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A study of Saturn’s largest moon may offer insights for earth
Researchers report significant seasonal variation in Titan's energy budgetCredit: NASA/Cassini/Kevin Gill Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's...
Neurodegenerative diseases may be caused by transportation failures inside neurons
Credit: Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the...
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results flip a popular theory on...
Great Barrier Reef study shows how reef copes with rapid sea-level rise
Three distinct growth phases in past 9000 years -- multiple stresses could have killed off the reef 7000 years agoCredit:...
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; 'inoculates' users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinkingCredit: John Cook, Cranky...
Diabetes drug has unexpected, broad implications for healthy aging
Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metforminCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 3, 2019) Metformin is the...
UH physicist named to National Academy of Inventors
Seamus Curran launched nanotech company to market protective coatingsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston physics professor has been...
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Bacterial bone infections are quite resistant to antibiotics and require new therapeutic approachesCredit: Larisa Litvinova Saussurea controversa is a perennial...
Electron correlations in carbon nanostructures
Physicists from Kiel and Copenhagen elucidate the behaviour of electrons in graphene nanoribbonsCredit: Copyright: Jan-Philip Joost, AG Bonitz New materials...
Dartmouth Engineering professor named NAI Fellow
Keith Paulsen receives the highest distinction for academic inventorsCredit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - December 3,...
Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery
Credit: John Innes Centre Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative...
Meteorite-loving microorganism
Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on itCredit: Tetyana Milojevic Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into...
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Credit: Marys_Photos; Pixabay Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel...
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Credit: TalTech Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding...
An alloy that retains its memory at high temperatures
Material researchCredit: © RUB, Marquard Using computer simulation, Alberto Ferrari calculated a design proposal for a shape memory alloy that...
Towards high quality ZnO quantum dots prospective for biomedical applications
Credit: IPC PAS, G.Krzyzewski Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) is currently one of the most commonly used semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials...
Data management in the construction sector by means of artificial intelligence
KIT and partners win innovation competition with an AI platform for the construction sector -- BMWi funds SDaC project with...
Diamonds in your devices: Powering the next generation of energy storage
Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists findCredit: Tokyo University...
Purdue apple innovator elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Jules Janick/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jules Janick, a distinguished horticulture professor in Purdue University's College of Agriculture,...
Citizen scientists deserve more credit, researchers argue
Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists.Credit: Wikimedia Commons Citizen scientists should...
