Science

July 25, 2019

Physicist Rajesh Maingi heads nationwide liquid metal strategy program for fusion devices

Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Rajesh Maingi, a world-renowned expert on the physics of plasma, has been named to...

Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame

Researchers have found the naturally occurring mineral can speed up the production of lead dioxide under certain circumstancesCredit: Washington University...

Research in Regenerative Medicine proposes a quality control framework for umbilical cord blood-sourced allografts

The recent study from Burst Biologics challenges existing standards and outlines future safety and potency benchmarks The recent study from...

When you spot 1 driving hazard, you may be missing another

Credit: Robert Sall, NC State University When people notice one traffic hazard, they are less likely to see a simultaneous...

Molecular sensor scouts DNA damage and supervises repair

Credit: Jang et al. (2019) Nature Structural and Molecular Biology PITTSBURGH, July 22, 2019 - In the time it takes...

Graduate student earns prestigious NIH award to map unexplored brain region

Credit: Virginia Tech As you read this article, your eyes are capturing light and your brain is decoding it into...

A guide to evaluate environmental contaminants and natural products

Rapid urbanization has pressed the need to assess the environment for the presence of toxic pollutants. Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants...

Quantum interference in service of information technology

Credit: Source: M. Czerniawski, L. Kaluza, Promotion Office UW Scientists from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, in collaboration...

KERI, reducing the size and weight of medical mri equipment by more than half

Technology that can create a superconducting electromagnet, the key component of MRI, safely and strongly using an insulation-conduction transforming substanceCredit:...

Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water

Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3...

NASA sees Tropical Storm Danas track through the East China Sea

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Tropical...

TU Dresden retains its title as University of Excellence

Credit: Sven Geise/TUD TU Dresden is one of a total of 11 Universities of Excellence in Germany and the only...

Flexible user interface distribution for ubiquitous multi-device interaction

Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers have developed mobile software platform technology that allows a mobile application (app) to be executed simultaneously...

Successful application of machine learning in the discovery of new polymers