A new record at BESSY II: 10 million ions cooled for the first time to 7.4 K
Credit: T. Lau/HZB Previously it was only possible to cool down about one thousand ions to 7.5 K using buffer ...
Brain pattern flexibility and behavior
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (November 16, 2016)--Your brain is never really at rest. Neither is it in chaos. Even when not ...
Daily reminders to increase calcium intake are effective
Credit: UBC UBC researchers have demonstrated that simple, cost-effective email messages can help improve the health habits of Canadians. Mary ...
Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash - A WSU research team has successfully used a mild electric current to take ...
Oil recycled from discarded tires gives a cleaner diesel blend
QUT's Professor Richard Brown and PhD student Farhad Hossain tested the oil's emissions and output at QUT's Biofuel Engine Research ...
DFG to fund 14 new Collaborative Research Centres
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish 14 new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs). This was decided by the ...
New research could help replace petrochemicals with biodegradable microbial products
Researchers are actively studying polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a family of natural polyesters produced by microorganisms that may represent biodegradable and biocompatible ...
Omnipath sends strong signal
Combining the power of 27 data resources, Omnipath helps researchers see biological signalling pathways with unprecedented accuracy. Developed by researchers ...
Ready for takeoff
Credit: Inderscience Publishers Nervous flyers and crew alike would prefer jet airliners not to vibrate so much at take off. ...
New clinical trial reveals specific milk protein may boost bodyÂ’s defenses against degenerative diseases
(Pollock Communications) Milk containing only the A2 type protein is shown to increase a key health-promoting antioxidant in adult men ...
Digital microbes for munching yourself healthy
Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of ...
Live cell imaging of asymmetric cell division in fertilized plant cells
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University An international group of plant biologists have succeeded for the first time in visualizing how egg ...
Programmable disorder
Credit: Caltech / Grigory Tikhomirov, Philip Petersen and Lulu Qian. Many self-organized systems in nature exploit a sophisticated blend of ...
Youth fitness program, BORN TO MOVE from Les Mills, increases positive exercise outcomes
Credit: Les Mills CHICAGO - Nov. 29, 2016 - A recent study completed at Edge Hill University has found that ...
Groundwater helium level could signal potential risk of earthquake
Credit: 2016 Yuji Sano Japanese researchers have revealed a relationship between helium levels in groundwater and the amount of stress ...
Mysteries of enzyme mechanism revealed
Credit: Institut Laue-Langevin/ University of Leicester An international research team led by the University of Leicester has made a breakthrough ...
Ants communicate by mouth-to-mouth fluid exchange
Credit: Adria C. LeBoeuf Liquids shared mouth-to-mouth by social insects contain proteins and small molecules that can influence the development ...
Immune system mechanisms — the work of Dr. Jean-Sébastien Delisle recognized
(University of Montreal) A new research has identified the unexpected role of Neuropilin-1, a membrane receptor, and the phenomenon of ...
UTSA professor receives grant for therapeutic underwater virtual reality game
Credit: John Quarles/UTSA John Quarles, an associate professor of computer science at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), ...
Sometimes just watching hurts — and the signs of pain are seen in the brain
Credit: Jaakko Hotta/Aalto University Some people claim to experience pain just watching something painful to happen. This is true especially ...
