NSF and Popular Science announce winners of 15th annual ‘Vizzies’
Credit: Greg Dunn, Brian Edwards, Will Drinker Today, Popular Science magazine and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announce the winners of the 15th Annual Vizzies...
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NASA sees ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie over Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie after it made landfall in eastern Queensland and weakened. On March 29, 2017...
Reliable molecular toggle switch developed
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Nanotechnology constantly allows for new records in miniaturization. Reduction of the dimension of electronic components, however, has physical limits that will be...
Scientists discover new category of analgesic drugs that may treat neuropathic pain
New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that a novel therapeutic target called LPCAT2 may prove effective against pain that is not receptive...
Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmas
Plasma, the ionised state of matter found in stars, is still not fully understood, largely due to its instability. Astrophysicists have long-since sought to develop...
An led-based device for imaging radiation induced skin damage
Credit: Anaïs Leproux, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic SAN DIEGO -- To eradicate any cancer cells that may potentially remain after surgery or chemotherapy,...
Carnegie Mellon Power Sector Index tracks 24 percent decline in carbon emissions
PITTSBURGH--Yesterday during Carnegie Mellon Energy Week, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) Americas President & CEO Paul Browning unveiled the initial results of a new Carnegie...
Decorating single layer and bilayer graphene with useful chemical groups
Credit: IBS Researchers at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology...
A novel molecular link between cholesterol, inflammation and liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly disease with no effective cure that develops in the context of liver diseases associated with chronic inflammation. A recent...
Penn studies find promise for innovations in liquid biopsies
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - From using fluid in the lungs to better understand the potential of immunotherapy treatments in lung cancer, to tracking circulating...
Penn Medicine’s Carl June, M.D., named 2017 Fellow of the AACR Academy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD, has been named as a member of the...
Scientific discovery opens new possibilities for cancer and fibrosis treatment
Researchers from the Turku Centre for Biotechnology (BTK) in Finland have discovered that a cellular fuel sensor, known to control energy processes in the cells,...
Final reminder; less than 30 days to The International Liver CongressTM 2017
With less than 30 days to go until The International Liver CongressTM 2017, it's time to register as a member of the press to attend...
Atomic ‘re-packing’ behind metallic glass mystery
Credit: Lan S. et al., Nature Communications, March 17, 2017 An international collaboration involving Hokkaido University's high-voltage electron microscope has solved a puzzle about the...
New smart system to reduce queues at roundabouts
Credit: Mariló MartÃn-Gasulla et al./UPV Long queues at certain approaches to some roundabouts could be reduced using magnetic detection devices under the road surface, which...
