UTMB researchers find how Ebola disables the immune system
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A new study at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston sheds...
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New material could lead to erasable and rewriteable optical chips
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A military drone flying on a reconnaissance mission is captured behind enemy lines, setting into motion a team of engineers...
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built
Loading video... Credit: Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally Roboticists at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then...
Taking back control of an autonomous car affects human steering behavior
Credit: Steve Castillo There you are, cruising down the freeway, listening to some tunes and enjoying the view as your autonomous car zips and swerves...
Hulking hurricanes: Seeking greater accuracy in predicting storm strength
Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ARLINGTON, Va. -- To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently...
Physicists in Mainz and Sao Paulo cooperate in promoting and mentoring young researchers
With the aim of promoting the exchange of the next generation of researchers, the Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)...
Praise for polymer science
Credit: Courtesy Photo UC Santa Barbara engineer Glenn Fredrickson has received the 2016 William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature...
Happy salmon swim bette
(Umea University) What makes young salmon decide to leave their rivers and head out to Sea has been a hot topic for decades now. Current...
Ice age vertebrates had mixed responses to climate change
Credit: Edward Myers New research examines how vertebrate species in the eastern United States ranging from snakes to mammals to birds responded to climate change...
Put people at the center of conservation, new study advises
Credit: Nathan Bennett People must be part of the equation in conservation projects. This will increase local support and the effectiveness of conservation. That's the...
Scientists improve predictions of how temperature affects the survival of fish embryos
Credit: Douglas Killam, Calif. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Scientists closely tracking the survival of endangered Sacramento River salmon faced a puzzle: the same high...
Tenaya Therapeutics launches with the goal of curing heart disease
A new biopharmaceutical company, Tenaya Therapeutics Inc., will build on discoveries in cardiovascular disease research made at the Gladstone Institutes, concentrating on regenerative medicine and...
Nomads no more, leatherback turtles find permanent coastal home
Credit: Nathan Robinson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Endangered leatherback sea turtles are known for their open-ocean migratory nature and nomadic foraging habits - traveling...
Controlling gene activity in human development
Researchers at the Babraham Institute have revealed a new understanding of the molecular switches that control gene activity in human embryonic stem cells. This insight...
Mount Sinai establishes 3-D printing services for clinicians and researchers
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Health System today announced the creation of the Medical Modeling Core, a collaboration led by the Department of...
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