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Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
Scientists used a multimodal approach to understand how a catalyst decomposes nerve agents in real-life environmentsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory A...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team...
Magnet vs. freon
Scientists invent a magnetic refrigerator, which is 30-40% more efficient than usCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A fundamentally new refrigerator...
PA residents shoulder health impacts of state’s oil and gas waste
Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than...
Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders
Study opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterialsCredit: Applied Physics Express A pair of researchers at Tokyo...
Modified ‘white graphene’ for eco-friendly energy
Scientists found a way how to use 2D material for hydrogen energyCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from TPU, Germany, and...
Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new and greatly improved version of an electronic tag, called Marine Skin, used...
Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — HIV: Volume 4
This book is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman is published on Feb 26th, 2019 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - HIV...
Mauritian medical herbs possess antitumor properties
They contain biologically active substances of these species have shown to contain effective inhibitors of oesophageal cancer cellsCredit: FEFU press...
Biomimetics: Artificial receptor distinguishes between male and female hormones
Study opens the door to developing ultrasensitive analytical devices for medical and sports applicationsCredit: Science Advances Chemists at Tokyo Tech's...
Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices
Study tests potential telemedicine approachCredit: NYU School of Medicine A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder...
New pediatric blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at higher risk of premature heart disease
Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, April 22, 2019 - New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are...
A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes
Bottom Line: A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer
A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased...
New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier...
Group decisions: When more information isn’t necessarily better
In nature, group decisions are often a matter of life or death. At first glance, the way certain groups of...
Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
Credit: Andreas Schilling, UZH Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to...
From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi ‘1D’ wires using a carbon nanotube template
New bulk synthesis method for nanowires of molybdenum telluride for nanoelectronicsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo...
NTU scientists discover sustainable way to increase seed oil yield in crops
NTU Singapore scientists have developed a sustainable way to demonstrate a new genetic modification that can increase the yield of...
