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Organo-metal compound seen killing cancer cells from inside
Credit: University of Warwick Cancer cells seen to be targeted and killed from the inside with metal-based compound discovered by...
Will androids dream of quantum sheep?
Credit: Mile Gu and Jayne Thompson / Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore The word 'replicant' evokes thoughts of a sci-fi...
A new platform to study graphene’s electronic properties
Credit: IBS Graphene's unusual electronic structure enables this extraordinary material to break many records of strength, electricity and heat conduction....
Russian scientists created a new technology for varicose treatment
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of the Center for Advanced Studies of Peter the Great St. Petersburg...
Next-gen dark matter detector in a race to finish line
Credit: Henrique Araújo /Imperial College London The race is on to build the most sensitive U.S.-based experiment designed to directly...
Pioneering partnership model in the McMaster innovation ecosystem
Credit: Jin Lee Hamilton, Ont., Canada. -- McMaster University's innovative experimental co-location between an academic research centre and a rapidly...
New research shows that proteins are ‘virtually’ knotted
Credit: University of Bristol Many of the processes essential to life involve proteins - long molecules which 'fold' into three-dimensional...
The ultimate green technology
Credit: John Ulan for the University of Alberta Imagine patterning and visualizing silicon at the atomic level, something which, if...
How evolution alters biological invasions
Credit: Peter J. Morin Biological invasions pose major threats to biodiversity, but little is known about how evolution might alter...
UTSA study describes drug that could prevent infertility in cancer patients
A new study led by Brian Hermann, assistant professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA),...
Mismatched eyes help squid survive ocean’s twilight zone
Credit: Photo credit: Kate Thomas DURHAM, N.C. -- From eyes the size of basketballs to appendages that blink and glow,...
Passengers take mobile measure of comfort for railway companies
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a smartphone app that allows passengers to measure ride comfort themselves using...
UMD physicist improves method for designing fusion experiments
Credit: Matt Landreman "Measure twice, cut once" is an old carpenter's proverb--a reminder that careful planning can save time and...
Mexican bracero exclusion failed to raise wages or employment for domestic farm workers in the US
In a joint study, researchers at Dartmouth College and the Center for Global Development have found that the policy of...
Children’s National urologist receives NIH R01 grant
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Children's National Health System Urologist Michael Hsieh, M.D., was awarded a National Institutes...
New data from NOAA GOES-16’s Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument
Credit: NASA The new Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-16 is working and successfully sending data back...
Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Political discussions about immigrants often include the claim that there is a relationship between immigration patterns and...
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
Credit: SungWoo Nam, University of Illinois Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been...
50+ year-old protein volume paradox resolved
Credit: Rensselaer Troy, N.Y. - Durable proteins make life possible in the crushing depths of the ocean, and may have...
Newfound effect of cancer drug may expand its use
A drug first designed to prevent cancer cells from multiplying has a second effect: it switches immune cells that turn...
