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Taking the heat: Navy tests new submarine steam suits
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released) ARLINGTON, Va.--Machinist's Mate 1st Class Nathan Lindner was testing the newest suit...
Physicists discover hidden aspects of electrodynamics
Credit: LSU Radio waves, microwaves and even light itself are all made of electric and magnetic fields. The classical theory...
New potential treatment for aggressive brain cancer in children
Chicago...Using state-of-the-art gene editing technology, scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have discovered a promising...
Feinstein Institute examines use of antiparasitic drug as new treatment for brain tumors
MANHASSET, NY -- Marc Symons, PhD, professor in The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research's Karches Center for Oncology Research, is...
£850k to help develop life saving device for women in childbirth
(University of Liverpool) The University of Liverpool has been awarded £850,000 from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone cook strongly affected by wind shear
Credit: Credits: NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite observed how strong wind shear was literally pushing Tropical Cyclone Cook apart...
Seismic mapping helps detect abandoned mines in Wyoming
Researchers working in Wyoming have deployed a full suite of technologies, including seismic data acquisition and multi-attribute processing originally developed...
First systemic evidence for safety of tPA in stroke patients with sickle cell disease
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who experience a stroke caused by a...
The accidental discovery of LSD (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 -- Bicycle Day on April 19 honors not the two-wheeled mode...
Bubble group dancing
Credit: Shen, Hu, Chen and Fu WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2017 -- A group of researchers at Zhejiang University's State...
Visionary engineering
Sumita Pennathur, an associate professor in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received the prestigious "Visionary Award" from...
Metabolic mechanism identified for R-LA induced cell death in liver cancer cells
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017--A new study that measured metabolite levels over time...
CDC/WHO Ebola guidelines could put sewer workers at risk
Research from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that guidelines for safe disposal of liquid waste from patients...
Did you catch that? Robot’s speed of light communication could protect you from danger
Credit: Cornell University, College of Engineering ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers are developing a system to enable teams of...
Who are you on social media? New research examines norms of online personas
According to the Pew Research center, the majority of adults on the internet have more than one social networking profile...
MDI Biological Laboratory to provide incubator space to Monoclonals Inc.
Credit: Monoclonals Inc. BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it will provide laboratory incubator space...
What’s a knot — and what’s not — in genomic mapping
Credit: Jain and Dorfman WASHINGTON D.C., April 11, 2017 -- While DNA sequencing provides precise, nucleotide-by-nucleotide genomic information, genome mapping...
‘Indistinguishable photons’ key to advancing quantum technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2017 -- To really take off, advanced quantum information processing will require getting a better (experimental)...
Flexible processors with atomically thin materials
Credit: Hermann Detz, TU Vienna The first fully functional microprocessor logic devices based on few-atom-thick layered materials have been demonstrated...
Humans and sponges share gene regulation
Credit: Courtesy The University of Queensland Humans have a lot in common with the humble sea sponge, according to research...
