Photosynthesis in the dark? Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution
Credit: Waseda University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists have long studied which of the three primary photosynthetic eukaryotes (red algae, green ...
Tools for planning nature conservation in the European Union
Credit: Aija Kukkala Prioritising areas The needs of nature and humans are increasingly in conflict, and prioritisation is needed. How ...
New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution
Credit: Gustavo Nicolodelli, Embrapa Instrumentation WASHINGTON -- Numerous hazardous substances seep from landfills into soil and groundwater, threatening human health ...
Graphene withstands high pressure, may aid in desalination
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers LA JOLLA, CA--Professor Klaus Ley, M.D., has been selected as this year's winner of the ...
Bright future for self-charging batteries
Who hasn't lived through the frustrating experience of being without a phone after forgetting to recharge it? This could one ...
Nature plants a seed of engineering inspiration
Credit: Jung et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2017 -- Researchers in South Korea have quantitatively deconstructed what they describe ...
A cancer in the family: One spouse’s diagnosis can lower household income
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers ...
Growing body of evidence supports use of mind-body therapies in breast cancer treatment
April 24, 2017 -- In newly updated clinical guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), researchers at Columbia University's ...
Metastatic breast cancers: Characterizing the profile of metastases for improved treatment
Researchers at the Jules Bordet Institute - Université libre de Bruxelles, VIB and KU Leuven published this 21 of April ...
Study reveals mystery behind formation of hollowed nanoparticles during metal oxidation
Credit: Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Badri Narayanan, Yugang Sun, Xiaobing Zuo, Sheng Peng and Ganesh Kamath. Argonne National Laboratory/Temple University Rust usually ...
Clarifying the mechanism for suppressing turbulence through ion mass
Credit: Dr. Motoki Nakata Seeking to further improve plasma performance, from March 7, 2017, plasma experiments utilizing deuterium ions, which ...
Revealing polymeric fluids behavior at the microscopic scale
Credit: OIST An important concept in future healthcare is the development of devices called "lab on a chip". These "chips", ...
Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled
Credit: Marco Tripodi Plasmonic nanoparticles exhibit properties based on their geometries and relative positions. Researchers have now developed an easy ...
New breakthrough in battery charging technology
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has developed a single-unit, photo-rechargeable portable power source based on high-efficiency ...
A rocky super-earth has been found in the habitable zone of a cool star close to the Sun
Credit: M. Weiss/CfA. One of the most successful techniques presently in use for detecting expolantes is the search for transits. ...
Stand Up To Cancer awards $1M to 4 research teams through Phillip A. Sharp Awards
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer NEW YORK, April 24, 2017-- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded a total of ...
Facebook plays vital role in reducing government corruption, researchers find
Credit: Virginia Tech A Virginia Tech College of Science economics researcher says the popular social media website Facebook - and ...
NASA satellite animation shows Tropical Storm Arlene ‘eaten’ by weather system
Loading video... Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project An animation created by NASA using imagery from NOAA's GOES-East satellite shows the ...
Solar cell design with over 50 percent energy-conversion efficiency
Credit: Kobe University Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity by converting photons into electrons. A new solar cell ...
Freezing lithium batteries may make them safer and bendable
Credit: Yuan Yang/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 24, 2017--Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, ...
