Ultra-thin multilayer film for next-generation data storage and processing
Credit: Siew Shawn Yohanes A team of scientists led by Associate Professor Yang Hyunsoo from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National...
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Excellence strategy: 195 draft proposals for clusters of excellence
The first stage of the selection process for new Clusters of Excellence in Germany's Excellence Strategy can now get underway. By the deadline on 3...
Discovery of ‘helical molecular glue’
Credit: Tsuji, H. et al. Configurational Molecular Glue: One Optically Active Polymer Attracts Two Oppositely Configured Optically Active Polymers. Sci. Rep. 7, 45170; doi: 10.1038/srep45170...
How to mix the perfect cocktail
Drug cocktails such as those for treating cancer, like the alcoholic versions offered at the local bar, are best when the proper ingredients are mixed...
Space exploration experts look to next frontiers at event
LOWELL, Mass. - Astronauts, scientists, NASA officials and entrepreneurs will come to UMass Lowell this month to explore the next frontiers in exploration, including space...
Programmed proteins might help prevent malaria
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each...
Billionaire investor to accelerate research in artificial intelligence in healthcare
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: - Billionaire investor Jim Mellon famous for identifying major trends has announced his commitment to support research in human longevity -...
Rheumatology community responds to ICER Rheumatoid Arthritis Report
ATLANTA - American College of Rheumatology President Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, today issued the following statement regarding the publication of the Institute for Clinical and...
UNM physicist discovers strange forces acting on nanoparticles
Credit: Dr. Alejandro Manjavacas A new scientific paper published, in part, by a University of New Mexico physicist is shedding light on a strange force...
Chapman University paper receives distinguished Cozzarelli Prize
Credit: Chapman University Physicists from Chapman University's Institute for Quantum Studies have received the prestigious Cozzarelli Prize for a paper published in 2016. The prize...
Virus vs. host — New research exposes an evolutionary arms race
Credit: Illustration: Vanette Tran Imaging CoE scientists have solved a 40-year old mystery and shed light on an evolutionary arms race played out between cytomegalovirus...
Exploring association between reduced HPV infection and genetic variations in Western Asia
New research provides an insight into why cervical cancer is less common in certain regions of the world even though they may have limited screening...
Logging threatens breeding turtles
Credit: Juan Patiño Debris from logging in tropical forests is threatening the survival of hatchling leatherback turtles and the success of mothers at one of...
Some stroke survivors disregard doctors’ advice on medications
Some stroke survivors say they are disregarding general practitioners' (GP) advice on secondary prevention medications, such as statins, with some patients stopping their medication completely,...
Nutrition report calls for greater cooperation and coordination in promotion of pulse
NEW YORK, April 6, 2017 - A special issue of Annals published by the New York Academy of Sciences, stresses how increased pulse consumption could...
