New data from NOAA GOES-16’s Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument
Credit: NASA The new Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-16 is working and successfully sending data back ...
Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Political discussions about immigrants often include the claim that there is a relationship between immigration patterns and ...
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
Credit: SungWoo Nam, University of Illinois Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been ...
50+ year-old protein volume paradox resolved
Credit: Rensselaer Troy, N.Y. - Durable proteins make life possible in the crushing depths of the ocean, and may have ...
Newfound effect of cancer drug may expand its use
A drug first designed to prevent cancer cells from multiplying has a second effect: it switches immune cells that turn ...
Discovering what shapes language diversity
Loading video... Credit: Claire Bowern, Yale University A team of international researchers, led by Colorado State University's Michael Gavin, have ...
USU researchers develop genetic tool to improve arsenic studies
Credit: USU Logan, Utah - Environmental engineers are making it easier to identify the bacterial species responsible for releasing a ...
Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial
Credit: Image courtesy of Scott Baraban, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco. "Bench-to-bedside" describes research that has progressed from basic ...
Hubble sees spiral in Andromeda
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with ...
X-ray to study micronutrients in human minibrains
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education Micronutrients and minerals play a key role during human fetal development. A study ...
Lecithin enhances antimicrobial properties of the essential oil, eugenol
Washington, DC - Feb. 10, 2017 - Lecithin, a natural emulsifier commonly used in processed foods, synergistically enhances the antimicrobial ...
Plasmas promote protein introduction in plants
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology, NARO The introduction of organic matter, such as proteins, into living cells has multiple uses ...
Researchers solve fish evolution mystery
Credit: Florian Moser Photo A University of Wyoming researcher is part of an international team that has discovered how more ...
Spanish software optimizes design of new mobile device chargers
Credit: UC3M An electronic power converter is a system that adapts electric energy from a source to a specific load ...
Stressed out interferons reveal potential key to alternative lupus treatment
Only one new drug has become available over the past 50 years for the estimated 1.5 million Americans and five ...
Japan Safety Biomarker Workshop
On February 20-21, 2017, the Critical Path Institute's Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC), the RIKEN Institute, National Institute of Health ...
A new open source dataset links human motion and language
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers Researchers have created a large, open source database to support the development of robot ...
New study of ferroelectrics offers roadmap to multivalued logic for neuromorphic computing
Credit: Baudry/Lukyanchuk/Vinokur Research published Wednesday, in Nature Scientific Reports lays out a theoretical map to use ferroelectric material to process ...
Alzheimer’s may be linked to defective brain cells spreading disease
Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that ...
Protecting bulk power systems from hackers
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Reliability measures of electrical grid has risen to a new norm as it involves physical ...
