Stable quantum bits can be made from complex molecules
Credit: Design by Dr. Christopher Muryn Quantum computing is about to get more complex. Researchers have evidence that large molecules made of nickel and chromium...
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Evaluating safety, effects of vaginal testosterone cream, estradiol vaginal ring
While aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a preferred therapy for postmenopausal women who have hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer, the vaginal dryness and decreased sex drive...
Is vitamin D level in blood at breast cancer diagnosis associated with survival?
A new report published online by JAMA Oncology examined whether levels of a blood biomarker of Vitamin D - 25-hydroxyvitamin D (250HD) - at the...
Researchers at CHLA receive grant to study new way of battling resistant
Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded a 3 year translational research program (TRP) grant...
Self-healing materials for semi-dry conditions
Loading video... Credit: Courtesy of the Akira Harada Lab Before we have self-healing cars or buildings, we need strong materials that can fully self-repair in...
Catching a tumor in a spider’s web
Credit: VIB-Ine Dehandschutter After a decade of research, the Belgian Switch Laboratory (VIB/KU Leuven) has revealed a new designer molecule that inhibits a well-validated cancer...
Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics
Credit: Imogen Napper/Plymouth University Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas but there are strong indications...
With a little help from my friend
Credit: Roman Wittig, Taï Chimpanzee Project In humans and other social animals stress is associated with poor health and high mortality. These negative effects can...
World’s smallest magnifying glass makes it possible to see chemical bonds between atoms
Credit: credit: NanoPhotonics Cambridge/Bart deNijs For centuries, scientists believed that light, like all waves, couldn't be focused down smaller than its wavelength, just under a...
Preservation of monuments: Pinpointed repair reduces costs
Credit: Photo: IONYS/KIT The Waldbahn railway line near Welzheim is one of the most beautiful railway lines in South Germany and listed as a monument....
First random laser made of paper-based ceramics
Credit: Photo: Institute for Complex Systems /Rome Working with physicists from the University of Rome, a team led by Professor Cordt Zollfrank from the Technical...
Researchers discover new material to improve de-icing
Credit: Cullen College of Engineering Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines during a...
The Exascale Computing Project awards $34 million for software development
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2016 - The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced the selection of 35 software development proposals representing...
IUPUI maps genome of black blow fly; may benefit human health, advance pest management
Credit: Charity Owings, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapoli..
American Indian engineers present inaugural award to Sandia diversity specialist
Credit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Introducing the first recipient of the Blazing Flame Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) requires...
