Oxford student creates first synthetic retina for the visually impaired
Credit: Oxford University A synthetic, soft tissue retina developed by an Oxford University student could offer fresh hope to visually impaired people. Until now, all...
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A global movement championing science
Hoboken, NJ -- May 4, 2017 -- Evidence-based science is at the heart of discoveries that transform our world. From the development of life-saving antibiotics...
Large data set brings precision to breast cancer diagnosis and care
Credit: Study authors Although the odds of developing breast cancer are nearly identical for black and white women, black women are 42 percent more likely...
Why our sense of smell is underestimated
We might be forgiven for thinking that a dog's sense of smell is more sensitive than our own.1 After all, our other senses seem to...
Water, water, nowhere
Credit: A. Bagusetty/University of Pittsburgh; Rick Henkel PITTSBURGH (May 4, 2017) ... Hydrogen powered fuel cell cars, developed by almost every major car manufacturer, are...
3-D printers open new design space for wireless devices
Credit: Abel Yangbo Xie, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University have 3-D printed potent electromagnetic metamaterials, using an electrically conductive material compatible...
New global summary of research on wind farms and wildlife
Credit: Pelagic Publishing Exeter UK, 4 May 2017: Wind power is an essential technology in the fight for a sustainable future powered by renewable energy....
A lot of galaxies need guarding in this NASA Hubble view
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz and the HFF Team (STScI) Much like the eclectic group of space rebels in the upcoming film Guardians of...
Ute Hellmich receives 2017 Fulbright-Cottrell Award
Credit: photo/©: David Ausserhofer, Fulbright Commission Professor Ute Hellmich of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has received a Fulbright-Cottrell Award, the most important transatlanti..
The final frontier of the Frontier Fields
Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble, HST Frontier Fields The NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope has peered across six billion light years of space to resolve extremely faint features of...
New $21 million gift puts Basser Center for BRCA at the forefront of advancements for patients at risk of inherited cancers
Credit: Maurizio Bacci PHILADELPHIA - A new $21 million gift to the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of...
Stand up to cancer releases nurses training modules for new immuno-oncology therapies
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Boston, May 4, 2017: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced the release of a series of Continuing Nursing Education...
With more light, chemistry speeds up
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Light initiates many chemical reactions. Experiments at the Laser Centre of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy...
Stink bugs: Free guide for agricultural integrated pest management
Credit: Photo credits: Cassandra Kurtz and Christopher Philips, modified by Daniela Pezzini Annapolis, MD; April 28, 2017 -- Farmers in the midwestern United States have...
Edible insects could play key role in cutting harmful emissions
Eating insects instead of beef could help tackle climate change by reducing harmful emissions linked to livestock production, research suggests. Replacing half of the meat...
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