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New 10-MW offshore wind generator prototype
A huge market volume in offshore wind turbines is expected over the next few years, but a significant cost reduction...
Scientists propose new approach to hitting the gym
James Cook University sports scientists are warning that fatigue from weight training can carry over to endurance training and the...
This week from AGU: Researchers uncover 200-year-old sunspot drawings in Maine
American Geophysical Union 26 July 2017 This week from AGU: Researchers uncover 200-year-old sunspot drawings in Maine ** Access a...
Shedding light deeper into the human brain
Credit: Texas A&M University The inner workings of the human brain have always been a subject of great interest. Unfortunately,...
Queen’s University Belfast researcher turning dirty tinfoil into biofuel catalyst
Credit: Queen's University Belfast A researcher at Queen's University Belfast has discovered a way to convert dirty aluminium foil into...
Risk for bipolar disorder associated with faster aging
New King's College London research suggests that people with a family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more rapidly than...
Study sheds light on how body may detect early signs of cancer
Fresh insights into how cells detect damage to their DNA - a hallmark of cancer - could help explain how...
Company innovates by using magnetic resonance to evaluate food quality
The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the technology is also used...
Understanding cell segregation mechanisms which help prevent cancer spread
Credit: David Wilkinson Scientists have uncovered how cells are kept in the right place as the body develops, which may...
New grant supports comprehensive research on traumatic brain injury
Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval...
Fifty years on, the Breeding Bird Survey continues to produce new insights
Credit: W.A. Link In 1966, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist named Chan Robbins launched an international program designed...
University of Rochester awarded $19 million to coordinate national science program
The University of Rochester has been awarded $19 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the...
Differences in subtypes of gastric cancer may determine prognosis and response to treatment
Bottom Line: Molecular classification of the four distinct subtypes of gastric cancer could potentially shape tailored treatment options by helping...
How bacteria maintain and recover their shape
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod,...
Researchers overturn wisdom regarding efficacy of next-generation DNA techniques
Metagenomics enables us to investigate microbial ecology at a much larger scale than ever before and sheds light upon the...
Physicists gain new insights into nanosystems with spherical confinement
Credit: Ill./©: Arash Nikoubashman, Mainz University Theoretical physicists led by Professor Kurt Binder and Dr. Arash Nikoubashman at Johannes Gutenberg...
Researchers develop DNA sunscreen that gets better the longer you wear it
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Why use regular sunscreen when you can apply a...
Identified the component that allows a lethal bacteria to spread resistance to antibiotics
Credit: Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelona Antibiotic resistance of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for 11,300 deaths a year in...
Stanford researchers engineer 3-D hydrogels for tissue-specific cartilage repair
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, N.Y., July 26, 2017--Unlike the one-size-fits-all, homogeneous approach to tissue engineering for...
Cultural flexibility was key for early humans to survive extreme dry periods in southern Africa
Credit: Craig Foster The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of...
