A study by the UC3M researches the limits of topological insulators using sound waves
Credit: UC3M In these kinds structures, sound signals remain robust and insensitive to noise caused by impurities and defects in the material. In the framework...
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Modern beer yeast emerged from mix of European grape wine, Asian rice wine yeast
For thousands of years brewers made beer using specialized strains of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The historical origins of brewer's yeast are not well...
New reactor-liner alloy material offers strength, resilience
Tungsten blend resists fractures, could be valuable for magnetic fusion facilitiesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 5, 2019--A new tungsten-based alloy developed...
$23 million from NIH lets translational research institute speed new treatments
Credit: University of Virginia Health System The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $23 million...
MSU lands $5 million NIH grant to connect dots between pesticides and Parkinson’s
A Michigan State University researcher is hoping to make a connection between pesticides, olfactory impairment and early symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases among aging farmers. Honglei...
Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
Credit: WSU Last August, Abdelrhman Mohamed found himself hiking deep into the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park. Unlike thousands of tourists who trek to admire...
Analysis of billions of Wikipedia searches reveals biodiversity secrets
This finding, publishing March 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, suggests new ways to monitor changes in the world's biodiversity. It also reveals new...
Scientists levitate particles with sound to find out how they cluster together
Credit: Melody Lim Scientists from the University of Chicago and the University of Bath used sound waves to levitate particles, revealing new insights about how...
Nuclear medicine imaging monitors effectiveness of therapy for melanoma patients
Credit: Ito et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Nuclear medicine imaging with PET/CT can monitor the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment...
A step closer to an HIV cure
Scientists associated with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg are part of an international team that today published research suggesting a cure for HIVCredit: Professor...
Heroin users aware of fentanyl, but at high risk of overdosing
Survey of users highlights need for more proactive overdose-prevention strategies Most heroin users in Baltimore, a city heavily affected by the opioid epidemic, recognize that...
Kids with cochlear implants since infancy more likely to speak, not sign
Experts urge early cochlear implantation of deaf infants as a public policy priority Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago present...
Integrated therapy treating obesity and depression is effective
An intervention combining behavioral weight loss treatment and problem-solving therapy with as-needed antidepressant medication for participants with co-occurring obesity and depression improved weight loss and...
Updated dietary reference intakes for sodium and potassium
Sodium and potassium dietary reference intake values updated in new report; introduces new category for sodium based on chronic disease risk reduction WASHINGTON - A...
Computer science professor Omri Weinstein wins NSF Career Award
His award will be used to explore data structures and information retrievalCredit: Timothy Lee Photographers New York, NY--Feb 28 2019--Omri Weinstein, assistant professor of computer...
