Jefferson Lab’s newest cluster makes Top500 list of fastest supercomputers
Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab For the third time in its history, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is home to one of the world's 500 fastest...
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The role of physical environment in the ‘broken windows’ theory
For decades, the influential "broken windows" theory has linked signs of petty crime to bigger problems in a neighborhood. Largely left out of such discussions,...
DNA evidence from 5,310-year-old corn cob fills gaps in history
Credit: Bruce Smith Researchers who have sequenced the genome of a 5,310-year-old corn cob have discovered that the maize grown in central Mexico all those...
Study brings undiagnosed adults struggling with autism out of the shadows
Credit: Photo: Sally McCay For most of his life, Kevin Hughes has felt like an outsider. A loner as a child, the 65-year-old comedian struggled...
E-cigarettes may harm teens’ lung health
Credit: ATS Nov. 16, 2016--E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices may be a gateway to...
Texas A&M to establish premier stable isotope capabilities
COLLEGE STATION - A $1 million grant - Stable Isotope Partnership for Ecology, Environment and Energy Research - will help Texas A&M develop a unique...
Closing tech gaps can fortify advanced manufacturing, save $100 billion
Credit: Fran Webber/NIST To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently...
USDA invests $1.2 million in aquaculture research
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced four grants totaling $1.2 million...
Sleep apnea may make lung cancer more deadly
GLENVIEW, IL, November 17, 2016 - A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Barcelona has found that intermittent hypoxia,...
Molecular imaging hack makes cameras ‘faster’
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 17, 2016) - A new Rice University technique grabs images of chemical processes that happen faster than most...
New class of drugs holds promise for combating antibiotic resistance
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory A new class of drugs that combat antibiotic resistance has been discovered by a University of Oklahoma researcher and team....
Van Andel Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai awarded National Cancer Institute grant for epigenomic data analysis
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 17, 2016)--Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), in collaboration with Cedars-Sinai, has received a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer...
NIAID-supported study examines vulnerability of gonorrhea to older antibiotic drug
WHAT: A new clinical research study seeks to determine whether a rapid molecular diagnostic test can reliably identify gonorrhea infections that may be successfully treated...
Study reveals workings of immune response to deadly fungal infections
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients -- from those with depressed immune systems to others who...
New study explains mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean
Credit: Illustration by Eric Taylor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution For decades, marine chemists have faced an elusive paradox. The surface waters of the world's oceans...
