Transparent ceramics make super-hard windows
Credit: Credit: Norimasa Nishiyama, DESY/Tokyo Tech Scientists have synthesised the first transparent sample of a popular industrial ceramic at DESY. The result is a super-hard...
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Allen Cell Types Database updated with new data and models
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released additional data and computer models of cell activity for inclusion in the Allen Cell...
Agriculture, dietary changes, and adaptations in fat metabolism from ancient to modern Europeans
Good vs bad cholesterol. Margarine vs butter. Red meat vs. vegan. The causal links between fats and health have been a hotly debated topic for...
Call-to-action to improve and extend lives of patients with advanced breast cancer by 2025
Credit: European School of Oncology VIENNA, Austria, March 16, 2017 - The European School of Oncology (ESO) today announced the preliminary Global mBC Vision 2025...
‘Responsible Shale Energy Extraction’ Conference as part of Earth Day Texas 2017
The University of Texas at Arlington is organizing the inaugural "Responsible Shale Energy Extraction" Conference on April 21-22 at Fair Park in Dallas as part...
A blood test for autism
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the...
The recipe for especially efficient stomata
Loading video... Credit: Michael Raissig and Dominique Bergmann Scientists have identified a key element underlying the superior function of stomata - or tiny, gas-exchanging pores...
The carbon dioxide loop
Credit: Rachel Parsons The oceans are great at absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, but when their deep waters are brought to the surface,...
Workers’ compensation claims offer insight into seafood processing injuries in Oregon
Credit: Photo by Pat Kight, Oregon Sea Grant CORVALLIS, Ore. - A review of workers' compensation claims indicates that workers in Oregon's seafood processing industry...
How improved valves let grasses ‘breathe,’ cope with climate change
Loading video... Credit: Dominique Bergmann and Michael Raissig Palo Alto, CA--New work from a joint team of plant biologists and ecologists from Carnegie and Stanford...
New analysis method of metabolites accurately predicts whether a child has autism
Credit: Daniel P. Howsmon, CCBY Scientists have developed a new, highly accurate method that analyzes metabolic biomarkers to assess whether a child is on the...
Call-to-action to improve + extend lives of patients with advanced breast cancer by 2025
Credit: European School of Oncology VIENNA, Austria, March 16, 2017 - The European School of Oncology (ESO) today announced the preliminary Global mBC Vision 2025...
Three Harvard experts explain how economics can shape precision medicines
Author affiliations: Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Kennedy School Many public and private efforts focus on research in...
NASA’s GPM analyzed rainfall in ex-Tropical Cyclone 11S
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA Ex-tropical cyclone 11S was still generating some heavy rainfall, despite losing its tropical status and becoming a sub-tropical storm when...
Climate had a hand in shaping the human nose
Credit: Daniel P. Howsmon, CCBY The size and shape of the nose in different human populations is not simply the result of chance, but evolved,...
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