Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Magnetic reconnection, a universal process that triggers solar flares and northern lights and can disrupt cell phone service and...
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New study: Aggressive breast cancer grows faster in obese environment
It's not just what's inside breast cancer cells that matters. It's also the environment surrounding cancer cells that drives the disease, according to researchers at...
Hubble’s double galaxy gaze: Leda and NGC 4424
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Some astronomical objects have endearing or quirky nicknames, inspired by mythology or their own appearance. Take, for example, the constellation of...
New global report on food crisis — benchmark for action needed to avoid future disasters
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with...
New software tool to provide students with personalized feedback to improve learning
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have partnered with five international universities to create a software tool that provides timely and...
Annual report to the nation: Cancer death rates continue to decline
Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report...
Russian Polytechnic University to open Information Center in Spain
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On April 19, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), one of the leading technical universities in Russia...
Challenges and opportunities in new technologies for health
The increasing capacity of each individual to monitor and manage their health without medical attention entails new challenges that cannot be ignored. This will be...
What factors influence a patient’s intent to get colorectal cancer screening?
A patient's confidence in their ability to schedule, plan for and properly conduct their part in colorectal screening methods is a key factor that predicts...
Antibody is effective against radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Radiation therapy is part of the treatment regimen for about two thirds of cancer patients today. Radiotherapy is well tolerated in most cases, but it...
Clemson scientists receive $2.95M to improve and simplify large-scale data analysis
Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Clemson University scientists Alex Feltus and Melissa Smith have received a $2.95 million collaborative award...
Photonics breakthough paving the way for improved wireless communication systems
Credit: University of Sydney Researchers from the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the University of Sydney's Australian Institute for...
Designing sensors to detect foreign bodies in food
Credit: NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre These devices are based on terahertz technology, a band in the electromagnetic spectrum located between the microwaves (which mobile phones...
How best to stir a steel furnace, and beat corrosion
Credit: Dr Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Mr Szymon Kubal, Swansea University Two steel research projects led by Swansea University -- a better way to tackle corrosion, and...
Bio-inspired energy storage: A new light for solar power
Credit: RMIT University Inspired by an American fern, researchers have developed a groundbreaking prototype that could be the answer to the storage challenge still holding...
