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Atlas of the human planet 2017 — how exposed are we to natural hazards?
One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past...
Can parents’ tech obsessions contribute to a child’s bad behavior?
Loading video... Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Fatigue. Hunger. Boredom. Those are often on the list of reasons...
KIT’s supercomputer is excellent in all respects
Credit: Photo: KIT The new supercomputer of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) not only is very fast, but also very...
High voltage for tomorrow’s particle accelerator
The most well-known use of high voltage pulses is in electric fences on farms. However, particle accelerators in large-scale research...
Three-dimensional graphene: Experiment at BESSY II shows that optical properties are tuneable
Credit: Nature Communications: 10.1038/ncomms14885 Carbon is a very versatile element. It not only forms diamonds, graphite, and coal, but can...
Using a genetic signature to overcome chemotherapy-resistant lung cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 23, 2017 - Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often respond to standard...
Revealed: How polyomavirus tricks our cells into helping it build its invasion route
Loading video... Credit: Tsai laboratory, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Every cell in our body runs like a...
A new method for creating safer induced pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Future Science Group Induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) hold great promise in regenerative medicine, personalized medicine and drug discovery....
Paper test strip could help heart failure patients monitor their condition at home
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Contrary to the condition's name, heart failure doesn't mean the heart has stopped pumping --...
Moffitt researchers demonstrate mathematical modeling limits aggressive tumor cell growth
TAMPA, Fla. (May 24, 2017) - Cancers can be viewed as complex dynamic systems because they have many interacting parts...
Study suggests metals from Bolivian mines affect crops and pose potential health risk
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Professor Robert Nairn and his co-authors have...
System piggybacks on Bitcoin to prevent identity theft
A reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin is a digital-currency scheme designed to wrest control of the monetary system...
Learning about nutrition from ‘food porn’ and online quizzes
Many of our social media feeds are dominated by beautiful, mouth-watering photos of food. These photos inspire some serious food...
What bone proteomics could reveal about the dead
Credit: American Chemical Society Studying bones has helped scientists reconstruct what dinosaurs and other extinct creatures looked like. Taking this...
Chemical Safety Board faces uncertain future
Under President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget, the world's only independent body dedicated to investigating chemical-related industrial accidents would be...
Nanoalloys 10 times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells
(Chalmers University of Technology) A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars....
TSRI scientists find simple copper complex shuts down botulinum neurotoxin poisoning
Credit: Image courtesy CDC LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017 - Botulinum neurotoxin is probably best known to Americans...
Scientists develop new device to overcome pig genome flaw
Credit: Dr R O'Connor Scientists at the University of Kent, working with colleagues from the genetics research industry, have developed...
LA lawns lose lots of water: 70B gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to...
Research in Los Angeles shows water loss
Credit: Diane Pataki In the summer of 2010, Los Angeles lost about 100 gallons of water per person per day...
