Getting to the bottom of the ‘boiling crisis’
New understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The simple act of boiling water...
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Radiation and plants: From soil remediation to interplanetary flights
Scientists at Lobachevsky University have studied the effects of ionizing radiation on macroscopic and molecular systems of plantsCredit: Lobachevsky University Currently, the study of the...
U of G study reveals why heart failure patients suffer depression, impaired thinking
Credit: University of Guelph Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression. A new study by University of Guelph researchers explains why and...
New book about the IAU published
Credit: Springer/IAU The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in...
Manganese nodules: Desired mineral resource and important habitat
The JPIO project MiningImpact investigates deep-sea ecosystems in the central Pacific OceanCredit: Steffen Niemann The area to be investigated by the research project "Mining Impact"...
Tidying up: A new way to direct trash to autophagy
Researchers find new way to clean up cells; discovery could aid attack on human disease Marie Kondo herself couldn't do it any better. Usually cells...
Social insecurity also stresses chimpanzees
Male chimpanzees reduce aggression when social relationships in their group are unstableCredit: © Anna Preis A high social status has substantial health and fitness benefits...
How good are protein disorder prediction programs actually?
Credit: Dr. Jakob Toudahl and Assoc. Prof. Frans Mulder at Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University. Disorder in proteins is vital for...
Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, home to a UK research station, is about to break apart
A large section of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, which is home to the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, is about break off.Credit:...
Warnings up in Western Australia as Suomi NPP satellite views Tropical Cyclone 23S
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone 23S has developed north of the Kimberley coast, and generated warnings....
Rainforest conservation in Peru must become more effective
Study by the University of Bonn shows how the effectiveness of the National Forest Conservation Program could be increasedCredit: © Photo: Renzo Giudice/Uni Bonn A...
Researchers discover CP violation in charm meson decays
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and Yandex, as part of the LHCb collaboration at CERN, have been the first to discover CP violation...
Synthetic antibody rapidly protects mice and monkeys from Zika
A DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody prevents Zika infection in mice and non-human primates, researchers report April 5th in the journal Molecular Therapy. Injections of synthetic DNA...
When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
Last year, a self-driven car struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The woman's family is now suing Arizona and the city of Tempe...
Prototype in precision
Researchers develop high-resolution, high-sensitivity proximity capacitance imaging sensorCredit: Shigetoshi Sugawa, Tohoku University A finger print can serve as identification to access locked doors and more,...
