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Collisions generate gas in debris disks
Credit: RIKEN Many young stars, as well as more middle-aged stars like our sun, have "debris disks"--like the Oort Cloud...
Algal residue — an alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Microalgae have received much attention in biomass production due to many strains having a high...
Nuclear transfer of mitochondrial DNA in colon and rectal cancer
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Patients with colon and rectal cancer have somatic insertions of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear...
Is there something up with stinky inflatable pool toys?
Inflatable toys and swimming aids, like bathing rings and arm bands, often have a distinctive smell which could indicate that...
um-Palmitoylethanolamide can slow down Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. First...
KTU’s unique material for new generation solar cells 1 step closer to market
Credit: KTU The team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with Swiss physicists had synthesised unique material...
Potential new applications stem from controlling particles’ spin configurations
Fermions are ubiquitous elementary particles. They span from electrons in metals, to protons and neutrons in nuclei and to quarks...
Embryo development, gene scissors and self-squeezing sponges
The European Research Council funds three TU Dresden scientists with ERC Advanced Grants, the most highly-endowed individual grants on a...
AMIA announces partnership with Dryad Digital Repository
To launch the partnership, AMIA is connecting the Dryad resource to the publication of a new Journal of the American...
Technology to improve rockfall analysis on cliffs could save money, lives
Credit: (Image by Matt O'Banion, courtesy of Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed...
Evaluating cultural value of landscapes using geotagged photos
Credit: Yoshimura N. and Hiura T., Ecosystem Services, February 28, 2017 Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the...
SERIS develops world’s first full-size IBC bifacial solar module
The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed the world's first...
Self-assembling polymers provide thin nanowire template
Credit: Hyo Seon Suh / University of Chicago For the chips in our computers and smartphones to get faster and...
New research reveals that college students study best later in the day
Credit: University of Nevada, Reno. A new cognitive research study used two new approaches to determine ranges of start times...
Super sensitive devices work on recycling atoms
Next-generation sensors to be used in fields as diverse as mineral exploration and climate change will be turbo boosted thanks...
Researchers develop predictive model measuring nitrous oxide emissions in streams, rivers
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame When it comes to greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide tends to steal the spotlight --...
USDA announces $150.2 million through Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Florida manatees likely to persist for at least 100 years — US Geological Survey
Credit: Photo: USGS Florida's iconic manatee population is highly likely to endure for the next 100 years, so long as...
Art of paper-cutting inspires self-charging paper device
Credit: American Chemical Society Despite the many advances in portable electronic devices, one thing remains constant: the need to plug...
US streams carry surprisingly extensive mixture of pollutants
Many U.S. waterways carry a variety of pollutants, but not much is known about the composition or health effects of...
