WVU researcher studies new treatment for pancreatic cancer
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If the American Cancer Society's projections prove accurate, more people will die from pancreatic cancer than from breast, brain, ovarian or prostate...
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Using waves to move droplets
Credit: De Jong et al., Sci. Adv. 2019;5: eaaw0914 Self-cleaning surfaces and laboratories on a chip become even more efficient if we are able to...
What drives Yellowstone’s massive elk migrations?
Study finds elk have the means to adapt to changing climate cues, but migratory shifts may have unknown ripple effects throughout the regionCredit: Joe Riis...
Electron (or ‘hole’) pairs may survive effort to kill superconductivity
Emergence of unusual metallic state supports role of 'charge stripes' in formation of charge-carrier pairs essential to resistance-free flow of electrical currentCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory...
Flickering sky islands generate andean biodiversity
Video of paramo moving up and down mountainsides puts climate change in contextCredit: Catalina Giraldo A new video shows how climate change connected and disconnected...
Energy department to invest $32 million in computer design of materials
Researchers to take advantage of DOE's advanced supercomputers The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will invest $32 million over the next four years...
Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Credit: Image courtesy of the UI Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey have found...
Hubble sets sights on an explosive galaxy
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Crenshaw and O. Fox When massive stars die at the end of their short lives, they light up the cosmos...
Iowa State’s Geetu Tuteja selected for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa -- Geetu Tuteja, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of genetics, development and cell biology, has been...
Researchers’ discovery could lead to improved therapies for duchenne muscular dystrophy
Credit: Parvatiyar A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could...
A shady spot may protect species against rapid climate warming
Formula could tell ecologists which species will come to their own 'behavioral rescue'Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 14, 2019) -- Finding a shady...
Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get their wings
Credit: University of Rochester photo / Omid Saleh Ziabari Many of an organism's traits are influenced by cues from the organism's environment. These features are...
Researchers find genes that could help create more resilient chickens
Newscastle disease hits farmers with small flocks in low- to middle-income countries the hardest UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- An international team of scientists, led by...
Beyond Queen’s stomp-stomp-clap: Concerts and computer science converge in new research
Credit: Amy Loeffler The iconic "stomp-stomp-clap" of Queen's "We Will Rock You" was born out of the challenge that rock stars and professors alike know...
How do engineers form subjective opinions from objective data?
Credit: Virginia Tech Think of any engineered system or product on the market. The decision for that system or product to be operational was made...
