Full(erene) potential
In what could be called a classic "Eureka" moment, UC Santa Barbara materials researchers have discovered a simple yet effective method for mastering the electrical...
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Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle
Loading video... Credit: Video credit to Colin Ophus, Berkeley Lab. Video courtesy of Nature. Barely wider than a strand of human DNA, magnetic nanoparticles --...
Cell smasher
We're all pretty familiar with what happens when we sustain a knock on the head: First, the all-too-audible crack, accompanied perhaps by a moment of...
IU-based startup commercializes software to improve quality of care for pediatric patients
INDIANAPOLIS -- Two members of the Indiana University School of Medicine have launched a startup to commercialize software targeting improvement in pediatric patient care. The...
Precision-medicine approach could revive prostate cancer test
A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente has identified genetic predictors of normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy...
Model assesses interventions for bovine tuberculosis in Morocco
n many developing countries, a significant fraction of the tuberculosis burden comes potentially from the tuberculosis bacteria carried by animals, essentially cattle. Efforts to reduce...
Protecting rice crops at no extra cost
A newly identified genetic mechanism in rice can be utilized to maintain resistance to a devastating disease, without causing the typical tradeoff - a decrease...
Research pushes concept of entropy out of kilter
Credit: Stein lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Entropy, the measure of disorder in a physical system, is something that physicists understand well when...
TSRI chemists unveil versatile new method for making chiral drug molecules
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Feb. 2, 2017 - Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have invented a new technique...
Toxic liver effects of fifteen drugs predicted using computational approach
Credit: Thiel, Kuepfer A team of researchers has used a computational modeling approach to analyze and compare the toxic effects of fifteen different drugs on...
UW sleep research high-resolution images show how the brain resets during sleep
Credit: Credit: Wisconsin Center for Sleep and Consciousness. Madison, Wis. -- Striking electron microscope pictures from inside the brains of mice suggest what happens in...
The best treatment for laryngeal cancer? This approach helps decide
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even as treatment options for laryngeal cancer seemed to improve, survival rates did not. For the most advanced patients, 50 percent...
HKU scientists utilize innovative neuroimaging approach to unravel complex brain networks
Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Professor Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the...
1,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchips
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2017
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each tip. For more information on...