Water walking — The new mode of rock skipping
Credit: Utah State University College of Engineering Researchers at Utah State University's Splash Lab discovered a new mode of water surface skipping termed "water walking"....
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USAID awards an additional $2.14 million to WFU rainforest research center
Credit: Jason Houston Wake Forest University's Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) has received $2.14 million in additional funding from the U.S. Agency for International...
Controlling instabilities gives closer look at chemistry from hypersonic vehicles
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Aerospace Engineering While studying the chemical reactions that occur in the flow of gases around a vehicle moving at...
Fixing a broken heart: Exploring new ways to heal damage after a heart attack
Novel strategy and material turns body's inflammatory response into signal to heal For people who survive a heart attack, the days immediately following the event...
New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones
Credit: Cotruvo Lab, Penn State A more efficient and cost-effective way to detect lanthanides, the rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies, could...
Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer
Cincinnati Children's experts expand upon an emerging technique to expose inner workings of neurofibromatosis 2Credit: Cincinnati Children's (CINCINNATI) When a protein named "Merlin" fails to...
Information technology can support antimicrobial stewardship programs
SHEA white paper outlines the role of EHR and 'add on' clinical decision support NEW YORK (April 23, 2019) -- The incorporation of information technology...
New way to ‘see’ objects accelerates the future of self-driving cars
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers have discovered a simple, cost-effective, and accurate new method for equipping self-driving cars with the tools needed to perceive 3D objects...
Wiley’s new premier open research next journals now open for article submissions
HOBOKEN, N.J.--April 23, 2019--John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is now inviting original research articles for two newly formed open access journals,...
UTA civil engineering assistant professor takes home DBIA international award
Distinguished leadership awardCredit: UT Arlington Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi of The University of Texas at Arlington has won the 2018 Design-Build Institute of America, or DBIA,...
Girls and boys on autism spectrum tell stories differently, could explain ‘missed diagnosis’ in girls
CHOP researchers say these findings highlight the need for sex-sensitive screening and diagnostic tools Philadelphia, April 23, 2019 - Boys are four times more likely...
Experiences of ‘ultimate reality’ or ‘God’ confer lasting benefits to mental health
The encounter experiences, whether spontaneous or originated by a psychedelic, resulted in similar positive impact People over the millennia have reported having deeply moving religious...
Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley affects the chemistry of Monterey Bay
Credit: Base image: Google Earth MOSS LANDING, CA--MBARI researchers recently measured high concentrations of carbon dioxide in air blowing out to sea from cities and...
When designing clinical trials for huntington’s disease, first ask the experts
Survey finds most individuals in the HD community would consider participating in a gene therapy trial Amsterdam, NL, April 23, 2019 - Progress in understanding...
Researchers devise a progression risk-based classification for patients with AWM
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute By analyzing data from hundreds of patients with asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia (AWM), researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a risk...
