New method enables creation of better therapeutic antibodies
Credit: Tiezheng Li/Lai-Xi Wang/UMD Antibodies are the foot soldiers of our immune system. These specialized, Y-shaped proteins attach to bacteria and viruses, where they either...
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Rapid decline of Arctic sea ice a combination of climate change and natural variability
Arctic sea ice in recent decades has declined even faster than predicted by most models of climate change. Many scientists have suspected that the trend...
Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
Credit: Amy Wolf Scientists have documented many cases in which the timing of seasonal events, such as the flowering of plants or the emergence of...
Genetic key to salt-tolerance discovered in tilapia fish
Most fish live either in fresh water or salt water, but others, including tilapia, have the remarkable ability to physiologically adjust to varying salinity levels...
Thinking outside the power box: Matthias Preindl takes converters virtual
Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia Engineering Today's electric vehicles and home renewable energy systems require several types of power converters, each taking up space and raising...
Researchers offer overview of composite metal foams and potential applications
Credit: Afsaneh Rabiei Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications from...
Scientists harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable...
Looking for ‘fingerprints’ at the intersection of weather and climate
New Haven, Conn. - Scientists have found the seasonal "fingerprints" of Arctic sea ice, El Nino, and other climate phenomena in a new study that...
Genetic analysis better explains how uterine cancers resist treatment
Researchers have charted the complex molecular biology of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive gynecologic cancer, according to a study published on March 13 in...
New technique completely protects internet video from cyberattacks — Ben-Gurion University study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, March 13, 2017 - A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher has developed a new technique that could provide virtually 100 percent...
PolyU develops the most energy-efficient LED filament lamps
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University A research team of State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology (Partner Laboratory in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)...
Star in closest orbit ever seen around black hole
Credit: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Alberta/A.Bahramian et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss. Astronomers have found evidence of a star that whips around a likely black hole twice...
New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidies
The hidden toll that subsidies for electricity, fossil fuels, and transport have on social welfare, economic growth and technological innovation needs to be exposed through...
Enzyme-free krebs cycle may have been key step in origin of life on Earth
Credit: Aleksej Zelezniak/Francis Crick Institute A set of biochemical processes crucial to cellular life on Earth could have originated in chemical reactions taking place on...
Radiation from nearby galaxies helped fuel first monster black holes, says study
Credit: Columbia University The appearance of supermassive black holes at the dawn of the universe has puzzled astronomers since their discovery more than a decade...
