Story tips: Weather days, grid balance and scaling reactors
From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National LaboratoryCredit: Southern Company Energy - Whatever the weather To better determine the potential energy cost savings among...
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In a nearby galaxy, a fast radio burst unravels more questions than answers
Credit: Danielle Futselaar (artsource.nl) For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast radio bursts -- intense, unexplained...
Wearable AC
University of Missouri engineers design on-skin electronic device providing a personal air conditioner without needing electricityCredit: University of Missouri One day, soldiers could cool down...
NASA’s Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville) This majestic spiral galaxy might earn the nickname the "Godzilla galaxy" because it may be...
Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima
Researchers document more than 20 species in nuclear accident zoneCredit: UGA Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University...
NASA’s great observatories help astronomers build a 3D visualization of an exploded star
Credit: NASA, ESA and J. DePasquale (STScI) and R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) Astronomers and visualization specialists from NASA's Universe of Learning program have combined the visible,...
Exploring the ‘dark side’ of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Analysis from a team led by Argonne researchers reveals never-before-seen details about a type of thin film being explored for advanced...
Simulated image demonstrates the power of NASA’s wide field infrared survey telescope
Credit: NASA, STScI and B.F. Williams (University of Washington) Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million...
URI, BayCare, Butler Hospital launch trial for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Study seeks 330 volunteers for clinical trialsCredit: URI photo by Michael Salerno. KINGSTON, R.I. - January 6, 2020 -- The University of Rhode Island, in...
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) - Kees van Oers, Perro de Jong & Brechje van Beek It's no secret that many insects are struggling...
Some genetic sequencing fail to analyze large segments of DNA
UTSW experts: Gaps in clinical whole exome sequencing at major commercial labs indicative of larger issueCredit: UTSW Highlights: Reanalysis of patient samples from 3 U.S....
Moving domain walls induce losses in superconductor/ferromagnet hybrid systems
Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/ Mihail Silaev Physicist have shown that the motion of domain walls can be detected by monitoring voltage generated in superconducting...
Epilepsy study shows link between brain activity and memory
Cedars-Sinai research findings could lead to better treatments for cognitive impairment in epilepsy patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6, 2020) -- A new Cedars-Sinai study...
Polluted wastewater in the forecast? Try a solar umbrella
Berkeley Lab scientists demonstrate a 'photo-thermal' umbrella that can double evaporation rates, thus reducing environmental impact of settling pondsCredit: Berkeley Lab Evaporation ponds, which are...
New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors
Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone Health A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of...
