Studying plasma physics in exploding stars — NSF CAREER award
Credit: Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Bhuvana Srinivasan of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering has been selected for a National Science...
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EASI Genomics: A project to provide free-of-charge access to sequencing technologies
New project in the field of genomicsCredit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved The European Advanced infraStructure for Innovative Genomics (EASI-Genomics), a project funded under...
Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing
Credit: Weiss Laboratory, Penn State A new method allows the quantum state of atomic "qubits"--the basic unit of information in quantum computers--to be measured with...
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Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg The Freiburg biologists Dr. Simon Poppinga, Anna Westermeier and Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, working in cooperation with researchers from the...
Team led by Stanford and MIT predicts the useful life of batteries with data and AI
Credit: Younghee Lee/CUBE3D Graphic If manufacturers of cell-phone batteries could tell which cells will last at least two years, then they could sell only those...
Uncovering the secrets of the American ‘Jurassic Mile’
Credit: The University of Manchester Scientists at The University of Manchester have joined forces with a major US Museum and European partners to explore an...
Bacterial population growth rate linked to how individual cells control their size
When family weddings all seem to coincide with one another, the phenomenon happens for a reason. An individual and their first cousins tend to be...
A petrifying virus key to evolution
The newly discovered Medusavirus give new insights on how organisms and viruses co-evolvedCredit: (Kyoto University/Robin Hoshino Scientists are constantly discovering new species. A research team...
Groin and hips of hockey players examined in five-second test
Five seconds is enough to assess the status of a hockey player's groin. For the first time, a simple field test, called the five-second squeeze...
The unconventional life of physics genius Richard Feynman
Feynman and his PhysicsCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Feynman's revolutionary discoveries and pioneering work in the fields of quantum theory and its link to the...
MD Anderson study may explain why immunotherapy not effective for some patients with metastatic melanoma and kidney cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center White blood cells known as B cells have been shown to be effective for predicting which cancer patients will respond...
Study questions value of genetic risk scores
What's known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only a minimal effect, to produce...
New properties of perovskite solar cells
Researchers evaluated the prospects for their use in space Employees of the Department of Electrophysics at the Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University,...
GPs key in ensuring the new Faster Diagnosis Standard for Cancer is a success
GPs will have a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the new Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) for Cancer, new research from the University of...
Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues
National study shows prescription opioid use disorder is twice as high among deaf and hard-of-hearing young and middle-aged adults, compared with hearing peers People under...
