How a ‘Star Wars’ parody turned into a tool for scientific discovery (video)
Credit: Wyss Institute, Harvard University Science has long inspired the arts, but examples of the reverse scenario are sparse. Now scientists who set out to...
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Is 3-D printing living up to the hype?
The growth in 3-D printing is allowing manufacturers to reduce production time and save money. Metal fabrication shops, industrial firms and engineers are also capitalizing...
Newly described process in Parkinson’s protein as a potential new therapy route
An international group of researchers led by Professor Wim Versées (VIB-VUB) has unraveled the workings of an essential mechanism in 'Parkinson's protein' LRRK2. Their study...
NTU and Saab partnership to develop innovative high-end digital technology
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), one of the world's leading research-intensive institutions, and Swedish defence and security technology leader Saab, will set up a joint...
Competing forces: How molecules maintain their structure
A double helix twisted around itself: this is the distinctive structure of DNA, which is made up of large molecules. Using synthetically produced molecules, chemists...
Ancient, lost, mountains in the Karoo reveals the secrets of massive extinction event
Credit: Wits University Millions of years ago, a mountain range that would have dwarfed the Andes mountains in South America, stretched over what is currently...
Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses, research finds
Injecting DNA into injured horse tendons and ligaments can cure lameness, new research involving scientists at Kazan Federal University, Moscow State Academy and The University...
UTSA launches five innovative projects to support clean energy and climate action
Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have begun work on five new research initiatives to enhance clean energy production/integration, improve air...
A mission to Mars could make its own oxygen thanks to plasma technology
Plasma technology could hold the key to creating a sustainable oxygen supply on Mars, a new study has found. It suggests that Mars, with its...
Superior vena cava(SVC)-derived atrial fibrillation attributes clinical and genetic factor
Credit: Life Science and Bioethics Research Center,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) recognize the clinical and genetic factors associated with quivering or irregular...
Battling flames increases firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more subtle. For example, firefighters have...
Gentle touch soothes the pain of social rejection
The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences, according to new UCL research....
Healthy coral populations produce a surprising number of offspring
Healthy coral populations can produce up to 200 times more juvenile corals than degraded coral populations nearby, according to a new study in Conservation Letters....
Study: New simple method determines rate at which we burn calories walking up, down, flat
Credit: SMU Locomotor Lab When military strategists plan a mission, one of many factors is the toll it takes on the Army's foot soldiers. A...
Nice ice, maybe: Study finds water-repelling surfaces ease ice removal
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Water-repellent surfaces and coatings could make ice removal a literal breeze by forcing ice to grow...
