Study demonstrates stress reduction benefits from petting dogs, cats
Credit: WSU College is stressful. Students have classes, papers, and exams. But they also often have work, bills to pay, and so many other pressures...
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Thinking about future mobility and production engineering
The state of Baden-Württemberg funds the innovation campus 'future mobility' with about EUR 10 million -- cooperation of KIT and Stuttgart UniversityCredit: Markus Breig, KIT...
Turbo chip for drug development
KIT scientists develop process that facilitates and accelerates chemical synthesis and biological screening by combining all steps on a chipCredit: Maximilian Benz, KIT In spite...
Discovered a new therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
The results of the study indicate that the levels of the protein SFRP1 are abnormally elevated in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's patientsCredit:...
The rush to air conditioning in Europe pushed by urbanization and climate change
A new study published in Environmental Science and Policy shows that without adequate and focused policies, many households will rely on air conditioners to adapt...
Improving heat recycling with the thermodiffusion effect
Numerical simulations of the thermodiffusion effect within falling film absorbers reveal that thin films composed of liquid mixtures with negative thermodiffusion coefficients enhance the efficiency...
Next generation metagenomics: Exploring the opportunities and challenges
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 8, 2019--A new expert review highlights the opportunities and methodological challenges at this...
New journal to explore the impact of data science on engineering
A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press will explore the transformative effect of data science on engineering. Launched this week with support from...
Better river basins network to protect biodiversity in Spain
Reservial Project: a pioneering initiativeCredit: Tony Herrera (New Water Culture Foundation, FNCA) The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), the freshwater pearl...
Army game-theory research better allocates military resources, fight cancer
Credit: CCDC ARL RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 15, 2019) - U.S. Army game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help treat cancer and other diseases,...
CAREER award given to develop bio-friendly brain implants
Credit: Virginia Tech As brain science advances, researchers are refining their maps of the brain's twisting neural passages. But many functional networks remain elusive. What...
Coupled exploration of light and matter
A new approach to study nonlinear optical properties of polaritons in strongly correlated electronic states opens up fresh perspectives for photonics and many-body physicsCredit: ETH...
New study on the immune system of plants: It works differently than expected
What happens at the molecular level when plants defend against invading pathogens? Previously it was assumed that the processes were roughly the same in all...
NIH and partners to launch HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the Americas and Europe
Study will enroll men who have sex with men and transgender people; complementary study in women is ongoingCredit: NIAID The National Institutes of Health and...
NASA examines Tropical Storm Barry post-landfall
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Barry made landfall mid-day on July 13, but infrared satellite imagery from NASA early on July 14 continued to show the...