Optical clock technology tested in space for first time
Credit: Airbus Defense & Space GmbH WASHINGTON -- For the first time, an optical clock has traveled to space, surviving harsh rocket launch conditions and...
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Chemical origami yields new plant compounds with therapeutic and economic potential
Credit: Whitney Walker, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Plants -- from the maple or the yew tree to the corn in...
Unraveling how a brain works, block by high-tech block
Credit: Kiju Lee Psychologists have long used building blocks to assess cognitive skills. But researchers at Case Western Reserve University are imbedding the blocks with...
Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees
Credit: Purdue University/Tom Campbell WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honeybees, threatening...
Following the ‘Tinman’
Scientist Li Qian, PhD, has forged an award-winning career at the UNC School of Medicine. In just a few short years since joining the faculty,...
Social media activism is driving corporate agendas
Close to half the world's population lives in countries without press freedom, where governments restrict civil activism and individuals have less capacity to exercise their...
More than animation: Software supports animated storytelling
Disney Research has developed new tools to help people use animation to tell stories by eliminating distracting details that hamper creativity, suggesting ways to fill...
Dressing up like a peacock: Bright colors by nanotechnology
Credit: (Photo: Tom Patterson) Colors are produced in a variety of ways. The best known colors are pigments. However, the very bright colors of the...
Glow-in-the-dark dye could fuel liquid-based batteries
Credit: Credit: Douglas Levere BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology? Scientists at the University at Buffalo...
Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial...
How a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce heart failure in the aged
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In mouse experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have shown how aging and excess dietary fat create signals that...
Study finds arthritis drug significantly effective in treating Crohn’s disease
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown that ustekinumab, a human antibody used to treat arthritis, significantly induces response and...
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &...
Researchers identify pathway important for kidney function
(Boston)--Boston University researchers, in collaboration with Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) at Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), have discovered a novel molecular pathway needed to regulate kidney...
One state’s temporary gun removal law shows promise in preventing suicides
DURHAM, N.C. -- A Connecticut law enacted in 1999 to allow police to temporarily remove guns from potentially violent or suicidal people likely prevented dozens...
