New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells
Credit: Jariwala et al., Joule, 2019 People can be good at hiding strain, and we're not alone. Solar cells have the same talent. For a...
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Three UCLA scientists receive grants totaling more than $18 million
Funds from state's stem cell agency will support research on a blinding eye disease, cancer and an immune disorderCredit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Three...
Ancient rhinos roamed the Yukon
Credit: Julius Csotonyi In 1973, a teacher named Joan Hodgins took her students on a hike near Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon Territory. In the process,...
1,100 plants examined in massive, 9-year genomic diversity study
Six scientists with UT involved in effort to assess 1 billion years of plant evolutionCredit: Photo by A. Petlewski, Cornell University, courtesy Nature magazine. KNOXVILLE,...
A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace
'PollyO' is proving to be a desirable hybridCredit: Shawn Mehlenbacher Researchers from Oregon State University have completed an examination of, and have released, a new...
Malaria parasite lives on the edge
Risky strategy prepares the parasite for the unexpected but could be exploited to fight the deadly diseaseCredit: Penn State The parasite that causes malaria expresses...
Bats in Northeast India carry filoviruses that can infect humans
Credit: Dr Zavei Hiese Researchers have proposed that bats are the natural reservoir of filoviruses, including highly fatal Ebola and Marbug viruses. Now, researchers report...
Measles virus infection destroys immune system memory
Credit: G. Xu et al./Science 2015 Measles is more harmful than scientists once suspected. An analysis of blood from 77 unvaccinated children before and after...
UCF researchers discover mechanisms for the cause of the Big Bang
Knowing the criteria behind the Big Bang explosion will be key for models scientists use to understand the origin of the universeCredit: Karen Norum, UCF...
Lehigh University art galleries receives institute of museum and library services grant
Lehigh University's art museum is among 18 US institutions to receive prestigious grant from IMLS, the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries...
Unlocking the black box of embryonic development
International collaboration improves method for culturing primate embryos to learn more about human developmentCredit: Weizhi Ji/Kunming University of Science and Technology LA JOLLA--(October 31, 2019)...
NASA sees development of Tropical Storm Maha at southwestern India Coast
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Storm Maha has developed near the coastline of southwestern India and NASA's Terra satellite provided forecasters with a visible image...
Movement and flow: Simulating complexity of fluids and strands in the virtual world
New method to be presented at SIGGRAPH AsiaCredit: ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Simulating the physics behind the movement of liquids and how fluids--thick or thin--interact with...
NASA microgap-cooling technology immune to gravity effects and ready for spaceflight
Credit: NASA/Franklin Robinson A groundbreaking technology that would allow NASA to effectively cool tightly packed instrument electronics and other spaceflight gear is unaffected by weightlessness,...
NASA finds small area of heavy rain left in Tropical Cyclone Kyarr
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Kyarr appears to be winding down as it moves through the Arabian Sea and NASA provided forecasters with an analysis...
