Passengers take mobile measure of comfort for railway companies
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a smartphone app that allows passengers to measure ride comfort themselves using their smartphones. Information collected by...
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UMD physicist improves method for designing fusion experiments
Credit: Matt Landreman "Measure twice, cut once" is an old carpenter's proverb--a reminder that careful planning can save time and materials in the long run....
Mexican bracero exclusion failed to raise wages or employment for domestic farm workers in the US
In a joint study, researchers at Dartmouth College and the Center for Global Development have found that the policy of excluding nearly half a million...
Children’s National urologist receives NIH R01 grant
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Children's National Health System Urologist Michael Hsieh, M.D., was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to...
New data from NOAA GOES-16’s Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument
Credit: NASA The new Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-16 is working and successfully sending data back to Earth. A plot from...
Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Political discussions about immigrants often include the claim that there is a relationship between immigration patterns and increased crime. However, results of...
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
Credit: SungWoo Nam, University of Illinois Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional...
50+ year-old protein volume paradox resolved
Credit: Rensselaer Troy, N.Y. - Durable proteins make life possible in the crushing depths of the ocean, and may have evolved in life below the...
Newfound effect of cancer drug may expand its use
A drug first designed to prevent cancer cells from multiplying has a second effect: it switches immune cells that turn down the body's attack on...
Discovering what shapes language diversity
Loading video... Credit: Claire Bowern, Yale University A team of international researchers, led by Colorado State University's Michael Gavin, have taken a first step in...
USU researchers develop genetic tool to improve arsenic studies
Credit: USU Logan, Utah - Environmental engineers are making it easier to identify the bacterial species responsible for releasing a form of arsenic that contaminates...
Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial
Credit: Image courtesy of Scott Baraban, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco. "Bench-to-bedside" describes research that has progressed from basic science in animal models that...
Hubble sees spiral in Andromeda
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. The...
X-ray to study micronutrients in human minibrains
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education Micronutrients and minerals play a key role during human fetal development. A study published in PeerJ this week...
Lecithin enhances antimicrobial properties of the essential oil, eugenol
Washington, DC - Feb. 10, 2017 - Lecithin, a natural emulsifier commonly used in processed foods, synergistically enhances the antimicrobial properties of the natural essential...
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