Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life
Credit: Puri López-García Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet, but there are still...
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Lehigh materials science professor elected to Academia Europaea
Prestigious honor from international association recognizes Christopher J. Kiely as a world-renowned expert in electron microscopy and catalyst material characterizationCredit: Lehigh University Christopher J. Kiely,...
The landscape market has a category for any activity level
Consumers are evaluated on an active/passive continuumCredit: B.J. Pine and J.H. Gilmore. The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business a Stage. Harvard Business...
Sensory processing difficulties adversely affect functional behavior in multiple sclerosis
Research team finds associations between sensory difficulties, cognitive impairment and disease severity in individuals with multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. November 21,...
Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media
UMass Amherst researcher says more restrictions needed to protect youthCredit: UMass Amherst Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social media, most teenagers reported seeing...
What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers
Credit: Vanderbilt University Occasional binge drinking isn't uncommon, but about 30 percent of all adults exposed to alcohol go on to engage in compulsive drinking...
Scientists identify underlying molecular mechanisms of Alexander disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cells and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to make important basic science discoveries about the molecular underpinnings...
Wound healing in mucous tissues could ward off AIDS
Wound-repair capabilities preserve tissue integrity during early infection and might prevent inflammation that underlies immune exhaustionCredit: Michael Gale, Fredrik Barrenas, Jan Komorowski et al Wound...
New antenna tech to equip ceramic coatings with heat radiation control
Credit: Purdue University illustration/Xueji Wang WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The gas turbines powering aircraft engines rely on ceramic coatings that ensure structural stability at high...
Fighting opioids with an unlikely supplemental painkiller: Anti-itch medicine
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Pain is a mosaic. From a distance, it looks like one big "ouch." But if you step closer, many types...
Scientists help soldiers figure out what robots know
Credit: (ARL Photo) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Nov. 21, 2019) -An Army-led research team developed new algorithms and filled in knowledge gaps about how robots...
2019 ACM Gordon Bell Prize awarded to ETH Zurich team for simulation that maps heat in transistors
DaCe OMEN framework could help industry design better and more efficient computer chipsCredit: ACM ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, named a six-member team from...
Pollinator friendliness can extend beyond early spring
Keeping lawns pretty and pollinators happyCredit: Michelle Wisdom A study out of the University of Arkansas investigated whether bulbs can flower and persist in warm-season...
Dartmouth & IMT named 2019 winners of annual edX prize
Professional certificate offered by Thayer School of Engineering and Institut Mines-TélécomCredit: Kathryn Lapierre/Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Dartmouth professor Petra Bonfert-Taylor and Rémi Sharrock...
NASA tracks a weaker tropical storm Fung-Wong
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Fung-Wong as it continued weakening in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the...
