3D printed tool cuts through titanium, wins innovation prize
High quality cutting tools can now be 3D printed, with potential for time and cost savings in aerospace and Defence manufacturingCredit: RMIT University PhD candidate...
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New treatment offers potentially promising results for the possibility of slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson’s disease
Amsterdam, NL, February 27, 2019 - A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may...
How young adults experience pain affects self-injury, Rutgers study finds
Study shows that young adults may hurt themselves on purpose, specifically to feel physical pain Teen-agers and young adults who intentionally hurt themselves engage in...
Getting to the core of underwater soil
Scientists collect data, map little-understood soilsCredit: Mark Stolt Soils all over the Earth's surface are rigorously tested and managed. But what about soils that are...
When temperatures drop, Siberian Miscanthus plants surpass main bioenergy variety
Newly discovered Miscanthus plants photosynthesize 100 percent more efficiently in chilling temperatures than the industry favoriteCredit: Photo courtesy of Erik Sacks Photosynthesis drives yields, but...
FASEB Journal: Study suggests novel biomarker for predicting AFib progression
Human study suggests novel biomarker for predicting atrial fibrillation progression A human study published in The FASEB Journal suggests a novel type of biomarker to...
ACTG presents new research on HIV and TB, co-morbidities, treatment, and cure at CROI 2019
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world's largest and longest-established HIV research network, funded by NIAID at the U.S. NIH, will make 11 oral...
More extreme coastal weather events likely to increase bluff erosion, landslide activity
Credit: Ben Leshchinsky, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Unstable slopes on Oregon's coastline could see a 30 percent jump in landslide movements if extreme...
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Credit: Michael Cox Lab MADISON -- Scientists in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real time. In a recent study...
Cellular alterations increase vulnerability of obese and diabetic individuals to infection
A study published in Scientific Reports identifies changes to neutrophils that appear to explain why people suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes are more...
Researchers identify how the bacterial replicative helicase opens to start DNA replication process
The new discovery may prove useful in developing a novel class of antibiotics and designing molecular nanodevicesCredit: Jillian Chase and David Jeruzalmi NEW YORK, February...
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Tool leverages computer vision and machine learning to screenings in low-resource environments Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen's University (Ontario) and Duke...
SU engineers create rubbery ‘smart’ material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer
New shape memory polymer doesn't require additional triggers like temperature changes and could have major implications for health care treatmentCredit: Syracuse University SYRACUSE, N.Y. -...
‘Immunizing’ quantum bits so that they can grow up
New material enhances supercurrent in topological-insulator nanoribbon Josephson junctionsCredit: Purdue University image/Morteza Kayyalha WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Quantum computers will process significantly more information at...
Army lab, industry announce partnership to develop new materials
Credit: U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson The Army and a major defense contractor established a new research partnership to create novel materials to further...
