Making oil from algae — towards more efficient biofuels
Credit: Kobe University The mechanism behind oil synthesis within microalgae cells has been revealed by a Japanese research team. This ...
A better life in the outback
Desert lands cover about a quarter of the Earth's land mass and are home to some half a billion people ...
Media registration for Starmus Science Festival in Norway now open
Media registration is now open for the Starmus Science and Music Festival, a seven-day event from June 18-23 in Trondheim, ...
Nanoparticles remain unpredictable
Credit: Thomas Kast The nanotech industry is booming. Every year, several thousands of tonnes of man-made nanoparticles are produced worldwide; ...
The story of our universe from the Big Bang to the present day
Credit: World Scientific The rapidly growing field of astrochemistry focuses on the chemistry occurring in stars, planets, and the interstellar ...
Gelatine instead of forearm
Credit: Empa The moisture content of the human skin influences its characteristics. The addition of moisture softens the skin and ...
Graphene and gold make a better brain probe
Credit: DGIST Electrodes placed in the brain record neural activity, and can help treat neural diseases like Parkinson's and epilepsy. ...
Post-traumatic stress symptoms reduced after use of HIRREM closed-loop neurotechnology
Credit: © Brain State Technologies For a series of individuals with post-traumatic stress symptoms, use of HIRREM;, an algorithm-guided neurotechnology, ...
Researchers create red-eyed mutant wasps
Credit: Akbari lab RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu)-- Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant ...
Twin research reveals which facial features are most controlled by genetics
Research published this week in Scientific Reports uses computer image and statistical shape analysis to shed light on which parts ...
ILC 2017: Four new EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of liver diseases
April 19, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) today announced that four ...
New blood test offers potential for faster, targeted treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
Credit: Biodesix, Inc. Philadelphia, PA, April 19, 2017 - Identification of a specific genetic mutation in patients with non-small-cell lung ...
Penn researchers receive prestigious National Clinical Research Achievement Awards
PHILADELPHIA - Two research teams from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are among the recipients ...
Ben-Gurion U. researchers develop membranes that remove viruses from drinking water
SEDE BOQER, Israel...April 19, 2017 - Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Illinois at ...
Time-lapse cameras provide a unique peek at penguins’ winter behavior
Credit: T. Hart Not even the most intrepid researcher wants to spend winter in Antarctica, so how can you learn ...
CRT Pioneer Fund, Cancer Research UK and NCI collaborate to boost research against RAS’
Cancer Research UK and the Cancer Research Technology Pioneer Fund (CPF)* have committed £2.5 million in collaboration with the National ...
Can barnacle geese predict the climate?
Credit: Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW The breeding grounds of Arctic migratory birds such as the barnacle goose are changing rapidly due to ...
USDA announces $6.3 million in available funding on resilient agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Cannabis-based medicine may cut seizures in half for those with tough-to-treat epilepsy
BOSTON - Taking cannabidiol may cut seizures in half for some children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe ...
Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient
BINGHAMTON, NY - With Earth Day approaching, new research from Binghamton University-State of New York could help U.S. residents save ...
