Human activity has polluted European air for 2,000 years, study finds
WASHINGTON, DC -- A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining...
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Hitoshi Murayama named one of the 100 influencers in the world
Credit: Kavli IPMU Hitoshi Murayama has been named a Genius Contributor for a project celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Einstein's General Theory...
Looking at complex light wave forms
Credit: Graphics: Giuseppe Sansone For the first time an international research team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Sansone at the Institute of Physics...
Moffitt improves radiation therapy for head and neck patients
TAMPA, Fla. (May 31, 2017) - Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatments used to fight cancer, with an estimated 500,000 people each...
Giant ringed planet likely cause of mysterious eclipses
Credit: University of Warwick A giant gas planet - up to 50x the mass of Jupiter, encircled by a ring of dust - is likely...
Searching beyond graphene for new wonder materials
Graphene, the two-dimensional, ultra lightweight and super-strong carbon film, has been hailed as a wonder material since its discovery in 2004. Now researchers are going...
NASA’s Apollo-era test chamber now James Webb Space Telescope ready
Credit: Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn NASA's "Chamber A," an enormous thermal vacuum testing chamber housed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, is now ready...
Like a slice of pizza, a curvature could give fish fins their strength
Loading video... Credit: Mandre Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Pizza enthusiasts know well that a simple u-shaped curvature at the crust can keep...
Drug-delivery method holds promise for controlling crop parasites
Credit: Paul Chariou Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are applying drug-delivery technology to agriculture to control parasitic roundworms more effectively and safely. The tiny...
Detecting bloodstains — with an antimalarial compound
Credit: American Chemical Society As seen on crime shows, investigators use a combination of luminol and other substances to light up bloodstains at crime scenes....
JSA names co-recipients of its 2017 Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Prize
Washington, DC - Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, announced today that Charles Perdrisat and Charles Sinclair are the recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Prize....
When gold turns invisible
Credit: Seki T. et al., Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 2, 2017 A gold compound shifts from a visible fluorescence to emitting infrared...
Bamboo inspires optimal design for lightness and toughness
Credit: Sato M., et al., PLOS ONE, May 3, 2017 The spatial distribution of fibers in hollow bamboo cylinders is optimized to reinforce flexural rigidity,...
Take a look, and you’ll see, into your imagination
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Scanning your brain to decode the contents of your mind has been a subject of intense research interest for...
From terrestrial and marine bioresources and wastes to value-added products
One of the main objectives of bio-based economy is to provide end markets with a wide selection of bio-based products able to compete with the...
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