Super-resolution microscopy of hydrogels
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, N.Y. - Chaitanya Ullal, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early...
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Renown researchers present at ASN Scientific Sessions to advance the science of stevia
CHICAGO, IL, April 19, 2017 - To examine the latest scientific evidence related to non-caloric sweeteners, focused on stevia, the Global Stevia Institute is hosting...
Application of statistical method shows promise mitigating climate change effects on pine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (April 20, 2017) - Confronting evidence that the global climate is changing rapidly relative to historical trends, researchers at North Carolina State University...
New statistical analysis reveals thousands of rare mutations linked with cancer
Credit: Original image by Thomas A. Peterson, CC BY Scientists have identified thousands of previously ignored genetic mutations that, although rare, likely contribute to cancer...
Rare supernova discovery ushers in new era for cosmology
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New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers
Credit: Hsieh Lab/Caltech Physicists at the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at Caltech have discovered the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal -- a new...
BP oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to natural resources, scientists find
Credit: Photo courtesy US Coast Guard The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf...
Using venomous proteins to make insect milkshakes
Credit: Adler Dillman RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Nematodes are microscopic worms that fall into an often ignored corner of the animal kingdom. While many of...
New research unlocks forests’ potential in climate change mitigation
Credit: Rob Alexander New insights into the impact forests have on surface temperature will provide a valuable tool in efforts to mitigate climate change, according...
Rising water temperatures endanger health of coastal ecosystems, study finds
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/University of Georgia Athens, Ga. - Increasing water temperatures are responsible for the accumulation of a chemical called nitrite in marine environments...
Light rays from a supernova bent by the curvature of space-time around a galaxy
Credit: Original image by ALMA (ESO/NRAO/NAOJ), L. Calçada (ESO), Y. Hezaveh et al, edited and modified by Joel Johansson An international research team led by...
Medicaid expansion linked with increase in prescriptions filled for chronic conditions
Boston, MA - During the first one and a half years of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of prescriptions filled by adults using...
Hubble observes first multiple images of explosive distance indicator
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Palomar Observatory/California Institute of Technology A Swedish-led team of astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to analyse...
Changing the game
Credit: Eric Francavilla | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. - When Shuaiwen Leon Song boots up Doom 3 and Half-life 2, he does so...
Engagement with natural environment a significant contributor to life satisfaction
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Looking to improve your overall life satisfaction? Try regularly hiking in a forest or otherwise engaging with the natural environment. And then,...
