It’s a fish eat tree world
Credit: Andrew Tanentzap (Millbrook, NY) Most of the planet's freshwater stores are found in the northern hemisphere, a region that is changing rapidly in response...
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Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought
Credit: Yael Kiro/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Nearly 1,000 feet below the bed of the Dead Sea, scientists have found evidence that during past warm periods, the...
Machine learning lets scientists reverse-engineer cellular control networks
Credit: Patrick Collins, Tufts University The flow of information between cells in our bodies is exceedingly complex: sensing, signaling, and influencing each other in a...
Researchers use light to remotely control curvature of plastics
Credit: Amber Hubbard Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses light to get two-dimensional (2-D) plastic sheets to curve into...
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Credit: © Chenfeng Ke Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into smart materials that perform work...
Metabolites of Resveratrol (Longevinex) pass through blood-ocular barriers in humans
Inability to obtain biopsy specimens from tissues in the brain and eyes of humans had previously thwarted confirmation of resveratrol or its metabolites in nervous...
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 22, 2017--Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new types of materials based on...
The ‘time machine’ that replicates 3 years of weather in 3 days
Montreal, March 22, 2017 -- Climate change is wreaking havoc on the environment. While the main culprit is carbon emissions, urban heat islands -- exacerbated...
AMP issues best practice guidelines for next-generation sequencing-based oncology panel validation
BETHESDA, Md. -- March 22, 2017 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit molecular diagnostics professional society, today published consensus recommendations...
Making ‘mulch’ ado of ant hills
Credit: Photo courtesy T. Li. Ants can be annoying little insects. In your home, they make army-like lines to any crumbs on your floor. In...
Method speeds testing of new networking protocols
The transmission control protocol, or TCP, which manages traffic on the Internet, was first proposed in 1974. Some version of TCP still regulates data transfer...
Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell
Loading video... Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Instead of oil, coal, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells may power the future. Researchers...
Neuren’s Phase 2 trofinetide trial shows significant benefit in pediatric Rett syndrome
(Cincinnati, OH) The International Rett Syndrome Foundation, now doing business as Rettsyndrome.org, announces today that Neuren Pharmaceuticals reported that trofinetide had significant clinical bene..
UMass Amherst polymer scientist wins international research award
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Polymer scientist Alfred Crosby at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is part of a team that recently received a...
‘Super sponge’ promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more
Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this growing problem, University of Minnesota...
