Illinois researchers create first exact model for diffusion in magnesium alloys
The movement of atoms in solids controls everything. In order to develop new materials, material engineers need to be able to predict how fast impurity...
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Thyroid cancer patients opting for non-intervention report lack of support
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Patients who choose not to intervene after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer face a challenging path--one that is often defined by...
UAB to launch statewide genetics initiative for better health for all Alabama residents
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Alabama's leading provider of genomic and personalized medicine -- has launched the...
MIPT physicists predict the existence of unusual optical composites
Credit: MIPT Press Office Physicists from MIPT have predicted the existence of transparent composite media with unusual optical properties. Using graphics card based simulations, scientists...
MSU tackles concussions by bringing new sensor to market
Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Two Michigan State University chemists are bringing their impact sensors to market. The effective, yet inexpensive, headband sensors...
Researchers flip a magnetic memory cell with a light pulse at record speed
University of Minnesota electrical and computer engineering researchers have created a magnetic tunnel junction that can be switched by a pulse of light lasting one...
Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly
Credit: Knud Falk Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as murres) leap hundreds of metres...
Hubble dates black hole’s last big meal
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levy (STScI) For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it's been a long time...
Chemical that detects plaques in Alzheimer’s brains extends lifespan of roundworms
While many anti-aging drugs don't live up to their claim, a tightly replicated study by Rutgers and a group of researchers from around the country...
Keeping liquids off the wall
Credit: NASA On Earth, liquid flows downhill thanks to gravity. Creating an effective liquid fuel tank involves little more than putting a hole at the...
First global maps of volcanic emissions use NASA satellite data
Credit: Simon Carn / Michigan Technological University Volcanoes erupt, they spew ash, their scarred flanks sometimes run with both lava and landslides. But only occasionally....
Cancer immunotherapy: Revived T cells still need fuel
Anti-cancer drugs blocking the PD-1 pathway - known as checkpoint inhibitors - are now FDA-approved for melanoma, lung cancer and several other types of cancer....
Mayo Clinic researchers clarify chemo resistance, and perhaps a new therapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic scientists have identified a specific protein implicated in drug resistance, as well as a possible therapeutic tool. Their work appears...
Researchers assemble five new synthetic chromosomes
Loading video... Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center A global research team has built five new synthetic yeast chromosomes, meaning that 30 percent of a key...
Conquering metal fatigue
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Metal fatigue can lead to abrupt and sometimes catastrophic failures in parts that undergo repeated loading, or stress. It's a major cause...
