RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes...
Mimicking biological movements with soft robots
Credit: Harvard SEAS Designing a soft robot to move organically -- to bend like a finger or twist like a...
Exhausted T cells
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA -- In a bid to better understand the gene...
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
Credit: UIC/Vikas Berry What can't graphene do? You can scratch "detect cancer" off of that list. By interfacing brain cells...
Hybrid wheat breeding gets almost $1 million USDA investment
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeders will continue to...
Ultra-thin solution to primary obstacle in solid-state battery development
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. James Clark...
On the road to autonomy, remember the operator
Automakers and their tech partners may be looking toward a future when they can offer fully autonomous cars, but Mica...
New prehistoric bird species discovered
Credit: Artist rendering by Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester A team of geologists at the University of Rochester has discovered a...
Public wheat breeder consortium to be developed by USDA grant
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) AMARILLO - Texas A&M AgriLife Research's wheat genetic and breeding programs will...
Nanoparticle-based method shows promise in DNA vaccine delivery
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a novel method for delivering therapeutic molecules into cells. The method harnesses...
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 -- The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever,"...
Vitamin E and selenium don’t prevent polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer
PORTLAND, OR - Eight years ago, results from a landmark cancer prevention trial run by SWOG showed that a daily...
Long-term anti-inflammatory drug use may increase cancer-related deaths for certain patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Regular use of over-the-counter non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen is associated with an...
Groundbreaking research dispels outdated UK myths around Economic Tyre Turning
Credit: University of Huddersfield A PROJECT that could lead to major cost savings for UK rail operators has earned a...
New online journal receives overwhelming response to first issue
Credit: University of Huddersfield A SOFTWARE program that can instantly harmonise a Beatles song in the style of Bach. An...
Satellites observe ‘traffic jams’ in Antarctic Ice Stream caused by tides
Credit: B. Minchew/Caltech For the first time, researchers have closely observed how the ocean's tides can speed up or slow...
The case of the missing diamonds
It all began innocently enough. Tyrone Daulton, a physicist with the Institute for Materials Science and Engineering at Washington University...
Rudolph’s antlers inspire next generation of unbreakable materials
Credit: Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered the secret behind the toughness of deer antlers and...
Newly discovered ‘Casper’ octopod at risk from deep-sea mining
Credit: Courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016. Last spring, researchers made headlines with the...
Manganese nodules as breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses
Bremerhaven/Germany, 19 December 2016. Manganese nodules on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean are an important breeding ground for deep-sea...
