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Physicists find first possible 3D quantum spin liquid
Cerium pyrochlore is first to qualify as long-sought state of matterCredit: Tong Chen/Rice University HOUSTON -- (July 15, 2019) --...
A legal framework for vector-borne diseases and land use
104th Annual Meeting: Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological Imperative Vector-borne diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths and...
Investigation into fungal infection reveals genetic vulnerability in Hmong
Credit: CDC/Dr. Lucille K. Georg MADISON - Ten years ago, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, 55 people were sickened by an...
NIST’s quantum logic clock returns to top performance
Credit: S. Burrows/JILA The quantum logic clock--perhaps best known for showing you age faster if you stand on a stool--has...
Biocompound from Atlantic Rainforest combats leishmaniasis and Chagas disease
Researchers find that substances synthesized from plant species endemic to the biodiversity hotspot can kill the parasites that cause these...
More farmers, more problems: How smallholder agriculture is threatening the western Amazon
Credit: Jacob Socolar, Princeton University A verdant, nearly roadless place, the Western Amazon in South America may be the most...
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease partners with Advanced Continuing Education Association to launch new CME article series
Amsterdam and Boston, July 15, 2019 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to announce a new partnership...
NASA-NOAA satellite tracking Barry through Louisiana, Arkansas
Credit: Credit: NWS/NOAA/NCEP/WPC Barry, now a tropical depression, continues moving slowly north through Arkansas and rainfall and flooding remains a...
Scientists create predictive model for hydrogen-nanovoid interaction in metals
Credit: HOU Jie A five-year collaborative study by Chinese and Canadian scientists has produced a theoretical model via computer simulation...
Researchers publish new study on citrus greening disease
Orange juice is a staple on many breakfast tables, but the future availability of citrus products is threatened by the...
Orlando Health (ORMC) is first in Central Florida to offer a new treatment for severe emphysema
The lung valve is the first FDA-approved device to help patients with emphysema breathe easier without major surgery Orlando, FL...
URI engineering professor lands $500K NSF CAREER Award to study new imaging technique
Chemical engineering professor Daniel Roxbury will use carbon nanotubes to examine living cellsCredit: Image courtesy of Daniel Roxbury KINGSTON, R.I....
Curbing indoor air pollution in India
Around the world, more than three billion people - nearly half the world's population - cook their food using solid...
New UCI-led study uncovers weakness in C. diff toxin
Discovery may lead to new therapeutics and vaccines aimed at fighting the deadly diseaseCredit: UCI School of Medicine A new...
Can magnetic stem cells improve cartilage repair?
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2019-Cells equipped with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles...
Fluorine speeds up two-dimensional materials growth
By spatially confining fluorine, scientists could activate feeding gases while disabling its harmful effectsCredit: IBS Back in 2004, the physics...
Stripping down bacterial armor: A new way to fight anthrax
A new study led by Dr. Antonella Fioravanti in the lab of Prof. Han Remaut (VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology)...
‘Artificial intelligence’ fit to monitor volcanoes
Platform uses 'machine learning' to analyse satellite dataCredit: MOUNTS system, Data: ESA Sentinel, edited: Sébastien Valade, GFZ More than half...
New NSF grant awarded to study Earth’s ‘flat slabs’
Credit: Lara Wagner, Carnegie Institution for Science A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded...
Study demonstrates stress reduction benefits from petting dogs, cats
Credit: WSU College is stressful. Students have classes, papers, and exams. But they also often have work, bills to pay,...
