Ready for the new kelvin!
Credit: (Photo: PTB) At present, the kelvin is literally based on no more than water -- on the triple point of water, to be more...
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Nordic Food Lab publishes book on eating insects
Credit: Phaidon The book, which can be pre-ordered now, marks the end of the long journey that the authors have taken throughout the project "Deliciousness...
NASA’s new spectrometer to help future crews cope with cosmic radiation
Credit: NASA One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high levels of radiation. NASA scientists...
Experience-based hospitality should standardize safety to continue success
COLUMBIA, Mo. - In recent years, "experience-based" hospitality companies, such as Airbnb, have experienced a meteoric rise in revenue and new customers. Experience-based hospitality companies...
DFG to fund 4 new research units and 2 humanities centers for advanced studies
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing four new Research Units and two new Humanities Centres for Advanced Studies. This was decided by...
Exploring the mysteries of the universe
Credit: University of Cologne American, German, and Canadian scientists are planning to explore the formation of stars and galaxies as well as the mysteries of...
Are biobank donor families worried about a confidentiality breach?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 2017-A new study examines how well families that donate tissue to a biobank --...
Four Tufts University faculty win national awards for science and engineering
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (April 4, 2017) - Tufts University announced today that four faculty members won 2017 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards from the National Science...
Students use analytics, operations research to help solve world hunger
LAS VEGAS, NV, April 4, 2017 - With the backdrop of a fast-growing growing global population and looming challenges to produce enough food to feed...
Bright future ahead for African plant biosecurity network
Credit: Plant Biosecurity CRC 5 April 2017 - The fourth Africa Plant Biosecurity Network workshop, held in Lusaka, Zambia from 27 February to 3 March,...
DFG establishes 17 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 17 new Priority Programmes for 2018. Priority Programmes aim to advance knowledge in current areas of...
Trial: Abiraterone acetate responses even after initial hormone therapy failure
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Patients with metastatic prostate cancer whose PSA levels remain high despite initial hormone treatments have historically had poor prognosis,...
Victor Malka awarded the 2017 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics
This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Victor Malka (École Polytechnique Palaiseau/Weizmann Institute) for his outstanding research in laser plasma...
New technology could offer cheaper, faster food testing
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O157 causes an estimated 73,000 illnesses and 60 deaths every year in the United States. Better safety...
Whiteflies provide insight into stabilizing manmade drones during takeoff
When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny insects possess a variety of...
