are bringing their impact sensors to market. The...
Researchers flip a magnetic memory cell with a light pulse at record speed
University of Minnesota electrical and computer engineering researchers have created a magnetic tunnel junction that can be switched by a...
Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly
Credit: Knud Falk Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as...
Hubble dates black hole’s last big meal
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levy (STScI) For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy,...
Chemical that detects plaques in Alzheimer’s brains extends lifespan of roundworms
While many anti-aging drugs don't live up to their claim, a tightly replicated study by Rutgers and a group of...
Keeping liquids off the wall
Credit: NASA On Earth, liquid flows downhill thanks to gravity. Creating an effective liquid fuel tank involves little more than...
First global maps of volcanic emissions use NASA satellite data
Credit: Simon Carn / Michigan Technological University Volcanoes erupt, they spew ash, their scarred flanks sometimes run with both lava...
