WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs
French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blastsCredit: Joost Op 't Eynde, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers from Duke...
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Electrons in rapid motion
Credit: Graphic: AG Stienkemeier A team headed by Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier and Dr. Lukas Bruder from the Institute of Physics at the University of...
KIST unveils the mystery of van der Waals magnets, a material for future semiconductors
Overcoming the limits of current magnetic materials, giving hope for development of next-generation semiconductorsCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Drs. Chaun Jang, Jun...
Scientists have identified protein involved in progression of lung cancer and melanoma
WDR74 is a trigger helping a circulating tumor cell turn into a secondary tumorCredit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia),...
ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse
Credit: ESO/M. Montargès et al. Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the...
Double success for University drug resistance research
Experts involved in two international papersCredit: Swansea University Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has been highlighted in two prestigious...
Cobalt-based catalysts promise to enhance heavy oil extraction
A new test was publicized by Kazan Federal University in Journal of Petroleum Science and EngineeringCredit: Kazan Federal University Despite the large number of existing...
Research reveals unique reproductive trait for seagrass
Wing interacts with currents to hold seed in place for rootingCredit: © A. Rossen. Seagrasses have long been known as some of Earth's most remarkable...
Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites show
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington Hydropower dams, which use flowing water to turn a series of turbines to generate electricity, provide a source of energy...
Broadband transmission-type coding metasurface for electromagnetic beam forming and scanning
Credit: ©Science China Press Due to their excellent performance in manipulating electromagnetic (EM) waves freely and flexibly, metasurfaces have been widely investigated since the beginning...
5200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient world. New discoveries in the...
Brief bursts, big insights
Credit: Image: AG Diester Neural oscillations - also known as brainwaves - are important carriers of information in the brain. Researchers are increasingly coming to...
Scientists reveal catalytic mechanism of lovastatin hydrolase
Credit: LIANG Yajing Hyperlipidemia, one of the most common threats to human health, refers to an abnormal increase of cholesterol and/or triglycerides in the blood....
Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of...
Iodide salts stabilise biocatalysts for fuel cells
Solvent chemistryCredit: © RUB, Marquard Contrary to theoretical predictions, oxygen inactivates biocatalysts for energy conversion within a short time, even under a protective film. A...
