Study reveals impact of plain cigarette packaging warnings
Credit: University of Stirling Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded packs, according to new research...
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Novel MD simulation sheds light on mystery of hydrated electron’s structure
Credit: Vladimir Rybkin The e-aq species is difficult to observe directly because it is short-lived and cannot be separated or concentrated. This rules out using...
UN University debuts online tool to help nations meet 2030 goal: Clean water, sanitation for all
Launched on World Water Day, SDG Policy Support System outlines 6-step path to critical SDG 6; Enables effective assessment of national situation, exposes gaps and...
UTSW researchers identify new mechanism to reduce inflammation
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 21, 2019 - UT Southwestern researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening...
New research shows highest energy density all-solid-state batteries now possible
Credit: Sangryun Kim and Shin-ichi Orimo Scientists from Tohoku University and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have developed a new complex hydride lithium superionic...
Colonization in slow motion
A long-term experiment in the Arctic deep sea shows: Sedentary animals in deep waters only colonize new habitats extremely slowly There is a wide variety...
Optical ‘tweezers’ combine with X-rays to enable analysis of crystals in liquids
Credit: Robert Horn/Argonne National Laboratory Understanding how chemical reactions happen on tiny crystals in liquid solutions is central to a variety of fields, including materials...
PSU study: Low-income neighborhoods more vulnerable to flooding, extreme heat
Credit: Courtesy of Institute for Sustainable Solutions Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in the winter and spring,...
A first glimpse deep beneath an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge
Technology allows researchers to make images from 120 km below a mid-ocean ridgeCredit: Illustration: NTNU More than 100 years ago, the German meteorologist and avid...
A social bacterium with versatile habits
Credit: ETH Zurich/Gregory J. Velicer Many living systems share a fundamental capacity for cooperation. Plants and animals are made up of billions of cells that...
When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work
Altered neuron growth and gene expression may be related to why some depressed individuals do not respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 22, 2019)...
Sleep problems, Alzheimer’s disease are linked, but which comes first?
Researchers explore pathophysiological relationship between poor sleep and dementia Rockville, Md. (March 22, 2019)--A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and...
Mechanical engineering professor collaborates on robot feasibility study
Manufacturing efficiencyCredit: Jeremy Agor A UTA mechanical engineer has partnered with a long-time friend from his home nation of South Korea to help find a...
Open source software helps researchers extract key insights from huge sensor datasets
Hannover MesseCredit: Credit: Oliver Dietze Professor Andreas Schütze and his team of experts in measurement and sensor technology at Saarland University are making available a...
The story of nanotechnology and how size really does matter
Credit: World Scientific Nanotechnology is a buzz word many of us have heard but are uncertain as to what it really means. It is an...
