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Cornell evolutionary biology professor explains how to ‘walk the Tree of Life’
Pop quiz: Are crocodiles more closely related to lizards or to birds? The answer may surprise you. Although traditional taxonomy...
New brain-inspired cybersecurity system detects ‘bad apples’ 100 times faster
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Cybersecurity is critical -- for national security, corporations and private individuals. Sophisticated...
MDI Biological Laboratory to offer symposium on latest advances in regenerative medicine
BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Why are some animals able to regenerate the form and function of almost any body part?...
Manipulating magnetic textures
Credit: Carvalho-Santos WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 -- While the ability to easily control the magnetic properties of small electronic...
Estimating the glass transition temperature for polymers in ‘confined geometries’
Credit: Stevenson, Curro, McCoy WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 -- Polymers are used for myriad applications today, and perhaps the...
Revealing the microscopic mechanisms in perovskite solar cells
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 -- A material with the perovskite crystal structure has become very popular for solar cells....
Spintronic technology advances with newly designed magnetic tunnel junctions
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 -- For the last two decades, magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have played a central role...
A new model for capillary rise in nano-channels offers insights into fracking
Credit: Anqi Shen, Yikun Liu, Xiaohui Qiu, Yongjun Lu and Shuang Liang WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 -- In the...
What’s the best way to cook pasta? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 -- Pasta noodles contain only three ingredients: eggs, water and flour....
AML study correlates gene mutations with 34 disease subgroups
Columbus, Ohio - A large, new study of adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) correlates 80 cancer-related gene mutations with...
Sussex Drug Discovery Centre & ReViral reach clinical trial with lung virus treatment
A collaboration between scientists at one of the UK's leading University drug discovery centres and the UK based biotech company...
Looking for signs of the Big Bang in the desert
Credit: iStock The silence of an immense desolate land in which to search for reverberations coming from the time at...
NASA’s hybrid computer enables Raven’s autonomous rendezvous capability
Credit: Credits: NASA A hybrid computing system developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the enabling...
Spray painting biomaterials onto heart promotes cardiac repair after myocardial infarction
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017--Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive...
New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Yale scientists have developed an ultra-thin coating material that has the potential to...
Electrons used to control ultrashort laser pulses
We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at Lund University and Louisiana...
New approach uses ultrasound to measure fluid in the lungs
A team of engineering and medical researchers has found a way to use ultrasound to monitor fluid levels in the...
Better learning through zinc?
Zinc is a vital micronutrient involved in many cellular processes: For example, in learning and memory processes, it plays a...
Breaking the supermassive black hole speed limit
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 21, 2017--A new computer simulation helps explain the existence of...
Astronomers hazard a ride in a ‘drifting carousel’ to understand pulsating stars
Credit: Image credit: MWA Project / Curtin University What sounds like a stomach-turning ride at an amusement park might hold...
