A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
(University of Pittsburgh) Research at the University of Pittsburgh into a more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building ...
Blocking cancer-specific mutations in leukemia and brain tumors
Credit: Stefan Pusch/DKFZ Many malignancies develop as a result of genetic alterations in individual cells. These gene mutations often cause ...
Breakthrough curved sensor could dramatically improve digital camera image quality
Credit: Microsoft Research WASHINGTON -- If you've ever tried to take a picture in a dark restaurant, you know that ...
Penn studies show hope for multiple cancers with pembrolizumab combination therapies
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The combination of pembrolizumab and the checkpoint inhibitor known as epacadostat is leading to promising ...
New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new advance on a method developed by MIT researchers could enable continuous, high-precision monitoring of materials ...
Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Gail M. Ashley, Rutgers University About 1 to 2 million years ago, early humans in East Africa periodically faced ...
Evolution on the fast lane — 1 flounder species became 2
Credit: On the left: Mats Westerbom. On the right: Alf Norkko. A research group at the University of Helsinki discovered ...
Biologists find missing link for the ‘safe’ signal in plants
The hormone jasmonic acid plays a major role in the plant immune system and in regulating growth. Scientists have already ...
Handwashing: Cool water as effective as hot for removing germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New ...
Novel method to study quantum fluctuations in exotic phases of matter
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - We encounter phase transitions in our everyday lives when we witness water freezing or ...
New method of characterizing graphene
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics/Swiss Nanoscience Institute Scientists have developed a new method of characterizing graphene's properties without ...
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 ...
