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Cigarette smoke curbs lung’s self-healing
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and...
A SOI wafer is a suitable substrate for gallium nitride crystals
Credit: Aalto University / Jori Lemettinen In cooperation with Okmetic Oy and the Polish ITME, researchers at Aalto University have...
NASA rover technology to be used in project to map nuclear sites comprehensively
Credit: The University of Manchester University of Manchester scientists are leading a team which is to comprehensively map some of...
Aging faces could increase security risks
Credit: Michigan State University Images of our faces exist in numerous important databases - driver's license, passport, law enforcement, employment...
Exploring the world of the Madeleine McCann trolls
Credit: University of Huddersfield A DECADE has passed since the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann on holiday in Portugal, but...
Researchers can predict terrorist behaviors with more than 90 percent accuracy
BINGHAMTON, NY-Government agencies cannot always use social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists as terrorists are now...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2017
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy TOOLING - Repeating the pattern ... Oak Ridge National Laboratory has successfully developed...
Ecological Society of America announces 2017 award recipients
Credit: Martijn Vandegehuchte The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present the 2017 awards recognizing outstanding contributions to ecology in...
Newborn harbour porpoises have the fastest hearing development among mammals
Credit: Solvin Zankl © Fjord og Bælt- Kerteminde All mammals can hear -- but it is not an ability that...
Tecnalia involved in the characterization of materials and prototypes for ITER
Tecnalia has a large network of accredited laboratories and qualified staff with extensive experience in the field of testing and...
Scientists discover new mechanism that leads to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, suggest that synovial CD4+ T cells that produce IL-21 contribute...
Water-repellent nanotextures found to have excellent anti-fogging abilities
Credit: David Quéré, ESPCI and École Polytechnique UPTON, NY -- Some insect bodies have evolved the abilities to repel water...
Plasmonic device offers broadband modulation to optical links at 100gbit/s
LOS ANGELES -- Today's society is growing in population and productivity puts ever higher demands on the Internet, and without...
PNAS announces 6 2016 Cozzarelli Prize recipients
WASHINGTON - The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published...
Ovarian cancer target molecule may be key to blocking its spread
Blocking a protein found on the surface of ovarian cancer cells could prevent or reduce the spread of the disease...
New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group has discovered that a newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is...
Vickery Meadows requests strategic plan from UTA’s Institute of Urban Studies
Credit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington's Institute of Urban Studies is formulating a strategic plan for Dallas'...
Shape-shifting molecular robots respond to DNA signals
Credit: Yusuke Sato A research group at Tohoku University and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a...
Sharing extra spots could ease West End parking woes
Credit: University of British Columbia Renting out unused residential parking could be the answer to chronic parking shortages in Vancouver's...
2017 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes: DFG and BMBF honor 10 researchers
This year ten researchers - including four women and six men - will receive the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the most...