High temperature step-by-step process makes graphene from ethene
Credit: Figure credit: F. Esch, R. Schaub, U. Landman An international team of scientists has developed a new way to produce single-layer graphene from a...
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New fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams
Credit: This work is a derivative from Vasco da Gama Bridge by Duncan Rawlinson used under CC BY-NC 2.0 and licensed by Alejandro Dominguez-Lopez, University...
‘Chemobrain’: Post-traumatic stress affects cognitive function in cancer patients
Subtle cognitive dysfunction and decline in breast cancer patients was largely independent of chemotherapy but associated with cancer-related post-traumatic stress in a German multisite study....
New self-sustained multi-sensor platform for environmental monitoring
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power...
KAIST team identifies the novel molecular signal for triggering septic shock
Credit: KAIST Professor Seyun Kim's team from KAIST reported the mechanism by which cellular signaling transduction network is exquisitely controlled in mediating innate immune response...
Good vibrations no longer needed for speakers as research encourages graphene to talk
Credit: Please credit images to David Horsell / University of Exeter A pioneering new technique that encourages the wonder material graphene to "talk" could revolutionise...
Biggest X-ray laser in the world generates its first laser light
Credit: Credit: DESY The European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has reached the last major milestone before the official opening in September....
‘Smart contact lens sensor’ for diabetic and glaucoma diagnosis
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has proposed the possibility of in situ human health monitoring simply by wearing a contact lens with...
SHSU Ph.D. student named national emerging forensic scientist
Credit: Emily Bass/Sam Houston State University HUNTSVILLE, TX (5/4/17) -- Ph.D. Student Lindsay Glicksberg of Sam Houston State University received the Emerging Forensic Scientist Award...
The first one bit chemical memory unit: The ‘chit’
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski In classical computer science information is stored in bits, in quantum computer science -- in quantum bits, i.e. qubits. Experiments...
NIFA announces $6 million for research on plant-biotic interactions
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 3, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of approximately...
Researchers identify evidence of oldest orchid fossil on record
Credit: George Poinar, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - The orchid family has some 28,000 species - more than double the number of bird species...
American Sleep Medicine Foundation announces telemedicine research award recipients
DARIEN, IL - May 3, 2017 - The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) has selected three recipients who will receive a Strategic Research Award to...
Does my algorithm work? There’s no shortcut for community detection
Loading video... Credit: Dan Larremore, Leto Peel, and Aaron Clauset Community detection is an important tool for scientists studying networks. It provides descriptions of the...
First EPA-approved outdoor field trial for genetically engineered algae
Scientists at the University of California San Diego and Sapphire Energy have successfully completed the first outdoor field trial sanctioned by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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