Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals
Credit: Chris Monroe, University of Maryland To most people, crystals mean diamond bling, semiprecious gems or perhaps the jagged amethyst or quartz crystals beloved by...
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New space weather model helps simulate magnetic structure of solar storms
Credit: NASA/CCMC/University of Michigan/Joy Ng The dynamic space environment that surrounds Earth - the space our astronauts and spacecraft travel through - can be rattled...
Gene therapy for pompe disease effective in mice, poised for human trials
Credit: Shawn Rocco/ Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- After decades investigating a rare, life-threatening condition that cripples the muscles, Duke Health researchers have developed a...
Research grant for development of positron pulses of unprecedented intensity
The German research foundation DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) has granted 750,000 euros for the research project "Creation of intense positron pulses on NEPOMUC" under its program...
CU Boulder team to track methane leaks using lasers
A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has secured a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil...
New insights into brain circuit for hunger responses during starvation
Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Nagoya, Japan - The human body responds to starving conditions, such as famine, to promote the chance of survival. It reduces energy...
How fast is the universe expanding? Quasars provide an answer
Credit: ©ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al. The H0LiCOW collaboration, a cosmology project led by EPFL and Max Planck Institute and regrouping several research organizations in...
Cosmic lenses support finding on faster than expected expansion of the universe
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Suyu et al. By using galaxies as giant gravitational lenses, an international group of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have...
Sound waves create whirlpools to round up tiny signs of disease
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a tiny whirlpool that can concentrate nanoparticles using nothing but sound. The...
Tecnalia is participating in IDeCON, for the deployment of offshore renewable energies
In this framework and under the name of IDeCON, an international consortium of recognised prestige, in which Tecnalia is participating, is conducting advanced research in...
Rapid gas flares discovered in white dwarf star for the first time
Credit: Professor Robert Hynes, University of Louisiana Incredibly rapid gas flares from a white dwarf binary star system have been detected for the first time...
Russian-Japanese research helps understand the effects of microgravity on bone tissue
The paper appeared in Scientific Reports. The co-authors from the Russian side are Oleg Gusev (Extreme Biology Lab, Kazan Federal University) and Vladimir Sychyov (Institute...
A common medication restores social deficits in Autism mouse model
Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 26, 2017 - Reducing the function of the autism-associated gene Pcdh10 leads to impairments in social behavior, according to a study published...
Antioxidants get small
Credit: Tour Group/Rice University Treated particles of graphene derived from carbon nanotubes have demonstrated remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidants, but as small as they are,...
Dual energy computed tomography angiography in the peripheral arterial imaging
This is a systematic review of 9 studies on the diagnostic applications of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in peripheral arterial disease. The systematic analysis of...
