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Cleaning up subways: Sandia’s 20-year mission to stop anthrax in its tracks
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- If you're like most people, you don't spend much time thinking about...
Researchers learn more about maximizing brain use
Neuroscientists from Higher School of Economics and Charité University Clinic in Berlin have come up with a new multivariate method...
American oaks share a common northern ancestor
Credit: The Morton Arboretum If you had been in northern Canada 45 million years ago, you might have encountered the...
‘Confusion and resistance’ slows down UK smart meter rollout
Credit: Image by Benjamin Sovacool Lack of consumer engagement, insufficient information, and inadequate attention to vulnerability has slowed down the...
VIMS contributes to ‘King Tide’ mapping project
Credit: © D. Loftis/VIMS. On the morning of November 5th, the highest astronomical tide of the year--the so-called King Tide--will...
New assay leads to step toward gene therapy for deaf patients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward gene therapy for deaf patients by...
More efficient use of raw materials with the aid of ‘molecular conveyor belts’
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. Making valuable products, such as fuels, synthetic materials or pharmaceuticals, from renewable raw materials is to date...
Changes in nonextreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Major floods and droughts receive a lot of attention in the...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University scientists
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from...
Cells programmed like computers to fight disease
Credit: Professor Jaramillo/University of Warwick Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza and other serious health...
Wireless food stamp transactions tied to healthier shopping
New research links the equipping of mobile fruit and vegetable stands with wireless banking devices programmed to accept food stamps...
Fuel from waste and electricity?
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Technologies that allow the preservation of scarce fossil resources will pave the way towards resource...
Scalable process discovered to produce structural colors inspired by bird feathers
Credit: The University of Akron In the colorful world in which we live, colors are significant for not only aesthetics...
New self-powered paper patch could help diabetics measure glucose during exercise
Credit: Binghamton University Electrical and Computer Science Assistant Professor Seokheun Choi BINGHAMTON, NY - A new paper-based sensor patch developed...
Dogs’ social skills linked to oxytocin sensitivity
Credit: Mia Persson The tendency of dogs to seek contact with their owners is associated with genetic variations in sensitivity...
Horses working in therapeutic riding programs do not experience additional stress
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine In the United States, therapeutic horseback riding offers equine-assisted therapy to diverse populations, including...
Welfare of zoo animals set to improve
The wellbeing of zoological animals is set to improve following the successful trial of a new welfare assessment grid, a...
VTT is developing 3-D-printing materials for wound care and decorative elements
Credit: (Photo: VTT)? Cellulose nanofibrils have properties that can improve the characteristics of bio-based 3D-printing pastes. VTT Technical Research Centre...
Researchers unlock potential pathway to treat flesh-eating bacteria
HOUSTON-(Sept. 18, 2017) - Researchers at Houston Methodist have solved a 100-year-old mystery, providing them a possible key to unlock...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes, cancer, other diseases
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
