The when, where and what of air pollutant exposure
Scientists have linked air pollution with many health conditions including asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and premature death. Among air pollutants, fine particulate matter is...
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Don’t underestimate the force
Credit: Video by Shuichi Hiraoka CC-BY-ND-SA. Researchers have identified the weak molecular forces that hold together a tiny, self-assembling box with powerful possibilities. The study...
Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each year. Most cases are discovered too late for a cure...
Karate kicks keep cockroaches from becoming zombies, wasp chow
Credit: Vanderbilt University Rick Grimes has nothing on the humble American cockroach when it comes to avoiding zombification. Far from being a weak-willed sap easily...
NASA researchers teach machines to ‘see’
Credit: NASA/ University of Arizona Your credit card company contacts you asking if you've purchased something from a retailer you don't normally patronize or spent...
Next generation of watch springs
Credit: Empa Applied research is not always initiated by industry - but oftentimes it yields results that can swiftly be implemented by companies. A prime...
Why don’t birds fall over when they jump?
Credit: Dr Pauline Provini, Functional Morphology Lab, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Scientists have been analysing the way birds jump when they take-off to help us...
UT Austin selected for new nationwide high-intensity laser network
Credit: University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin will be a key player in LaserNetUS, a new national network of institutions...
Making a transparent flexible material of silk and nanotubes
Credit: NanoProduct Lab PITTSBURGH (October 30, 2018) ... The silk fibers produced by Bombyx mori, the domestic silkworm, has been prized for millennia as a...
Brain-inspired methods to improve wireless communications
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers are always seeking more reliable and more efficient communications, for everything from televisions and cellphones to satellites and medical devices. One...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite captures Typhoon Yutu exiting the Northern Philippines
Credit: NASA/NRL Visible satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed that Typhoon Yutu maintained its structure as it exited Luzon, the northern Philippines. Yutu is...
Hurricane Oscar on satellite imagery: A one-eyed little monster with a tail
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Of course, tropical cyclones have one eye and with Halloween on the horizon, false-colored infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite brought out...
Research sheds light on conspiracy theory elements
Credit: Virginia Tech What do online conspiracy theorists discuss; what are the recurring elements in these conversations; and what do they tell us about the...
Colorado State University selected for new nationwide high-intensity laser network
Credit: Colorado State University Colorado State University scientists are joining a new research network called LaserNetUS, established by a two-year, $6.8 million grant from the...
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is founding member of laser-science network
Credit: Craig Chandler/UNL Communication The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Extreme Light Laboratory is one of the founding members of a new research network intended to unite...
