Light has new capacity for electronics
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2017 -- Characters in some of the more futuristic science fiction films, like "Minority Report" and "Iron Man," control computer displays...
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Landmark clinical trial to help Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis sufferers
A clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) led by professors from the Universities of Liverpool and...
Metal nanoparticles induced visible-light photocatalysis: Mechanisms, applications, ways of promoting catalytic activity and outlook
Credit: ©Science China Press In the quest to solve solar energy conversion as well as environmental remediation issues, photocatalysis using sunlight have been attracting tremendous...
Scientists at MIPT explain the way Weyl particles ‘dance’ on crystal surface
Credit: MIPT Press Office Researchers at MIPT have examined the behavior of Weyl particles trapped on the surface of Weyl semimetals. Their study was published...
Mushrooms get defensive
Some mushrooms produce long-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids as their chemical defense against insect larvae. The biosynthesis of these polyenes relies on only one enzyme, as...
ECDC report shows strong potential of E-health to increase vaccination coverage in Europe
Credit: ECDC Twenty one EU/EEA countries have developed or are in the process of developing systems to digitally record information about vaccination, according to a...
A close look into the barley genome
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) An international consortium, with the participation of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, Plant Genome and Systems...
Looking for the quantum frontier
Credit: Michael Bremner/cqc2t.org A team of researchers from Australia and the UK have developed a new theoretical framework to identify computations that occupy the 'quantum...
Twitter could have predicted the outcome of the Brexit vote
Leave campaigners were not only victorious in the June 2016 Brexit vote but also in the battle of the twittersphere, a new study in the...
Augmented reality increases maintenance reliability at a space station
An international project led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed a new augmented reality (AR) tool for the ESA. In the future, it...
E-cigarettes do not promote cancer growth in lab tests
Credit: BAT/johnnyjgallagher.com A new study found no evidence that a commercially available e-cigarette vapor promotes the development of cancer in laboratory cells. In contrast, smoke...
‘Outstanding’ results announced from new blood cancer study
"We are proud to be part of this study. Our long term follow up of previously treated patients shows maintained efficacy without toxicity. This study...
NETRF makes $4 Million in grants to advance research of a poorly understood cancer
Loading video... Credit: NET Research Foundation (April 26, 2017, Boston, MA)--The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today announced its largest research commitment ever -- $4...
Yale announces the Renewable Thermal Alliance
The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA), a new project spearheaded by Yale University, is coordinating activities to harmonize and share best practices in the regional development...
Engineers investigate a simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks from Martian soil
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without...
