Lessons from Pohang: Solving geothermal energy’s earthquake problem
A Stanford geophysicist discusses flaws in some of the most common ways to minimize the risk of earthquakes when harnessing Earth's heat for energy On...
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Pollen allergies occur more frequently in anxiety sufferers
Interplay between psychological factors and allergies in the research spotlight The team interviewed over 1,700 people from the Augsburg area of Germany about their allergies....
Diagnosis of coronary artery disease improved by deep learning analysis of SPECT MPI
Credit: Credit: Betancur J, Hu L-H, Commandeur F, et al. A multicenter international study has demonstrated for the first time that diagnosis of obstructive coronary...
Scientists develop surface acidity — and selectivity-tunable manganese oxide catalyst
Credit: JIA Xiuquan A research group led by Prof. XU Jie from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Signalling protein discovery may lead to drug-based therapies to treat hyperparathyroidism
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School SINGAPORE, 28 May 2019 - Overactive parathyroid glands,which control the body's blood calcium levels, can lead to kidney stones, neuropsychiatric disorders...
Super-fast broadband may have negative side effects for companies
"Of course, it's difficult to believe that the internet is negative for companies - and we don't think that is the case: the internet and...
Sound waves bypass visual limitations to recognize human activity
Privacy, environment restricts video camera use; sound can get around those concernsCredit: Xinhua Guo WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28, 2019 -- Video cameras continue to gain...
The effects of the Internet on learning in higher education
RMU Initiative Funding for Research to fund educational researchers, computer scientists, linguists, and neuroscientists at the Rhine-Main Universities The Internet has become a unique platform...
Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics
Credit: Michele Simoncelli, EPFL NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport in very general ways, and...
EPFL researchers crack an enduring physics enigma
Credit: EPFL For decades, physicists, engineers and mathematicians failed to explain a remarkable phenomenon in fluid mechanics: the natural tendency of turbulence in fluids to...
Centuries-old drawings lead to better understanding of fan-shaped auroras
Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency Physics researchers and literature researchers have joined together to better understand the rare natural phenomenon of white and red auroras fanning...
Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion
Four academic laboratories partner with Google to explore how materials science can help make fusion more accessibleCredit: Phil Schauer Scientists from the University of British...
Microglia turned on
Visualizing microglia in brain tissue with a fluorescence turn-on substrate Part of the immune system in the brain is made up of so-called microglia cells....
Copenhagen researchers break quantum limit in precision of force and position measurements
Credit: Ola Joensen Researchers of the Schliesser Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have pushed the precision of force and position measurements...
Study highlights vulnerability of rural coast to sea-level rise
Ghost forests and abandoned farmland illustrate the cost of climate changeCredit: Dr. Matt Kirwan/Virginia Institute of Marine Science Type "sea-level rise" in an internet search...
