US struggles to keep up as hemp industry grows
U.S. hemp production is soaring, but government oversight hasn't kept up, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of...
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Telomere length unaffected by smoking
A new study has surprised the medical world, finding that smoking does not shorten the length of telomeres - a marker at the end of...
Verifying ‘organic’ foods
Organic foods are increasingly popular -- and pricey. Organic fruits and vegetables are grown without synthetic pesticides, and because of that, they are often perceived...
Tel Aviv University researchers spearhead early detection of Parkinson’s disease
New method tracks early stages of protein aggregation involved in Parkinson's Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, affecting everything from speech, posture and gait...
Making a splash is all in the angle
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Making a splash depends on the angle of a liquid as it hits and moves along a surface, according...
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel — at less than half the weight
Researchers have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball and armor-piercing .50 caliber rounds as well as conventional steel armor,...
Why deep-sea dragonfish have transparent teeth
Credit: Marc Meyers Off the coast of San Diego, 500 meters under the sea, pencil-sized sea monsters grin pitch-black smiles because their mouths are filled...
Researcher earns $2.3 million grant to study bacteria’s role in triggering colon cancer
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY - Although screenings and treatments have improved, colon cancer remains the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United...
The bacteria building your baby
Exposure to influential bacteria begins before we are born, new evidence confirms Australian researchers have laid to rest a longstanding controversy: is the womb sterile?...
blu research suggests potential breakthrough in future e-liquid classifications
Innovative in-vitro research using GARD assays can help detect known allergensCredit: blu / Imperial Brands A new study* suggests that Genomic Allergen Rapid Detection (or...
Cardinalfish caught sneaking a bit on the side
Scientists have revealed the torrid, adulterous love lives of the mouth-brooding cardinalfish, with cuckoldry going hand-in-hand with cannibalism of the young. "This is a small...
Promising molecule targets protein to offer hope for people with Parkinson’s
Results indicate that early treatment to tackle alpha-synuclein clumps can restore dopamine levels and stop the condition in its tracks Results from a study published...
Nokia Spain becomes Gold Collaborator of 5TONIC Open 5G Lab
It will collaborate with Telefonica in a Media & Entertainment testbed for 5G EVE projectCredit: © IMDEA Networks Institute Nokia Spain has become Gold Collaborator...
As hot as the sun’s interior
Physicists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) create plasma for the first time using nanowires and long-wavelength ultrashort pulse laserCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper / University Jena...
The Earth’s rotation moves water in Lake Garda
A research team from the universities of Trento and Utrecht found that the rotation of the Earth influences the mixing regime of the lake; the...
