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Lotus stir-fry scores high in consumer panels
AUBURN, AL - Lotus, an aquatic perennial vegetable native to many subtropical and temperate zones, is cultivated extensively throughout Asia....
Management practices recommended for specialty cider apples
MOUNT VERNON, WA - The hard cider industry is experiencing remarkable growth; statistics show that US hard cider production increased...
Strip tillage, rowcovers for organic cucurbit production
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jason Lilley. UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - Plasticulture systems, the use of polyethylene mulch on raised beds...
New pharmacon allows testicular tumors to shrink
Credit: © Photo: Simon Schneider/Institute for Pathology/UKB Testicular cancer is the most common malignant tumor disease in men between 20...
Quasi noise-free digital holography
Digital Holography is a powerful imaging technique for 3D vision and display systems. However, the use of coherent light sources...
NTU to develop traffic management solutions so drones can fly safely in Singapore
Loading video... Credit: NTU Singapore With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones gaining popularity globally for commercial, recreational and industry...
A material that could revolutionize photonic and opto-electronic devices
Credit: World Scientific The importance of graphene can hardly be overstated. Graphene is the thinnest material comprised of atoms. It...
Three centuries of excellence: The story of a world-famous chemistry department
Credit: World Scientific Why is the history of IC chemistry important? The department spans three centuries - the 19th, 20th...
Secrets of human protein interactions unveiled by massive sequencing and coevolution
Cells operate like an incredibly well-synchronized orchestra of molecular interactions among proteins. Understanding this molecular network is essential not only...
Miniscule amounts of impurities in vacuum greatly affecting OLED lifetime
Credit: Hiroshi Fujimoto and William J. Potscavage, Jr. Reproducibility is a necessity for science but has often eluded researchers studying...
Magnetic stem cells for gene engineering
Credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from the Tomsk Polytechnic University's Laboratory of Novel Dosage are developing a technology to control...
Traffic noise reduces birds’ response to alarm calls
Credit: J. Damsky and M. Gall Pollution can take many forms--including noise. Excess noise in the environment from sources such...
Jawing away: Bahama pupfish study identifies candidate genes driving food-niches
Loading video... Credit: Chris Martin, University of North Carolina Within the salty lakes of the Bahama's San Salvador Island is...
Genome study reveals ‘gray zone’ of animals transitioning from 1 species to 2 — PLOS
Genome study reveals widespread "gray zone" of animals transitioning from one species to two. There is usually no ambiguity about...
Antibiotic resistance just became more complex
Credit: Sorg et al. / University of Groningen Bacteria that are susceptible to antibiotics can survive when enough resistant cells...
Endometrial cancer driver mutations detectable in uterine lavage fluid
Mutations that have been linked to endometrial cancer can be found in the uterine lavage fluid of pre- and post-menopausal...
Registration now open for the 2017 Naval Future Force S&T Expo
ARLINGTON, Va.--Interested in seeing the future of Navy and Marine Corps technology? Want to discuss research opportunities with some of...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite spots Tropical Storm Nock-ten weakening
Credit: Credits: NASA MODIS Rapid Response/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite flew over the South China Sea and captured a visible...
Lack of standards for infant cereals threatens child nutrition in lower-income countries
BOSTON (Dec. 27, 2016)--For parents around the world, premixed infant cereals--also known as complementary foods--can be a vital source of...
ImageSat International and Ben-Gurion University to collaborate on miniature hyperspect
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 27, 2016 - ImageSat International (ISI) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announced a collaboration to leverage...
