Chemistry
Blood pressure drug shows no benefit in Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA - A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson's disease, according...
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organsCredit: Photo by Jordan Miller/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 2,...
When it comes to planetary habitability, it’s what’s inside that counts
Can the geologic and dynamic features that make our home planet habitable can be produced on planets with different compositions?Credit:...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May...
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
New evidence suggests that passive wing flapping may have arisen earlier than gliding flightCredit: Talori et al. Before they evolved...
Controlling primate neural activity using artwork from artificial neural networks
By showing macaques images generated by an artificial neural network, researchers were able to control the activity of specific neurons...
New clues to coastal erosion
What we can learn from the seaCredit: Stock photo: Getty Images. New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in...
LIGO and Virgo detect neutron star smash-ups
Issued by the LIGO Laboratory, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and Virgo Collaboration. On April 25, 2019, the National Science Foundation's Laser...
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Credit: Noelle Held/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that...
Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent...
Machine set to see if lithium can help bring fusion to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Lithium, the light silvery metal used in everything from pharmaceutical applications to batteries that...
Promising material could lead to faster, cheaper computer memory
Researchers confirmed that bismuth ferrite, which responds to both magnetic and electric fields, can be used to effienctly store informationCredit:...
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 3, 2019 - The market for organic solar cells is expected to grow more than...
Self-powered wearable tech
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now...
Two neutron stars collided near the solar system billions of years ago
Columbia University and University of Florida study finds sign of cosmic event that created elements that became part of usCredit:...
Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), and G. Bacon (STScI) Astronomers have put together the largest...
Hubble assembles wide view of the distant universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth and D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), K. Whitaker (University of Connecticut), R. Bouwens...
Pinpointing Gaia to map the Milky Way
ESO's VST helps determine the spacecraft's orbit to enable the most accurate map ever of more than a billion starsCredit:...
Laser-driven spin dynamics in ferrimagnets: How does the angular momentum flow?
Credit: Photograph by Erik Gustafson, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, Margrethe Bohr Collection. When exposed to intense laser...
High thermal conductivity of new material will create energy efficient devices
Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of a new material, paving the way...
