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A fast, non-destructive test for 2-dimensional materials
Credit: Yuanxi Wang, Penn State. Thinning a material down to a single-atom thickness can dramatically change that material's physical properties....
Hawaii scientists scrutinize first aid for man o’ war stings
Credit: Rachel Skubel In recent decades, trusted first aid resources have recommended stings from man o' war (Physalia species) be...
Study uncovers an additional strategy for targeting treatment-resistant prostate cancer
Prostate cancer cells depend on signaling through the androgen receptor (AR) to grow and survive. Many anti-cancer therapies that target...
Cancer-causing virus masters cell’s replication, immortality
Credit: National Cancer Institute DURHAM, NC -- Viruses are notorious for taking over their host's operations and using them to...
New book by UW’s David R. Montgomery addresses how to rebuild Earth’s soils
Credit: W.W. Norton In the introduction, University of Washington geologist David R. Montgomery writes that he never thought he'd write...
Woods named 2017 Minnie Stevens Piper professor
Credit: UT Arlington Bob Woods, a longtime UTA mechanical engineering professor and founder of the UTA FSAE racing team, has...
Novel designs for interference microscopy objectives earn Rudolf Kingslake Medal
Credit: The authors BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA , and CARDIFF, UK -- Two researchers from Zygo Corporation are recipients of the...
Wayne State receives $7.5 million NIH renewal for environmental center
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health...
People could be genetically predisposed to social media use
Washington, DC (May 2, 2017) It's easy to think in terms of linking genetics to behavior in simple ways. Are...
Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Stanford researchers develop new wave of electronics
Credit: Bao Lab As electronics become increasingly pervasive in our lives - from smart phones to wearable sensors - so...
Research aims to protect eagles from wind turbines
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research from Oregon State University will aim to make eagles less likely to collide with wind-turbine...
Biology’s need for speed tolerates a few mistakes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 2, 2017) - Biology must be in a hurry. In balancing speed and...
PET/CT helps predict therapy effectiveness in pediatric brain tumors
Credit: Sophie Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Marc Jansen, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brain cancers are difficult to...
Study reveals first recording of cuttlefish fighting over a mate in the wild
Credit: Justine Allen, Derya Akkaynak PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On a research dive in 2011 off the Aegean Sea coast of...
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