New interface allows more efficient, faster technique to remotely operate robots
The traditional interface for remotely operating robots works just fine for roboticists. They use a computer screen and mouse to independently control six degrees of...
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Modeling reveals how policy affects adoption of solar energy photovoltaics in California
Credit: Wang, Yu and Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2017 -- One key goal for renewable energy in the United States is to promote the...
Battling infectious diseases with 3-D structures
Credit: Chris Nelson from Zhao et al., 2016, Cell 166, 1016-1027. CHICAGO --- An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern University Feinberg School of...
A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel
Efforts to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels are advancing on various significant fronts. Such initiatives include research focused on more efficient production of gaseous...
A novel form of iron for fortification of foods
Credit: Yi Shen / ETH Zurich Around 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from iron deficiency, with women worse affected than men. In Europe, one in...
UVA finds way to speed search for cancer cures dramatically
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A new technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will let a single cancer research...
Therapeutic vaccine designed to reduce recurrence of cervical cancer under study
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2017) - Cervical cancer is often deadly when it recurs and physician scientists want to know if a...
College students exposed to toxic flame retardants in dust from dormitory furnishings
Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2017) - Parents getting ready to send their kids off to college next fall might want to take note. A new...
Chemotherapy drug may increase vulnerability to depression
A chemotherapy drug used to treat brain cancer may increase vulnerability to depression by stopping new brain cells from growing, according to a new King's...
Emergency care, prescribing, end-of-life care among highlights at #AGS17
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Potentially inappropriate medications, the future of Advance Care Planning (ACP), and improved emergency care for older adults are among...
Facebook can function as safety net for the bereaved, study finds
Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid in another location to compensate,...
ISSCR 2017 highlights new discoveries in stem cell research and progress toward clinical therapies
Progress in stem cell research and its translation to the clinic will be the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual...
What do electrolytes actually do? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 -- Sports drink commercials love talking about them, but what are electrolytes, why do we need...
Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of...
Understanding the correct architectures of IMM proteins
Credit: UNIST Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50% of all modern pharmaceutical drugs....
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