Renewable energy advance
UD researchers report new method for characterizing materials that might eventually help store energyCredit: Photo by Jon Cox and courtesy of Josh Lansford Renewable technologies...
NEWS INDEX
Return of the Blob: Surprise link found to edge turbulence in fusion plasma
Credit: Photo courtesy of Physics of Plasmas. Composition by Elle Starkman/Office of Communications. Blobs can wreak havoc in plasma required for fusion reactions. This bubble-like...
Beware of false negatives in diagnostic testing of COVID-19
Credit: Keith Weller/Johns Hopkins Medicine One of the most commonly used diagnostic tools, particularly during this pandemic, is the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test...
Flow-through electrodes make hydrogen 50 times faster
Experiments find the sweet spot for surface area and bubbles to store energyCredit: Wiley Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Electrolysis, passing a current through...
Urge to merge: Understanding how cells fuse
New research from UT Southwestern may help those with rare muscle diseasesCredit: UTSW DALLAS - May 25, 2020 - Scientists have known for a decade that cells...
Anti-malarial drug shows promise for brain cancer treatment
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive form of cancer in the brain that is typically fatal. But new findings by...
Astrophysicists capture new class of transient objects
'A new beast is out there,' researcher says of object found in tiny galaxyCredit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF EVANSTON, Ill. -- Move aside, AT2018COW. There is...
Warming climate is changing where birds breed
Migratory behavior and winter geography drive differential range shifts of eastern birds in response to recent climate changeCredit: Credit: Clark Rushing Spring is in full...
Novel insight reveals topological tangle in unexpected corner of the universe
Credit: Image by Yuri Tikhonov, University of Picardie and Russia's Southern Federal University, and Anna Razumnaya, Southern Federal University Scientists find a unique knotted structure...
Scientists find optimal age of stem cells
Biophysicists identify 'window of opportunity' to restore heart tissue with stem cellsCredit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology...
Modern problems, primitive solutions: A glimpse into archaic protein synthesis systems
Scientists show, for the first time, how protein synthesis in an ancient organism could have inspired the molecular tools used by modern organismsCredit: Tadashi Ando...
Can interactive technology ease urban traffic jams?
Researchers suggest tech as alternative to building new roadsCredit: University of Houston Traffic congestion is a serious problem in the United States, but a new...
High-strain exercise linked to very early pregnancy loss
UMass Amherst scientists advance research in physical activity and the earliest stages of pregnancyCredit: UMass Amherst In women with a history of miscarriage, higher levels...
NIST formula may help 5G wireless networks efficiently share communications frequencies
Credit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula that, computer simulations suggest, could help 5G and...
Essential key to hearing sensitivity discovered
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the biological architecture that lets...
