World’s smallest radio receiver has building blocks the size of 2 atoms
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Research in worms provides a model to study how the human microbiome influences disease
December 13, 2016/Novato, California: The billions of microorganisms living within the human digestive tract appear to play a significant role in health and disease, notably...
Simulation method helps combat climate change, boost energy supply
Credit: Water Resources Research Fukuoka, Japan - A potential solution for addressing climate change is to securely store carbon dioxide underground in reservoirs from which...
USDA awards $3.4 million for research to increase wheat yields
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the award of $3.4 million...
UTHealth: Rapid population decline among vertebrates began with industrialization
HOUSTON - (Dec. 15, 2016) - Rapid population decline among vertebrate species began at the end of the 19th century when industrialization was at its...
Zika-linked birth defects more extensive than previously thought, UCLA-led research finds
New UCLA-led research finds that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive -- and severe -- than previously thought, with 46 percent...
Artificial intelligence to predict odors
FAU chemists are developing an artificial intelligence application which can predict which molecule structures will produce or suppress specific odours. The Volkswagen Foundation has granted...
Certain high blood pressure drugs block cancer invasion
Credit: Dr Guillaume Jacquemet, University of Turku By screening already approved drugs, the team led by Postdoctoral Researcher Guillaume Jacquemet and Academy Professor Johanna Ivaska...
Avoiding over-the-counter heartburn meds could save cancer patients’ lives
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Something as seemingly harmless as a heartburn pill could lead cancer patients to take a turn for the worse. A University of...
This is your brain on (legal) cannabis: Researchers seek answers
Credit: Colorado State University FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - For those suffering depression or anxiety, using cannabis for relief may not be the long-term answer. That's...
New graphene-based system could help us see electrical signaling in heart and nerve cells
Credit: Halleh Balch and Jason Horng/Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley Scientists have enlisted the exotic properties of graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon, to function...
Internet use in class tied to lower test scores
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. --- Warning: Surfing the internet in class is now linked to poorer test scores, even among the most...
Movable microplatform floats on a sea of droplets
Cambridge, Mass. -- Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are tiny machines fabricated using equipment and processes developed for the production of electronic chips and devices. They've...
SLU research: Silencing fat protein improves obesity and blood sugar
(Saint Louis University) SLU scientist Angel Baldan, Ph.D., reports that turning off a protein found in liver and adipose tissue significantly improves blood sugar levels...
New theoretical framework for improved particle accelerators
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), in collaboration with researchers in South...
