New X-ray technique could improve bomb detection and breast cancer treatment
An exciting X-ray imaging technology has been successfully developed to the point where it is now ready for translation into all kinds of beneficial applications,...
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Scientists move step closer to solving fusion plasma dilemma
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST claims to have made yet another step towards finding a solution to one of the critical...
New anode material set to boost lithium-ion battery capacity
Credit: UNIST A new approach developed by a team of researchers, led by Prof. Jaephil Cho (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering) could hold the...
Direct observation of graphene decoupling on Cu(111)
Credit: UNIST The graphene films, grown on the copper (Cu) substrates must be detached clean without leaving residue behind, as residual metallic impurities can significantly...
Rapid and mass production of graphene, using microwaves
Credit: UNIST Graphene, a material that could usher in the next generation of electronic and energy devices, could be closer than ever to mass production,...
Scientists devise new method to give ‘most robust’ estimate of Maasai Mara lion numbers
Scientists develop new method for accurately counting lions in the wild Numbers in key habitat of Maasai Mara are higher than most other areas Experts...
Bed bug education program promotes awareness, prevention in schools
Annapolis, MD; Dec. 12, 2016 --- In communities where bed bugs are present, educating teachers and children about them is a powerful tool for prevention....
An informatics approach helps better identify chemical combinations in consumer products
Credit: Illustration by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By using products such as soap, shampoo, body lotion, toothpaste and makeup, the average consumer may be...
Press Registration is Now Open to Health, Science and Genetics Media for 2017 ACMG Meeting
Named one of the fastest growing meetings in the USA by the Trade Show Executive Magazine, the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting continues to provide...
Breast cancer update: Sentinel node biopsy guidelines encourage ‘less is more’ approach
Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (Dec. 12, 2016) - New recommendations from breast cancer experts on sentinel lymph node biopsy reinforce the most recent...
TSRI scientists devise new approaches to personalized medicines
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Dec. 12, 2016 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed...
Research unlocks clues to language-based learning in children
Credit: MU College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. - According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), one in five individuals are impacted by language-based...
Faster (cheaper) method for making big bioactive ring molecules
Credit: Johnston lab, Vanderbilt University Ring molecules called cyclic depsipeptides play an important role in living organisms. Microbes make them as part of their chemical...
Chemists uncover a means to control catalytic reactions
TORONTO, ON - Scientists at the University of Toronto have found a way to make catalysis - the use of catalysts to facilitate chemical reactions...
Nutrition program improves food stamp family’s food security
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Food stamp participants who participated in a supplemental nutrition education program were able to improve their food security by 25 percent,...
