Doing the wave: how stretchy fluids react to wavy surfaces
Credit: OIST Viscoelastic fluids are everywhere, whether racing through your veins or through 1,300 kilometers of pipe in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Unlike Newtonian fluids, such...
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Artificial sensor mimics human sense of touch
A team of researchers have developed an artificial tactile sensor that mimics the ability of human skin to detect surface information, such as shapes, patterns...
Powered by windows: enhanced power factor in transparent thermoelectric nanowire materials
The increase of thermoelectric power factor by introducing nanowires. Embedded-ZnO nanowire structure exhibited a thermoelectric power factor 3 times larger than that of ZnO film...
White wine, lemon juice combo prevents unwanted discoloration of pastry dough
No matter if it's grandma's cookies or commercially produced rolls, pastry lovers expect their baked goods to have a certain "golden brown" allure -- but...
A bionic mushroom that generates electricity
Credit: American Chemical Society In the quest to replace fossil fuels, scientists are always on the lookout for alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy. But...
‘Bionic mushrooms’ fuse nanotech, bacteria and fungi
Credit: Sudeep Joshi, Stevens Institute of Technology In their latest feat of engineering, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have taken an ordinary white button...
Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument home to rich bee diversity
Credit: Joseph S. Wilson, USU LOGAN, UTAH, USA - The state of Utah's nickname is "The Beehive State," and the moniker couldn't be more apt,...
UTSA constructs world’s most comprehensive digital roadmap to unlock male infertility
(San Antonio, Nov. 7, 2018) -- Millions of couples who have trouble conceiving may get relief from new research led by scientists at The University...
Can social media lead to labor market discrimination?
A new Journal of Economics & Management Strategy study investigates whether social media may be used as a source of information for recruiters to discriminate...
Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricity
Filtering and treating water, both for human consumption and to clean industrial and municipal wastewater, accounts for about 13% of all electricity consumed in the...
Study compares stools of breastfed and formula-fed infants
When researchers compared the stools of 40 infants who were exclusively breastfed with those of 13 who were exclusively formula fed, the average daily stool...
Researchers examine health behaviors after childhood cancer diagnosis
In a Psycho-Oncology study of childhood cancer survivors, several health behaviors fell short of expectations for exercise and diet during early survivorship, and they remained...
Radiotherapy is ‘undervalued’ and ‘needs greater investment’ say experts
7 November 2018, Brussels: Radiotherapy is 'undervalued' and 'needs greater investment' according to a new report published today (7 November 2018*) commissioned by the Marie...
Woodland hawks flock to urban buffet
MADISON, Wis. -- For the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common sight is a hawk feeding...
Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 7, 2018) - In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened...
