Telescopic walls could rise on demand to stop flood waters
Credit: Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jorge Cueto was running a successful consulting and construction company in Bogota, Colombia, and teaching...
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Creating new physical properties in materials
WASHINGTON D.C., November 29, 2016 - A collaborative effort between research groups at the Technical University of Freiberg and the University of Siegen in Germany...
New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells
Credit: Peter and Ryan Allen Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. The work...
Possible origin of Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar supergiant oil field
Boulder, CO, USA - Almost every literate person knows the basics of oil. Almost every literate person also knows something about plate tectonics. While coupling...
Researchers load nanocarriers to deliver chemotherapy drugs & imaging molecules to tumors
Credit: Miqin Zhang A conundrum of cancer is the tumor's ability to use our bodies as human shields to deflect treatment. Tumors grow among normal...
ASH launches digital, open-access journal
Credit: American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, November 29, 2016) -- Blood has led the way in experimental and clinical hematologic research as the flagship journal...
USDA awards $6.7 million for research to support healthy agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 18 grants totaling more than...
Pitt civil engineering research going viral with bacteriophages
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/Ric Evans PITTSBURGH (November 29, 2016) ... Believed by some to be the most abundant known virus in the human digestive...
Virtual liver model could help reduce overdose risk from acetaminophen, other drugs
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers at Indiana University's Biocomplexity Institute have developed a virtual model of the human liver to better understand how...
Examining the revolutionary rise of online learning
Los Angeles, CA (November 29, 2016) While some consider online learning to be the future of education, others question the value of classroom instruction that...
Human groups key to preserving natural resources
KNOXVILLE -- Learning between human social groups may be key to sustaining the environment, according to a new study that uses mathematical modeling to understand...
Tweeting #plasticsurgery — plastic surgeons urged to engage and educate on twitter
November 29, 2016 - Twitter has become an important resource for people seeking information about plastic surgery. But only a small percentage of plastic surgery...
Marijuana use gender gap widens, mainly among low-income Americans
November 29, 2016--A new study of changes in marijuana use over time in the U.S. found that the prevalence of past-year marijuana use increased for...
Patients should stop using e-cigarettes before plastic surgery, experts conclude
Nov. 29, 2016 - Cigarette smokers are at increased risk of complications after plastic surgery. Could e-cigarette users face a similar risk? Evidence and recommendations...
Carlos Moreno honored by Spring Branch Community Health Center
Credit: Spring Branch Community Health Cente Carlos Moreno, M.D., chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at McGovern Medical School at The University...
