Gravitational wave kicks monster black hole out of galactic core
Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) Astronomers have uncovered a supermassive black hole that has been propelled out of the center of a distant...
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New Stanford study calls for US solar policy reform
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and...
Rice U. refines filters for greener natural gas
Credit: Barron Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 23, 2017) - Natural gas producers want to draw all the methane they can from a well...
Chemists ID catalytic ‘key’ for converting CO2 to methanol
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY - Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and converting it to useful chemicals such as methanol could reduce both pollution and...
Designer proteins fold DNA
Florian Praetorius and Prof. Hendrik Dietz of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new method that can be used to construct custom...
A stem’s ‘sense of self’ contributes to shape
Credit: L. Mahadevan/Harvard SEAS It is well known that as plants grow, their stems and shoots respond to outside signals like light and gravity. But...
NASA Participates in the NOAA GOES-16 Field Campaign
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA NOAA's GOES-16 satellite is ready to embark on another major milestone-- The GOES-16 Field Campaign. During a three month long event, a...
NASA sees formation of Tropical Cyclone Caleb near Cocos Island
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen Shortly after Tropical Cyclone Caleb formed east of Cocos Island, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite passed...
NASA examines Peru’s deadly rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM constellation of satellites provide data on precipitation rates and totals. Recently...
SLU scientists take aim at diabetes and obesity with exercise in a pill
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- With a series of new grants, Saint Louis University researchers will tackle the twin epidemics of diabetes and...
Hubble detects supermassive black hole kicked out of galactic core
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA) An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered a supermassive black hole that...
Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells without harm
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for biological research and disease therapy...
Plenaries at American Chemical Society meeting focus on energy, materials, partnerships
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 -- Scientists, in four plenary talks, will explore a variety of subjects related to the "Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems & Processes"...
Novel virus breaks barriers between incompatible fungi
Credit: Wu S, et al. (2017) Scientists have identified a virus that can weaken the ability of a fungus to avoid pairing with other incompatible...
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