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UAF researchers embark on an expedition frozen at sea
Credit: Photo by Alfred Wegener Institute/Mario Hoppmann Five UAF researchers are among hundreds of scientists worldwide who will spend part...
Best performance of organic material for lithium battery anode using materials informatics
Combining empirical knowledge and machine learning with a small experimental datasetCredit: © Yuya Oaki At JST Strategic Basic Research Programs,...
Corrosion resistance of steel bars in concrete when mixed with aerobic microorganisms
Credit: Ehime University This study reports on a novel method for enhancing corrosion resistance via reduced availability of dissolved oxygen...
SUTD researchers revolutionize 3D printed products with data-driven design method
SUTD demonstrated this new cost-effective, data-driven approach by designing and 3D printing an ankle brace that has varying degrees of...
Saving lives faster: Monash University develops world-first laser incubator for blood
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers, along with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser...
Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 20, 2019) - A big way chemotherapy works is by...
The next agricultural revolution is here
Credit: CSHL/2019 As a growing population and climate change threaten food security, researchers around the world are working to overcome...
A bathroom scale could monitor millions with heart failure
Credit: Creative Commons by Scientificanimations.com (Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) "Good morning. Bill. Please. Step onto the scale. Touch the metal...
Introducing ‘mesh,’ memory-saving plug-in to boost phone and computer performance
UMass Amherst researchers develop powerful new memory-compacting systemCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Applications like web browsers or smartphone apps...
NASA analyzes rainfall rates in new Tropical Storm Tapah
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Storm Tapah formed quickly in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and as it was strengthening from a depression...
Electric tech could help reverse baldness
Credit: UW-Madison photo by Sam Million-Weaver. MADISON -- Few things on earth strike fear into the hearts of men more...
Hurricane Nicole sheds light on how storms impact deep ocean
Credit: J.C. Weber WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- In early October 2016, a tropical storm named Nicole formed in the middle...
‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time
Credit: Purdue University illustration/Henry Hamann WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds Tropical Storm Mario more out of shape
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite imagery revealed Tropical Storm Mario...
ALS gene may be a hitchhiker’s guide to the neuron
NIH-funded study suggests a new pathway for treatmentsCredit: NIH/NINDS WHAT: Affecting at least 14,000 Americans, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is...
Investments to address climate change are good for business
Internationally respected scientists call on world leaders to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.Credit: Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) infra-red satellite...
UBC engineers create ways to keep stone waste out of landfills
Discarded materials mixed into a slurry for a second lifeCredit: UBCO Using polymers and natural stone slurry waste, UBC Okanagan...
In media coverage of climate change, where are the facts?
Study shows New York Times coverage of climate change slights the facts of global warmingCredit: Graphic by David Romps, UC...
Bridge between quantum mechanics and general relativity still possible
Credit: provided by University of Science and Technology of China Quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity form the...
Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age, sheep study finds
Credit: Martin Stoffel It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but...
