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Profiting from the fight against corruption
It makes sense for non-governmental organizations to band together to fight government corruption; they get better results that way. But...
Solid metal has ‘structural memory’ of its liquid state
Credit: Image courtesy of Yu Shu and Guoyin Shen. Washington, DC-- New work from a team including Carnegie's Guoyin Shen...
New method enables creation of better therapeutic antibodies
Credit: Tiezheng Li/Lai-Xi Wang/UMD Antibodies are the foot soldiers of our immune system. These specialized, Y-shaped proteins attach to bacteria...
Rapid decline of Arctic sea ice a combination of climate change and natural variability
Arctic sea ice in recent decades has declined even faster than predicted by most models of climate change. Many scientists...
Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
Credit: Amy Wolf Scientists have documented many cases in which the timing of seasonal events, such as the flowering of...
Genetic key to salt-tolerance discovered in tilapia fish
Most fish live either in fresh water or salt water, but others, including tilapia, have the remarkable ability to physiologically...
Thinking outside the power box: Matthias Preindl takes converters virtual
Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia Engineering Today's electric vehicles and home renewable energy systems require several types of power converters, each...
Researchers offer overview of composite metal foams and potential applications
Credit: Afsaneh Rabiei Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can...
Scientists harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a...
Looking for ‘fingerprints’ at the intersection of weather and climate
New Haven, Conn. - Scientists have found the seasonal "fingerprints" of Arctic sea ice, El Nino, and other climate phenomena...
Genetic analysis better explains how uterine cancers resist treatment
Researchers have charted the complex molecular biology of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive gynecologic cancer, according to a study...
New technique completely protects internet video from cyberattacks — Ben-Gurion University study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, March 13, 2017 - A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher has developed a new technique that...
PolyU develops the most energy-efficient LED filament lamps
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University A research team of State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology (Partner Laboratory in...
Star in closest orbit ever seen around black hole
Credit: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Alberta/A.Bahramian et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss. Astronomers have found evidence of a star that whips around...