Virginia Tech faculty named American Association for Advancement of Science fellows
Credit: Virginia Tech Five scientists from Virginia Tech were named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a high honor...
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Thousands of medieval manuscripts now online in full color through digitization project
Scholars and aficionados can search, download and study 160,000 pages of high-resolution, full-color manuscripts dating to the ninth century, thanks to library partnerships, in a...
Hydrogen from natural gas without CO2 emissions
KIT and Wintershall Dea launch collaboration on climate-friendly industrial-scale methane pyrolysisCredit: Graphics: Leon Kühner, KIT Methane pyrolysis will allow for the future climate-friendly use of...
A novel pathway to target colorectal cancer
Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina report in Gastroenterology that PGE2, a signaling molecule involved in inflammation, promotes colorectal cancer progressionCredit: Sarah Pack,...
Did human hunting activities alone drive great auks’ extinction?
Analysis of ancient DNA from an extinct seabird demonstrates that even abundant and widespread species can be vulnerable to intense exploitationCredit: Thierry Hubin, RBINS (CC...
Chemical herders could impact oil spill cleanup
Chemical herders, which are used to concentrate oil spills for cleanup via burning, are shown to have effect on wave breaking.Credit: Lakshmana Chandrala, Franz O'Meally,...
Psychological well-being at 52 years could impact on cognitive functioning at 69 years
Miharu Nakanishi, Chief Researcher of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and her colleagues finds that psychological well-being at 52 years were prospectively associated with...
Finding Nemo’s family: a good home is more important than good genes
Credit: Simon Thorrold (WHOI). In a study published today, scientists report that the long-term success of clownfish depends more on living in a good neighbourhood...
What keeps cells in shape? New research points to 2 types of motion
Credit: Christina M. Caragine and Alexandra Zidovska, New York University. The health of cells is maintained, in part, by two types of movement of their...
Scientists dissect and redesign protein-based pattern formation
Dissecting self-organising protein systems step by step may help scientists design the process of biological pattern formation from minimal ingredientsCredit: Glock et al. (CC BY...
Award-winning soprano and neuroscience research advocate Renée Fleming to be honored
Recipient of Isadore Rosenfeld Award for impact on public opinion at Research!America Advocacy Awards DinnerCredit: Andrew Eccles ARLINGTON, Va.-- November 26, 2019 -- Renée Fleming,...
Scientists clarify light harvesting in green algae
Credit: Dr. LIU Zhenfeng's group Algae are indispensable because they generate about 50% of primary organic matter and account for about 50% of all oxygen...
Six Berkeley Lab scientists named AAAS fellows
Honorees recognized for achievements in heavy element chemistry, tectonics, microbial photosynthesis, geological processes, particle physics, and biomolecular engineeringCredit: Berkeley Lab Six scientists from the Department...
Smart reactions through online design of catalytic pockets
Credit: © 2019 Laura Falivene Many chemical processes depend on catalysts to facilitate reactions that would otherwise proceed very slowly, or not at all. An...
Ternary acceptor and donor materials increase photon harvesting in organic solar cells
Adding a semiconducting polymer donor or non-fullerene acceptor component to binary organic solar cells enhances spectral response for better photon harvesting and high-power conversion efficiencyCredit:...
