Very different cities have similar potential for ride sharing
A newly published study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests that urban ride-sharing is feasible in a wide variety of cities around the globe -- and...
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How molecular machines may drive the future of disease detection and drug delivery
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio University of Alberta scientists have pulled into the lead in a race to use nanomachines for improved disease detection and drug delivery...
New evidence for a water-rich history on Mars
Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to research on simulated Martian meteorites...
Soy food consumption linked to prolonged survival in some breast cancer patients
New research indicates that dietary soy products are safe and even beneficial for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed...
Smartphone interruptions: Are yours relentless and annoying?
Credit: Fengpeng Yuan Does your smartphone spew a relentless stream of text messages, push alerts, social media messages and other noisy notifications? Well, Rutgers experts...
Virtual reality training for ‘safety-critical’ jobs
Credit: Cineon Training New virtual reality training could help prevent accidents in "safety-critical" industries like the NHS, aviation, the military and nuclear power. University of...
EU researchers aim to halve CO2 footprint of carbon fiber production
Credit: Brian Gavin, Press 22. Researchers from across Europe, led by University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, have begun a project to produce carbon fiber from...
Study identifies common gene variants associated with gallbladder cancer
By comparing the genetic code of gallbladder cancer patients with those of healthy volunteers at nearly 700,000 different locations in the genome, researchers say they...
Biomedical Engineering hosts national conference on STEM education for underserved students
The University of Akron will host a national conference aimed at ensuring underserved students have access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....
Save the date: EarthScope National Meeting convenes for the last time, May 2017
Geoscientists from all over the country will soon gather in Anchorage, Alaska, for the final EarthScope National Meeting held May 16-18, 2017, at the Dena'ina...
Jeevak Parpia wins low-temperature physics prize
Credit: Cornell University Professor of physics Jeevak Parpia, M.S. '77, Ph.D. '79, is one of three winners of the 2017 Fritz London Memorial Prize. The...
Sandia scientist named fellow for diverse contributions to aeronautics, space research
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gary Polansky, the chief scientist for hypersonic technology development and applications at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named a fellow of the...
Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Crustacean Biology
Oxford University Press (OUP) has signed an agreement with The Crustacean Society to publish Journal of Crustacean Biology (JCB), from January 2017. JCB is the...
Novel 3-D manufacturing leads to highly complex, bio-like materials
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, 3-D manufacturing method that for the first time rapidly creates...
Continuous-flow, electrically triggered, single cell-level electroporation
Credit: Technology Journal Graduate students Mingde 'Jack' Zheng and Joseph Sherba have developed a novel, microfluidic platform for monitoring electroporation and molecular delivery at t..
