Rice U probes ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Credit: Multiscale Materials Laboratory/Rice University Concrete isn't thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete's utility as the world's most-used mater..
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Special issue of Future Oncology highlights the field of Psycho-oncology
Credit: Future Science Group The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Future Oncology, has released a special issue that examines the field of psycho-oncology, which...
Enzyme could protect against type of colorectal cancer by suppressing tumors, study finds
ATLANTA--An enzyme that plays an active role in inflammation could be a natural way to suppress tumors and ulcers in the colon that are found...
Not all Europeans receive the same care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Amsterdam, NL, January 3, 2017 - Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive muscle disease affecting one in 3800-6300 live male births and leads to ambulatory...
Does cough syrup really work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2017 -- What do you do when you have a bad cough? If you reach for the...
One step closer to reality: Devices that convert heat into electricity
Credit: Imaging by Isabel Boona, OSU Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis; Left image prepared by Renee Ripley. Courtesy of The Ohio State University. COLUMBUS,...
Quantum simulation technique yields topological soliton state in SSH model
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois Topological insulators, an exciting, relatively new class of materials, are capable of carrying electricity along the edge of...
The researchers created a tiny laser using nanoparticles
Credit: Antti Paraoanu Researchers at Aalto University, Finland are the first to develop a plasmonic nanolaser that operates at visible light frequencies and uses so-called...
Germanium’s semiconducting and optical properties probed under pressure
Credit: Haidong Zhang Washington, DC--Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for...
Streamlining the Internet of Things and other cyber-physical systems
Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Sometimes referred to as the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems vary from phones to self-driving cars, from airplane controls to...
Fossil fuel formation: Key to atmosphere’s oxygen?
Credit: Jon Husson and Shanan Peters/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- For the development of animals, nothing -- with the exception of DNA -- may be more...
AMPK — the enzyme that makes physical activity healthy
ampk Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness...
Rolling out an e-sticker revolution
Credit: © 2016 KAUST The healthcare industry forecasts that our wellbeing in the future will be monitored by wearable wirelessly networked sensors. Manufacturing such devices...
Relationship between patients with clinical auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
Hearing loss - a form of auditory neuropathy - is the most prevalent sensory disease in humans, caused by a variety of genetic and environmental...
Random access memory on a low energy diet
Credit: Illustration: T. Kosub/HZDR Memory chips are among the most basic components in computers. The random access memory is where processors temporarily store their data,...
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