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Ultra-small nanocavity advances technology for secure quantum-based data encryption
Credit: Yousif Kelaita, Stanford University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new type of light-enhancing optical cavity that is only...
Cerium hexaboride challenges physicists to come up with new theory
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from MIPT and other research institutes and universities have discovered unusual phenomena occurring in a...
Molecular Velcro boosts microalgae’s potential in biofuel, industrial applications
Credit: Photo by G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have engineered "molecular Velcro" into to cyanobacteria,...
NASA looks at rainfall rates in Tropical Cyclone Yvette
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical Cyclone 02S formed in the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia on Dec....
NASA spots Tropical Depression 30W form in Northwestern Pacific
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured infrared data on newly...
Indiana University researchers launch tool to understand spread of fake news
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University has launched a powerful new tool...
New drug target for inflammatory disease is all the RAGE
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Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper
Credit: Seokheun BINGHAMTON, NY - Instead of ordering batteries by the pack, we might get them by the ream in...
Report calls for improved methods to assess earthquake-caused soil liquefaction
WASHINGTON - Several strong earthquakes around the world have resulted in a phenomenon called soil liquefaction, the seismic generation of...
One more piece in the puzzle of liver cancer identified
Credit: Copyright: Ines Jeric/ University of Vienna The most common type of liver cancer, called Hepatocellular carcinoma (short: HCC), is...
Graphene able to transport huge currents on the nano scale
Credit: Fig. 1b Nature Comm. Paper Once again, graphene has proven itself to be a rather special material: an international...
Food withdrawal results in stabilization of important tumor suppressor
Tumor suppressors stop healthy cells from becoming cancerous. Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Medical University of Graz and...
Food supplement may be key to treatment of rare disease
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that a popular food supplement called phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the...
Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings
Credit: American Chemical Society Hydraulic fracturing has boosted U.S. energy production while coming under scrutiny for its potential environmental impacts,...
Fish sperm race for reproductive success
Loading video... Credit: Photo: Jarle Tryti Nordeide Norwegian researchers show that the sperm of Arctic char, a cold-water fish common...
AZTI to coordinate scientific advisory services to the EC on fishing outside the EU waters
Credit: AZTI The aim of the framework contract is to provide the European Commission the scientific advice they need in...
Scientists crack genetic code determining leaf shape in cotton
Credit: Vasu Kuraparthy Researchers know that the variation in leaf shapes can mean big differences in a farmer's bottom line....
Innovative proposal in the wind energy sector won the APREN Award
Credit: APREN Renewable energy was responsible for producing this year around 59% of the total amount of electricity in Portugal...
Rejuvenating the brain’s disposal system
Heidelberg, 21 December 2016 - A characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease is the presence of so called amyloid plaques in...
Artificial leaf as mini-factory for drugs
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke To produce drugs sustainably and cheaply, anywhere you want. Whether in the middle of the jungle...
