Aviation enhancements, better biosensors could result from new sensor technology
Credit: Ryan Owens, MU College of Engineering COLUMBIA, Mo. - Piezoelectric sensors measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain or...
TGen awarded $200,000 by NVIDIA Foundation to accelerate its technology
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 23, 2016 -- Faster and more precise information about how best to treat cancer patients should...
Future PM2.5 air pollution over China
Credit: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences With rapid industrialization and urbanization over the past decades, China has experienced...
Study shows low-dose chemotherapy regimens could prevent tumor recurrence in some cancers
Credit: Chan et al., 2016 Conventional, high-dose chemotherapy treatments can cause the fibroblast cells surrounding tumors to secrete proteins that...
Climate model predictions are telling a consistent story
Three independent methods of modelling climate change impact on yield display the same bleak tendency: When global temperature increases, wheat...
Compounds produced by phytopathogenic microbes encourage plant growth
A broad range of microorganisms, including phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria, are capable of producing volatile compounds that encourage plant growth,...
Grow more crops at the same time
When you are in the supermarket contemplating which vegetables to buy, nitrogen is hardly the first thing on your mind....
Incoming Regenstrief Institute president Embi named chair-elect of AMIA board of directors
Credit: Ohio State University INDIANAPOLIS -- Peter J. Embi, MD, MS, who joins the Regenstrief Institute as president and CEO...
New Rhein concludes successful investment in Chase Pharmaceuticals via sale to Allergan
CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 22, 2016 - New Rhein Healthcare Investors LLC ("New Rhein"), an investment firm focused on healthcare therapeutics...
Study in rats finds low blood alcohol levels have no effect on total calories consumed
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Laboratory rats will drink alcohol if it's available, and may even...
Screen to beam technology: The rise of haptic interfaces
Credit: Bruno et al. Haptic interfaces have been readily adopted because of their intuitive ease of use and convenience. Obvious...
Electronic tracking of song birds shows roads and urban features influence their choice of gardens
Birds prefer to fly between the gardens of leafy suburban neighbourhoods to visit bird feeders than city terraces or new-build...
DNA influences selection of partners for educational achievement
A study co-led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that people with genes for high educational achievement...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilms
(Linköping University) Molecules that change color can be used to follow in real-time how bacteria form a protective biofilm around...
TSRI scientists develop vaccine against fatal prescription opioid overdose
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - November 23, 2016 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Scientists trace ‘poisoning’ in chemical reactions to the atomic scale
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Researchers have revealed new atomic-scale details about pesky deposits that can stop or slow chemical...
Starch from yeast
Starch is only produced by plants and algae. Now, it can also be produced by yeast - or, at any...
Sealing properties and its influence factors of spherical mechanical seal
The spherical mechanical seal which can automatically adjust the contact state of sealing surfaces is proposed to replace the frequently-used...
New tool to show advertising revenue generated by each Facebook user
Credit: UC3M This free tool, known as "FDVT" (Facebook Data Valuation Tool), was developed by engineers in UC3M's Telematics department,...
Genomics reveals hen harrier is 2 distinct species
Credit: Simon Richards The study, published as the cover article in BioMed Central's Avian Research, led by the Earlham Institute...
