Underwater vehicle design inspired by schools of fish
Credit: Christa Neu, Lehigh University Communications + Public Affairs It is easy to speculate why fish might swim in schools -- better protection from predators,...
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A kiss of death to drug the ‘undruggable’
Credit: Xavier Lucas, Alessio Ciulli, University of Dundee Scientists at the University of Dundee have reported a major breakthrough in targeting the causes of many...
Pre-existing immunity to dengue virus shapes Zika-specific T cell response
Credit: Courtesy of La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA -- Although Zika and dengue are considered different virus "species," they are...
Spin-resolved oscilloscope for charge and spin signals
Credit: Masayuki Hashisaka Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation have developed a "spin-resolved oscilloscope." This device is a...
Looming crisis of the much decreased fresh-water supply to Egypt’s Nile delta
Credit: Jean-Daniel Stanley and Pablo L. Clemente and GSA Today. Boulder, Colorado, USA: A multi-year study of Egypt's Nile Delta places the country's major breadbasket...
Legitimacy of reusing images from scientific papers addressed
Credit: C. Clerck (1757) (left) and M. Roberts (1985) (right) It goes without saying that scientific research has to build on previous breakthroughs and publications....
Research partnership to transform Mexico’s hydrocarbon sector
Credit: University of Alberta When Mexico introduced sweeping energy reforms in 2014 that ended 75 years of the state's oil and gas monopoly, it opened...
Professor, researcher in brain machine interfaces to speak at Louisiana Tech
RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech University's Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS) and its Consortium on Neuronal Networks in Epilepsy and Memory (NeuroNEM)...
Dan Sinars represents Sandia in first energy leadership class
Credit: (Photo by Randy Montoya) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Dan Sinars, a senior manager in Sandia National Laboratories' pulsed power center, which built and operates the...
Simultaneous detection of multiple spin states in a single quantum dot
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Quantum dots are very small particles that exhibit luminescence and electronic properties different from those of their bulk materials....
Making resistant superbugs sensitive to antibiotics
Credit: none New research is paving the way for the development of innovative drugs that restore antibiotic susceptibility in antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as Klebsiella pneumoniae,...
Increased water availability from climate change may release more nutrients into soil in Antarctica
Credit: Satellite images provided by the Polar Geospatial Center. Graphic by Ruth Heindel. As climate change continues to impact the Antarctic, glacier melt and permafrost...
To screen or not to screen for lung cancer?
GLENVIEW, IL, March 13, 2017 - Lung cancer screening using a low-dose CT scan can be a lifesaving test for high-risk patients. While it offers...
New research on Northern Lights will improve satellite navigation accuracy
Credit: University of Bath Researchers at the University of Bath have gained new insights into the mechanisms of the Northern Lights, providing an opportunity to...
Pain in the neck
Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can...
