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New design tools bring large-area LED products on the market with speed, quality and lower costs
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland develops novel LED light sources based on large, flexible and transparent substrates in collaboration...
Pure iron grains are rare in the universe
Credit: Kimura Y., et al., Pure iron grains are rare in the universe. Science Advances, Jan. 18, 2017. Pure iron...
UNIST students receive 2017 Samsung HumanTech Paper Awards
Credit: UNIST Eleven UNIST students have been recognized for their excellence in academic and research work at the 23rd Annual...
BMBF funding for diabetes research on pancreas chip
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be...
New evidence in favor of dark matter: The bars in galaxies are spinning more slowly than we thought
Credit: Daniel López/IAC. Why do the majority of astronomers believe in dark matter: matter whose composition is unknown but which...
Surprising spin behavior at room temperature
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology The field of spintronics focuses on spin transport behavior in magnetic metals, and the major...
UA hosts conference on science diplomacy
Join renowned scientists, engineers, policy advisers and public health experts at "Science Diplomacy and Policy with Focus on the Americas"...
Stanford research shows that anyone can become an Internet troll
Internet trolls, by definition, are disruptive, combative and often unpleasant with their offensive or provocative online posts designed to disturb...
Exposure to a newer flame retardant has been on the rise
Out of concern that flame retardants - polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) - cause health problems, the U.S. government worked with...
New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactions
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Boston University and George Mason University have developed a Bitcoin-compatible system that could make...
Why nature restoration takes time
Credit: Elly Morriën et al. / Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) 'Relationships' in the soil become stronger during the process...
Method to identify bacteria in blood samples works in hours instead of days
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a desktop diagnosis...
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll chemistry in the brain
The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex, recreational drugs, and food is also critical to experiencing...
Older women may not be offered breast reconstruction after mastectomy
A national study from England indicates that older women are often not offered immediate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, even...
Among colon cancer patients, smokers have worse outcomes than non-smokers
In an analysis of more than 18,000 patients treated for colon cancer, current smokers were 14 percent more likely to...
Measuring time without a clock
EPFL scientists have been able to measure the ultrashort time delay in electron photoemission without using a clock. The discovery...
Blue-bellied insects may play a role in the fight against citrus greening
Credit: Photo provided by Michelle Cilia ITHACA, NY-- While searching for a potential Achilles' heel in the insect responsible for...
Researchers identify protein essential for healthy gut cell development
Scientists have uncovered key processes in the healthy development of cells which line the human gut, furthering their understanding about...
Protostar displays a strange geometry
One of the big puzzles in astrophysics is how stars like the sun manage to form from collapsing molecular clouds...
CWRU researchers secure $2 million NIH grant to test portable sickle cell monitor
Credit: Grace Gongaware Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of...
