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A new contrast agent for MRI
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new, specially coated iron oxide nanoparticle developed by a team at MIT and elsewhere could provide...
Joseph Moskal elected to medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: Sally Ryan Northwestern University's Joseph R. Moskal has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's...
Kalinin, Paranthaman elected Materials Research Society fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2017 -- Two researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sergei Kalinin...
Extending VCSEL wavelength coverage to the mid-infrared
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2017 -- Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are small, semiconductor-based lasers that emit optical beams from their...
Study: Long-term eelgrass loss due to joint effects of shade, heat
Credit: © J. Lefcheck/VIMS. A new study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science links a long-term...
Black hole is producing its own fuel for star-making
The Phoenix cluster is an enormous accumulation of about 1,000 galaxies, located 5.7 billion light years from Earth. At its...
Ancient jars found in Judea reveal earth’s magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing
Albert Einstein considered the origin of the Earth's magnetic field one of the five most important unsolved problems in physics....
USU chemist seeks ‘game-changer’ in electrochemical water catalysis
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA - The world's current reliance on fossil fuel energy, which is...
Flirting on the ‘fly’, what blow flies can tell us about attraction & dating apps
Loading video... Credit: SFU A study led by SFU biology researcher Gerhard Gries found that the photoreceptors in the eyes...
Turning up the heat for perfect (nano)diamonds
Credit: Stephan Hruszkewycz WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2017 -- Quantum mechanics, the physics that governs nature at the atomic and...
Study confirms key therapeutic advance for children living with HIV and tuberculosis
Credit: Scholars & Gentlemen /DNDi The non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has released results...
Astronomers propose a cell phone search for galactic fast radio bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief spurts of radio emission, lasting just one-thousandth of a second, whose origins are mysterious....
Salk scientist awarded inaugural Sjöberg Prize for cancer breakthrough
(Salk Institute) Salk Professor Tony Hunter, who holds an American Cancer Society Professorship, has been awarded $500,000 as part of...
ARRS 2017 Annual Meeting open to media
Leesburg, VA, Feb. 14, 2017--With educational activities representing the entire spectrum of radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) will...
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