Fabric made from VTT’s recycled fiber feels half way between cotton and viscose
Credit: VTT The method develop at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland involves dissolving worn and discarded cotton and using it as a raw material...
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Black Sea water temperatures may buck global trend
Credit: European Union, 2017 Average surface temperatures of the Black Sea may not have risen, according to the surprising results of a new study from...
Scientists identify key regulator of male fertility
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - When it comes to male reproductive fertility, timing is everything. Now scientists are finding new details on how disruption of...
Fluorescence microscopy on a chip — no lenses required
Credit: Takehara et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2017 - Fluorescence microscopy gives researchers incredible power to illuminate the tiniest structures and capture the real-time...
NSF issues new EPSCoR awards, investing in science and engineering across nation
Credit: Walter Dodds, Kansas State University. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded five jurisdictions nearly $20 million each through the Established Program to Stimulate...
Running roaches, flapping moths create a new physics of organisms
Credit: Credit: Megan Matthews Sand-swimming lizards, slithering robotic snakes, dusk-flying moths and running roaches all have one thing in common: They're increasingly being studied by...
HHMI selects 15 Hanna Gray Fellows to support diversity in science
Credit: HHMI The Howard Hughes Medical Institute today announced the selection of 15 exceptional early career scientists as the first group of HHMI Hanna Gray...
Is there a link between breast milk nutrients, circadian rhythms, and infant health?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Sept. 19, 2017 -- The fat content and levels of several key nutrients and hormones in...
Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
Credit: Praveen Kumar Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of attention. But what happens when precipitation -- or lack thereof -- occurs in a...
Researching the impact of natural gas drilling
The installation of natural gas wells requires soil reclamation efforts after installation. These efforts are often hindered by salt-affected soils, weed invasions and slow plant...
Harvard forest report: Forests, funding, and conservation in decline across New England
Petersham, MA - New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day, according to a new report released...
Scientists discover genetic markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis
Scientists have uncovered two related cytokines and associated genetic markers that may explain why some people develop progressive multiple sclerosis, or MS. The study, led...
A dream of foam
Credit: Group Jan Vermant, ETH Zurich Oktoberfest in Munich is an exciting cultural event, but it is also a source of inspiration for materials scientists...
InDevR licenses Mount Sinai influenza antibodies for VaxArray neuraminidase potency assay
Credit: InDevR, Inc. InDevR, a Boulder-based progressive analytical technology and life science instrumentation company today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, world-wide license...
A piece of the puzzle: 8 autism-related mutations in 1 gene
Scientists have identified a hotspot for autism-related mutations in a single gene. By studying data from thousands of genomes of people with autism-spectrum disorders, an...
