A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
(University of Pittsburgh) Research at the University of Pittsburgh into a more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building blocks for polymer production, could...
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Blocking cancer-specific mutations in leukemia and brain tumors
Credit: Stefan Pusch/DKFZ Many malignancies develop as a result of genetic alterations in individual cells. These gene mutations often cause altered proteins that give new,...
Breakthrough curved sensor could dramatically improve digital camera image quality
Credit: Microsoft Research WASHINGTON -- If you've ever tried to take a picture in a dark restaurant, you know that it is difficult to get...
Penn studies show hope for multiple cancers with pembrolizumab combination therapies
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The combination of pembrolizumab and the checkpoint inhibitor known as epacadostat is leading to promising responses and is generally well...
New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new advance on a method developed by MIT researchers could enable continuous, high-precision monitoring of materials exposed to a high-radiation environment....
Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Gail M. Ashley, Rutgers University About 1 to 2 million years ago, early humans in East Africa periodically faced very dry conditions, with little...
Evolution on the fast lane — 1 flounder species became 2
Credit: On the left: Mats Westerbom. On the right: Alf Norkko. A research group at the University of Helsinki discovered the fastest event of speciation...
Biologists find missing link for the ‘safe’ signal in plants
The hormone jasmonic acid plays a major role in the plant immune system and in regulating growth. Scientists have already learned much about how jasmonic...
Handwashing: Cool water as effective as hot for removing germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool...
Novel method to study quantum fluctuations in exotic phases of matter
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - We encounter phase transitions in our everyday lives when we witness water freezing or boiling. Similarly, quantum systems at...
New method of characterizing graphene
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics/Swiss Nanoscience Institute Scientists have developed a new method of characterizing graphene's properties without applying disruptive electri..
Laser weapons could go from big screen to battlefield with engineers’ help
Credit: Clemson Unviersity The rebels and the empire used laser cannons to shoot it out on the big screen in "Star Wars," but the weapons...
GW researcher receives $1.2 million grant to standardize cancer genomics data
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2017) -- One of the biggest challenges facing cancer genomics researchers is the lack normalized data on cancer genes. Multitudes of genomics...
Nanosubmarine with self-destroying activity
Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed...
Preclinical trials of radiopharmaceutical for cancer diagnosis
Credit: RIA Novosti (Russian news agency) A radiopharmaceutical for advanced identification of cancer, labeled with the technetium-99 isotope, is ready for the preclinical-phase trial. Scientists...
