Estimating the wear and tear of ice on structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on bridges or wind turbinesCredit: Janne...
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It’s alive! UNH researchers create innovative ‘living’ bridge
Credit: Scott Ripley/ UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a heavily traveled iconic bridge which...
VR view of design for Syrian refugee shelter wins first prize in national science photography
An image of a Syrian refugee using virtual reality to help researchers design a shelter has been chosen as the winner in the 2019 national...
DFG funds new research unit examining the microstructure of adaptive polymer gels
Research alliance on 'Adaptive Polymer Gels with Controlled Network Structure' will close a gap in the German research landscapeCredit: photo/©: Georg Conrad, JGU Superabsorbent materials...
A combination of insecticides and mite weakens honeybees
Credit: Geoffrey R. Williams The Western honeybee is the most important managed pollinator globally and has recently experienced unsustainably high colony losses in many regions...
Clemson researchers, Prisma Health doctor collaborate on ovarian cancer screening tool
CLEMSON, South Carolina -- A team of researchers from Clemson University and Prisma Health-Upstate are working to create a screening process to catch ovarian cancer...
Association for Molecular Pathology expresses serious concerns with Congress’ attempt to resurrect human gene patenting debate and reverse settled Supreme Court ruling
Draft legislation would overturn 150 years of patent case law, prevent the development of life-saving diagnostics for devastating diseases, dramatically increase drug costs, and significantly...
The epic search for oldest ice in Antarctica is starting
Credit: Robert Mulvaney, Massimo Frezzotti On 1st June 2019 the European Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core project started with the aim of drilling for and...
Using physics to print living tissue
Laws of physics replace trial and error in new approaches to bioprintingCredit: Ashkan Shafiee WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2019 -- 3D printers can be used...
Chemists could make ‘smart glass’ smarter by manipulating it at the nanoscale
An alternative nanoscale design for eco-friendly smart glassCredit: Steven Marquez/Colorado State University "Smart glass," an energy-efficiency product found in newer windows of cars, buildings and...
Supercomputing dynamic earthquake rupture models
NSF XSEDE resources Stampede, Stampede2, comet support multi-fault earthquake researchThis video shows a simulation of a dynamic rupture model. The model is based on a...
You survived a heart attack — now what about the depression?
Sophia Antipolis, 4 June 2019: Heart attack patients with prolonged depression or anxiety are at a higher risk of death. That's the finding of research...
Can computers make decisions like humans? A new study may have the answer
Method enables artificial intelligence to be more similar to human intelligence A team of British researchers has developed a method that enables computers to make...
Killing the unkillable cancer cells
Credit: TUD, Konrad Kästner Why do some cancer cells evade therapy? To understand this problem, we need to "look" at the molecular machinery inside the...
Nitric oxide-scavenging hydrogel developed for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Professor Won Jong Kim and his research team developed a nano-sized hydrogel that treats inflammatory disease by scavenging nitric oxideCredit: POSTECH Nitric oxide (NO) prevents...
