Science
NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Pola near Fiji
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Tropical Cyclone Pola was passing near the Southern Pacific country of Fiji when NASA's Aqua satellite...
Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange continue to pollute Vietnam environment, study says
Credit: Photo by US Army Flight Operations Specialist 4 John Crivello in 1969 URBANA, Ill. - During the Vietnam War,...
Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids
Scientists alter yeast metabolism to produce THC, CBDCredit: Jay Keasling lab, UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, synthetic biologists have...
Immunizing quantum computers against errors
When building a quantum computer, one needs to reckon with errors - in both senses of the word. Quantum bits...
Good news for future tech: Exotic ‘topological’ materials are surprisingly common
A new online catalog makes it easy to predict topological behaviors in materialsCredit: Maia G. Vergniory, Luis Elcoro, Claudia Felser,...
Yale researchers create a ‘universal entangler’ for new quantum tech
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - One of the key concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, in which two...
Infectious diseases could be diagnosed with smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa
The review, published in Nature, outlines how healthcare workers in low-income countries, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, could use existing...
Engineers make clear droplets produce iridescent colors
Optical effect could be harnessed for light displays, litmus tests, and makeup products Engineers at MIT and Penn State University...
NASA tracks a weaker Typhoon Wutip through northwestern Pacific
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite showed that...
Researchers ‘bait’ pathological proteins underlying many neurodegenerative disorders
Credit: Christopher Donnelly, Ph.D. PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2019 - A single misbehaving protein - called TDP-43 - is behind 97...
NSF funds second round of OSC’s Open OnDemand
HPC-access portal software project helps to eliminate barriers to supercomputer use The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded funding to...
Flipping the view: New microscope offers options for drug discovery, safety
Purdue University researchers created a new type of microscopeCredit: Garth Simpson, Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new type...
Technology assessment: Artificial intelligence in the medical sector
Precise medicine with side effects: Project analyzes opportunities and challenges of combining artificial intelligence with modern human genomics and genome...
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
Credit: Benjamin Lambert, EPFL The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever...
Printed radar technology
KIT research laboratory will develop digital manufacturing technologies for terahertz microelectronics -- funding by BMBFCredit: Joachim Hebeler, KIT Parking a...
Now you see heat, now you don’t
Credit: American Chemical Society Hiding an object from heat-sensing cameras could be useful for military and technology applications as well...
Predictive modeling could help fight neighborhood crime
Credit: WSU New technology developed by a Washington State University scientist could help police officers predict where burglaries are likely...
PolyU collaborates with RCA to establish an AI powered design laboratory
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Royal College of Art (RCA), United...
High-tech laser scans uncover hidden military traverse at Alcatraz Island
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - High-tech radar and laser scans have uncovered a hidden...
UTSA funded to develop accident tolerant nuclear fuels
New ATFs will limit overheating and reduce risk of radioactive leaksCredit: Courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, Feb. 27, 2019) -...