Finding and fixing natural gas leaks is a persistent challenge for utilities across the country. In addition to the serious safety considerations, leaking natural gas...
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Surfaces that have been coated with rare earth oxides develop water-repelling properties only after contact with air. Even...
Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering By the time someone realizes they damaged a ligament, tendon or cartilage from too much exercise or...
Ann Arbor, MI, March 22, 2017 - Discovery of the BRCA genetic mutation in the mid-90s represented a breakthrough in breast and ovarian cancer prevention....
Credit: Prof. Andrew Baird The discovery of a new species of hard coral, found on Lord Howe Island, suggests that the fauna of this isolated...
Credit: © Siveter et al An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has...
Credit: NASA March 21, 2017 Images returned from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission indicate the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was a very active place...
Location-tracking apps on smartphones could be used to help track and manage care for thousands of patients who suffer from chronic diseases, and possibly even...
Credit: Cava lab Princeton researchers have discovered a new form of the simple compound GeSe that has surprisingly escaped detection until now. This so-called beta-GeSe...
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 -- Advances in understanding polymer networks and CRISPR-inspired genome engineering tools will be the topics of a pair of Kavli Lectures...
Researchers have long wondered if medications could treat alcohol abuse. Ihsan Salloum, M.D., chief of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Advanced software that can transform existing medium-sized vessels into unmanned ships able to autonomously complete naval missions. A four-legged, bio-inspired robot that...
Credit: Bhushan S, Hoffmann T, Seidelt B, Frauenfeld J, Mielke T, Berninghausen O, et al. (2011) doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000581 The discovery of a chemical compound that halts...
Credit: Jamie Cate image. The discovery of a chemical compound that halts the production of a small set of proteins while leaving general protein production...
Researchers from VIB-UGent have discovered a gene that significantly increases plant growth and seed yield in maize. Research into crop yield is crucial because of...
