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To break new ground with frequency combs, a NIST innovation plays with the beat
An improvement to a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a frequency comb enables it to measure light pulse arrival times with...
UTIA researchers study feed efficiency of pregnant angus heifers
While cattle production has historically focused on increasing the feed efficiency of steers to produce a marketable beef product, researchers...
Virginia Tech-led group that researched means to curb boxwood blight wins USDA award
The Boxwood Blight Insight Group (BBIG) was awarded a Partnership Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and...
Insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
By measuring the electrical fields near swarming honeybees, researchers have discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge...
Scientists map water in molecular crystals, aiding drug development
Molecular crystals—the building blocks that make up many drugs and other products—sometimes take on water molecules, which can alter the...
α-Ketoglutarate (AKG) as a nutritional supplement to enhance health and exercise performance
Skeletal muscle is the largest metabolic organ in the body. It is composed of muscle fibers, blood vessels, nerves and...
Creating carbon nanostructures using small organic molecules
Small structures made out of carbons are a useful and versatile tool that can be used across industries, including water...
Even good gene edits can go bad
HOUSTON – (Oct. 24, 2022) – A Rice University lab is leading the effort to reveal potential threats to the...
How heart failure disrupts the cell’s powerhouse
Investigations in Japan have uncovered some molecular mechanisms behind mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic heart failure.Credit: Shingo Takada, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hisataka...
Shedding light on oceanic dark matter: marine bacteria take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
Knowing whether or not marine microbes engage in photosynthesis — the use of sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water...
Dig in: Sand serves up a possible cure for obesity
Engineered particles of purified sand could be the next anti-obesity therapy as new research from the University of South Australia...
New study identifies unique type of microglia associated with stroke in the I/R injured brain
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has identified a new type of microglia associated with stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)...
The International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is honored to announce the 2023 Nakasone Award to Rotem Sorek
Rotem Sorek is a researcher at the Department of Molecular Genetics at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. His groundbreaking discoveries of the diversity...
Novel derivative of “love hormone” oxytocin improves cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s
The cognitive decline and memory loss observed in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is attributed to the accumulation of β-amyloid protein (Aβ),...
Unintended consequences: analyzing interventions on mercury use and emissions in artisanal gold mining
Mercury is a unique element that has found a myriad of scientific and practical applications throughout the centuries. Besides its...
Study: Concerns over COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness, not general medical mistrust, slowed early uptake in Black, Latinx communities
CHICAGO—When the COVID-19 vaccine became widely available in spring of 2021, Black and Latinx populations had a slower uptake of...
Volvo Environment Prize 2022 awarded for world-leading microplastics research
Three UK scientists have been awarded the Volvo Environment Prize 2022 for work which has alerted the world to microplastics...
Nearly ½ of parents have leftover prescription medications at home
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Professor Erminia Calabrese awarded Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize
Professor Erminia Calabrese, from Cardiff University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the 2022 Institute of Physics Fred...
New study finds ways to improve light absorption in perovskite/si tandem solar cells
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has succeeded in achieving a power conversion efficiency (PEC) of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar...
