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Credit: Images courtesy Hongliang Zhang MADISON -- When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology...

New double-contrast technique picks up small tumors on MRI

Credit: Xiandoing Xue, UC Davis researchers at the University of California, Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick out even...

Astronomers see ‘cosmic ring of fire,’ 11 billion years ago

Unusual galaxy set to prompt rethink on how structures in the universe formCredit: James Josephides, Swinburne Astronomy Productions Astronomers have captured an image of a...

Public disclosure of COVID-19 cases is more effective than lockdowns

New research shows South Korea's tech and privacy laws effectively protect the vulnerable while preserving economic stability during the pandemicCredit: Goldcastle7 South Korea is a...

Pensoft partners with ReviewerCredit to certify and reward peer review

Credit: Pensoft Following recent API integration with ReviewerCredits, Pensoft - the scholarly publisher and technology provider - has launched a pilot phase with one of...

Record-high data transmission using a soliton crystal

An international team of researchers has developed an efficient way to create micro-combs and exploit them in highly performing and robust frequency multiplexed optical fibre...

A new Critically Endangered frog named after ‘the man from the floodplain full of frogs’

Credit: Gonçalo M. Rosa A new species proposed to be classified as Critically Endangered of miniaturised stump-toed frog of the genus Stumpffia, found in Madagascar,...

Epilepsy-related deaths common in young adults and are not reducing, new research shows

May 24, 2020

The research found that mortality rates for epilepsy-related deaths did not decrease between 2009 (6.8 per 100,000) and 2015 (9.1 per 100,000), despite advances in...

Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

May 23, 2020

Credit: EAN (Vienna, Sunday, 24 May, 2020) Stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or...

Scientists identify a temperature tipping point for tropical forests

Credit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute photo All living things have tipping points: points of no return, beyond which they cannot thrive. A new report in...

Migration patterns reveal an Eden for ancient humans and animals

Credit: N/A Pinnacle Point, a series of archaeological sites that overlook a now submerged section of South Africa's coastline and one of the world's most...

Combinatorial screening approach opens path to better-quality joint cartilage

High-throughput platform identifies complex conditions with biomaterial compositions, and mechanical and chemical stimuli that help stem cells produce more robust cartilageCredit: Khademhosseini and Alsberg labs...

New urine testing method holds promise for kidney stone sufferers

Simpler test that can be done in doctor's office offers results in 30 minutesCredit: provided by Pak Kin Wong, Penn State An improved urine-testing system...

A stitch in time: How a quantum physicist invented new code from old tricks

Error suppression opens pathway to universal quantum computingCredit: University of Sydney A scientist at the University of Sydney has achieved what one quantum industry insider...

Blood flow recovers faster than brain in micro strokes