Ethereum — foundations of cryptocurrency and blockchain programming
Credit: apress Cryptocurrencies are on the rise, and blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm. Ethereum is an open-source public blockchain featuring smart contracts...
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Wonder material? Novel nanotube structure strengthens thin films for flexible electronics
Credit: University of Illinois Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have...
Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial...
Quantum mechanics are complex enough, for now…
Credit: Copyright: MSc. Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Quantum mechanics is based on a set of mathematical rules, describing how the quantum...
Researchers receive $9 million grant for research on drug-resistant malaria
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has been awarded a $9 million seven-year grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)...
USDA announces $18 million to educate the future agricultural science workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 21, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $18 million in available...
Two-dimensional melting of hard spheres experimentally unravelled after 60 years
Credit: Oxford University After extensive research, scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford have found experimental evidence that sheds new light...
LSUHealthNO research shows fish oil component helps damaged brain & retina cells survive
Credit: LSU Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - A team of researchers led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of...
New digital map shows changing racial diversity of America
Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services A geography professor at the University of Cincinnati repurposed NASA maps to show the changing racial diversity of every neighborhood...
Sunflower seeds traced as source of toxic mold, potent liver carcinogen
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by...
UT Institute of Agriculture students win national dairy/food science competitions
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A group of students at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are among the best in the...
Report recommends ways to improve response to toxic inhalation disasters
Credit: ATS April 21, 2017--Better medical responses to the accidental or intentional release of inhaled toxic chemicals are being developed, but the field faces considerable...
Ethereum –Foundations of cryptocurrency and blockchain programming
Credit: apress Cryptocurrencies are on the rise, and blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm. Ethereum is an open-source public blockchain featuring smart contracts...
New survey — Snapchat & Instagram are most popular social media platforms among American teens
A new nationally representative survey of American teenagers age 13-17 finds that teens have shifted their favored social media platforms and are now most likely...
New bone-in technique tests therapies for breast cancer metastasis
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A new laboratory technique developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions can rapidly test the effectiveness...
