Know your flow
Credit: Simon Haward Liquids are an important part of our everyday lives. Fluids such as water are Newtonian, and their viscous behavior is well understood....
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Mystery of how plants produce oxygen soon solved
Credit: Johannes Messinger, Umeå University With the help of experimental studies on molecular level, researchers are acquiring increased knowledge on how plants form oxygen from...
Single photon converter — a key component of quantum internet
Credit: Source: FUW, Grzegorz Krzyzewski A Polish-British team of physicists has constructed and tested a compact, efficient converter capable of modifying the quantum properties of...
Compounds emitted by phytopathogen microbes encourage plant growth
Credit: CSIC A wide range of microorganisms, including fungi and phytopathogenic bacteria, are capable of emitting volatile compounds which boost plant growth and flowering, and...
Better surveillance and more cohesive policies needed against Rift Valley fever outbreaks
Credit: Umeå University Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current surveillance systems are unable to...
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’ older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and decision-making for a unique and...
New mouse model reveals extensive postnatal brain damage caused by Zika infection
Credit: UGA A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new mouse model that closely mimics fetal brain...
Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology adds embedded 3-D image videos to enhance visualization of me
Credit: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology Amsterdam, NL, Nov. 22, 2016 - The current issue of the Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology now...
Hope for people who struggle after suffering brain trauma
Pharmacological therapy combined with a rehabilitation program that teaches how to compensate for memory and attention problems offers new hope for people who suffer the...
Could green façades cool down cities in the future
(Pensoft Publishers) Predictions for temperature rise and the particular sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress pose a pressure to find the best solution for...
How do you mend a broken heart?
PITTSBURGH--Many lower forms of life on earth exhibit an extraordinary ability to regenerate tissue, limbs, and even organs--a skill that is lost among humans and...
Reshaping our ideas of bacterial evolution
The shape of bacteria does not influence how well they can move -- this is the surprising finding of new research which could have major...
Researchers uncover a survival mechanism in cancer cells
Credit: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem An international study led by scientists from the Crick Institute in London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed...
Drug-caused deaths among health care professionals: New insights revealed
An Australian-first study conducted by Monash University has found that from 2003-2013 nearly five deaths per 1000 employed Australian health care professionals were caused by...
Clemson scientists unveil software that revolutionizes habitat connectivity modeling
Credit: Paul Leonard / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina - A trio of Clemson University scientists has unveiled a groundbreaking computational software called "GFlow" that...
