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Paleontologists find fossil relative of Ginkgo biloba
Credit: Fabiany Herrera & Patrick Herendeen A discovery of well-preserved fossil plants by paleontologists from the United States, China, Japan,...
Stabilizing soils with sulfates to improve their constructional properties
Credit: Seco et al., 2017 The journal Applied Clay Science has recently published the paper 'Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based...
Ionization mechanisms of captive atoms struck by light matter
Light interacting with hydrogen atoms enclosed in hollow cages composed of carbon atoms - referred to as fullerene material -...
Mechanism underlying size-sorting of rubble on asteroid Itokawa revealed
Credit: JAXA In 2005, the Hayabusa spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) landed on Itokawa, a small...
How rare sugars might help control blood glucose
In an era when the label "natural" hits a sweet spot with consumers, some uncommon sugars emerging on the market...
Moving toward faster, more accurate detection of food- and water-borne bacteria
Credit: Charles S. Henry, Ph.D. Food poisoning is a scourge. Yet preventing it is far from foolproof. But in a...
Physicists design a device inspired by sonic screwdriver
Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU Physicists have designed a handheld device inspired by the sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who and the...
New technology platform propels the use of ‘organs-on-chips’
A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital has developed a novel technology platform that enables the...
Phonon nanoengineering: Vibrations of nanoislands dissipate heat more effectively
Credit: (Source: IFJ PAN) Europium silicide has for some time attracted the attention of scientists. Recognized as being promising for...
RIT alumnus wins national award for undergraduate physics research
A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Science has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers...
Researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields
Credit: Michael Flatte, University of Iowa Physicists at the University of Iowa have proposed a new technique to detect and...
Quantifying nature’s mental health benefits
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Nature's positive impact on mood is...
Northeastern researcher to co-direct NSF initiative to advance wireless communication
On Wednesday, the National Science Foundation named Northeastern professor Tommaso Melodia director of research of the Project Office for a...
Leading the way in genomic science — from biodiversity to biomedicine
Credit: Earlham Institute For the first time, the Earlham Institute will host the Genome 10K (G10K) and the Genome Science...
NYU Tandon’s 3-D microscopic voyage at SXSW spotlights angiogenesis research
BROOKLYN, New York - As South by Southwest's annual Gaming Expo opens next week, big-name game companies will be vying...
Common cold can be surprisingly dangerous for transplant patients
The common cold is a major source of annoyance for most of us, but new research has found that the...
$1.5 million grant to prevent cervical cancer in West Texas
Credit: Tommie Morelos / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso EL PASO, Texas - Navkiran Shokar, M.A., M.P.H,...
Rice lab expands palette for color-changing glass
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University's latest nanophotonics research could expand the color palette for companies in the fast-growing market...
Polymer-coated silicon nanosheets — an alternative to graphene
Credit: Tobias Helbich / TUM Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of...
Atomic resolution of muscle contraction
Credit: Osaka University At the molecular level, muscle contraction is defined by myosin molecules pulling actin filaments. New electron cryomicroscopy...
