High-res biomolecule imaging
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Determining the exact configuration of proteins and other complex biological molecules is an important step toward understanding ...
NTU and FireEye join forces to grow the ranks of Singapore’s cyber security experts
Credit: FireEye Inc. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and leading cyber security company FireEye are inking a partnership to ...
Some marine creatures may be more resilient to harsher ocean conditions than expected
As the world continually emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the oceans are taking a hit, absorbing some of it ...
Plant-made virus shells could deliver drugs directly to cancer cells
Viruses are extremely efficient at targeting and delivering cargo to cells. In the journal ACS Nano, researchers report they have ...
Analyzing copies of genes offers new treatment possibilities for ovarian cancer
Loading video... Credit: UC San Diego Health A team of 18 University of California San Diego School of Medicine and ...
Flat-footed fighters
Credit: David Carrier Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great apes, including humans, from other primates, confers advantages ...
Ebolaviruses need very few mutations to cause disease in new host species
Credit: University of Kent Kent researchers have identified how few mutations it can take for Ebolaviruses to adapt to affect ...
Monitoring birds by drone
Credit: A. Wilson Forget delivering packages or taking aerial photographs--drones can even count small birds! A new study from The ...
Unlocking the genetic secrets of legendary bulls
Credit: UQ The genes of 50 top bulls have been sequenced in an effort to understand how genes from temperate ...
Researchers pinpoint watery past on Mars
Credit: Dr Mary Bourke (Trinity College Dublin). Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a patch of land in an ...
Smoking cessation counseling successful when paired with lung cancer screening
WASHINGTON -- In the first successful randomized trial of its kind, researchers have provided preliminary evidence that telephone-based smoking cessation ...
UTA researcher earns TxDOT contract to use geocells to improve pavement infrastructure
Credit: UT Arlington A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is working to determine the benefits of using ...
Level up and learn: Team teaches science through video game
A University of Texas at Dallas team is exploring whether teaching real-world science through a popular computer game may offer ...
Tumor-targeting system uses cancer’s own mechanisms to betray its location
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By hijacking a cancer cell's own metabolism, researchers have found a ...
Research on dementia needs new approach say scientists at 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting
BOSTON--Nutrition researcher Neal D. Barnard, M.D., and other speakers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Annual Meeting ...
A new contrast agent for MRI
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new, specially coated iron oxide nanoparticle developed by a team at MIT and elsewhere could provide ...
Joseph Moskal elected to medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: Sally Ryan Northwestern University's Joseph R. Moskal has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's ...
Kalinin, Paranthaman elected Materials Research Society fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2017 -- Two researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sergei Kalinin ...
Extending VCSEL wavelength coverage to the mid-infrared
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2017 -- Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are small, semiconductor-based lasers that emit optical beams from their ...
Study: Long-term eelgrass loss due to joint effects of shade, heat
Credit: © J. Lefcheck/VIMS. A new study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science links a long-term ...
