American Physical Society announces awardees of the Fundamental Physics Innovation Awards
The awards, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, hope to stimulate ideas on innovative ways in which emerging technologies can be used to...
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The current Norwegian Barents Sea risk governance framework would need considerable
The current Norwegian Barents Sea oil spill risk governance framework would need considerable remodelingCredit: Tuuli Parviainen A recent case study from the University of Helsinki...
Indigestion remedy slows kidney function decline and improves survival in late-stage CKD
Defined as serum bicarbonate less than 22 mmol/L , metabolic acidosis is common in people with CKD stages 4-5 (eGFR International guidelines recommend that, when...
Novel communications architecture for future ultra-high speed wireless networks
SEARCHLIGHT project radically rethinks wireless architectures for highly scalable ultra-dense millimeter-wave networksCredit: IMDEA Networks The radio frequency spectrum, the basis for wireless telecommunications, is a...
Pew funds 22 scientists to pursue innovative biomedical research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced 22 early-career researchers who have been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These promising...
Heritable behavioral differences between cat breeds
Credit: Heikki Siltala Cat breeds differ from each other in behaviour with regard to activity, aggressiveness, shyness, sociability and stereotypical behaviour. A study conducted at...
Researchers developing new treatment that could protect people with cardiovascular disease
New medical therapy for treating cardiovascular disease being commercialized through a biotech startupCredit: Jordan Carson New University of Alberta research is paving the way for...
UTIA developing ability-to-pay framework for Tennessee communities
Tool to optimize loan and grant administration for water-related infrastructure improvementsCredit: T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA)...
Nobel physics laureate Gerard Mourou awarded honorary doctorate at Duesseldorf University
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesCredit: HHU / Wilfried Meyer "Gerard Mourou has accrued great merit in our faculty through his support of Physics as...
International experts call for action for world's 450 million scabies sufferers
The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and actionCredit: Dr Millicent Osti, MCRI An alignment of researchers, health ministries and the World Health...
Semiautonomous robots for decontamination
Live demonstrations on the state of research and development to mark the opening of the ROBDEKON Competence Center in Karlsruhe on June 25 Cleaning up...
Butting out: Researchers gauge public opinion on tobacco product waste
Credit: University of Otago Requiring cigarettes to contain biodegradable filters, fining smokers who litter cigarette butts and expanding smoke free outdoor areas are measures the...
Phantom sensations: When the sense of touch deceives
Study by researchers at Bielefeld University, University of Hamburg, and New York UniversityCredit: Bielefeld University Without being aware of it, people sometimes wrongly perceive tactile...
Electron beam strengthens recyclable nanocomposite
Credit: Kanazawa University Polymers reinforced with carbon fibers combine strength and low weight. They also boast significant green credentials as they are less resource-intensive during...
Scientists investigate climate and vegetation drivers of terrestrial carbon fluxes
Credit: Shutao Chen A better understanding of terrestrial flux dynamics will come from elucidating the integrated effects of climate and vegetation constraints on gross primary...
