Watching water freeze (video)
Every winter, snow and ice dusts mountains and makes roads slick in cold climates. This phenomenon is ages old, but a detailed explanation for how...
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Vitamin D improves gut flora and metabolic syndrome
It is well known that a diet high in fat can trigger a metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that pose as risk factors for...
A library for food security
Credit: Jeffrey Ehlers, UC Riverside. Tim Close has found himself, happily, stuck in a library. But it's not your typical library with shelves and books....
The biggest chemistry-related stories from 2016
From green pools at the Olympics to regulatory reforms, chemistry-related news made big waves in 2016. Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of...
Inside the world of cell signaling: A G-protein breakthrough
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine have developed a new tool for studying a key process in cells called G-protein...
Huntington’s disease linked to dysfunction of brain structure
CHICAGO --- Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group...
Light powers new chemistry for old enzymes
Credit: Hyster lab Enzymes are nature's tools for catalyzing life's essential reactions. Though unrivaled in their efficiency and selectivity, enzymes only carry out a narrow...
Scripps Florida scientists uncover cellular process behind premature aging
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - December 21, 2016 - In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research...
Driverless platoons
As driverless cars merge into our transportation system in the coming years, some researchers believe autonomous vehicles may save fuel by trailing each other in...
Ultra-small nanocavity advances technology for secure quantum-based data encryption
Credit: Yousif Kelaita, Stanford University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new type of light-enhancing optical cavity that is only 200 nanometers tall and 100...
Cerium hexaboride challenges physicists to come up with new theory
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from MIPT and other research institutes and universities have discovered unusual phenomena occurring in a single cerium hexaboride (CeB?) crystal....
Molecular Velcro boosts microalgae’s potential in biofuel, industrial applications
Credit: Photo by G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have engineered "molecular Velcro" into to cyanobacteria, boosting this microalgae's biofuel viability...
NASA looks at rainfall rates in Tropical Cyclone Yvette
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical Cyclone 02S formed in the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia on Dec. 19 as the Global Precipitation...
NASA spots Tropical Depression 30W form in Northwestern Pacific
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured infrared data on newly formed Tropical Depression 30W. The...
Indiana University researchers launch tool to understand spread of fake news
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University has launched a powerful new tool in the fight against fake...
