Fast light pulse triggers charge transfer into water
In certain molecules, the so-called photoacids, a proton can be released locally by excitation with light. There is a sudden change in the pH value...
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Better air due to slurry acidification
Ammonia released into the environment is a major problem. Agriculture is considered the most prolific polluter – it is responsible for 95 percent of these...
Double-slit experiment that proved the wave nature of light explored in time
Imperial physicists have recreated the famous double-slit experiment, which showed light behaving as particles and a wave, in time rather than space.Credit: Thomas Angus, Imperial...
Wt1 gene to be a key factor in the endothelial cell during the formation of new coronary vessels
How is the mammals’ heart formed? What role do endothelial cells play? Do the same pathways and genes involved in the formation of the embryonic...
More U.S. prostate cancer patients choosing active surveillance
The number of prostate cancer patients in the U.S. choosing active surveillance over surgery or radiation has rapidly increased since 2010, rising from 16% to...
Paola Arlotta receives 2023 Gutenberg Research Award
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will be honoring biologist Professor Paola Arlotta of Harvard University by presenting her with the 2023 Gutenberg Research Award, the...
LSU Health New Orleans LA Tumor Registry releases 6th Census Tract Cancer Incidence Report
New Orleans, LA -- LSU Health New Orleans Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) has published the sixth report of statewide cancer incidence rates by census...
6 out of 10 children whose parents restrict smoking to the porch or the yard – are at risk for being harmed by tobacco smoke
Unique Israeli Study– Nicotine in Children’s Hair Credit: Debbi Cooper Unique Israeli Study– Nicotine in Children’s Hair Worrisome findings: “Family smoking” – Many parents mistakenly...
Yasin Dagdas elected to the OeAW’s Young Academy
Yasin Dagdas, group leader at the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is a newly elected...
Electrode cuff developed at WVU improves testing of medical treatments that use electricity to heal
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine,” a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a treatment for pain and disease,...
Hannover Messe: Smart films help to make loudspeakers lighter and more energy-efficient
Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki at Saarland University are developing intelligent materials that are opening up new avenues in sound reproduction technology: lightweight loudspeakers...
An innovative technology-driven treatment was found to be as effective as psychiatric medications like Cipralex
Good news for people with social anxietyCredit: Tel Aviv University Good news for people with social anxiety A new clinical trial conducted at Tel Aviv...
Jet lag’s harmful health impacts found to be caused by biological clock misalignment
New research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst zeroes in on the root cause of adverse health effects from disruption of the body’s circadian rhythms,...
Can AI be used to predict ocean waves?
The ability to model and predict the size of ocean waves is important for the fishing industry from both logistic and economic perspectives. Essentially, the...
A sensor that might someday enable ‘mind-controlled’ robots
It sounds like something from science fiction: Don a specialized, electronic headband and control a robot using your mind. But now, recent research published in...
