The sound of quantum vacuum
Credit: (Credit: Albert Schliesser, NBI) Quantum mechanics dictates sensitivity limits in the measurements of displacement, velocity and acceleration. A recent experiment at the Niels Bohr...
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Fractional disturbance observers could help machines stay on track
Loading video... Credit: Chinese Association of Automation Roads are paved with obstacles than can interfere with our driving. They can be as easy to avoid...
Fractional calculus helps control systems hit their mark
Loading video... Credit: Chinese Association of Automation If you've ever searched for ways to curb your car's gas-guzzling appetite, you've probably heard that running on...
Sensor sensation
Credit: Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, OIST Microfluidic platforms have revolutionized medical diagnostics in recent years. Instead of sending blood or urine samples off to a laboratory for...
TSRI scientists show how drug binds with ‘hidden pocket’ on flu virus
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - December 21, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Astrophotography as a gateway to science
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Non-science students enrolled in astrophotography classes created by scientists at the University of California, Riverside reported a ..
Direct-to-brain chemo better than systemic drugs when immunotherapy is to follow
Credit: Credit: Reprinted with permission from AAAS. Image ©2016 JHU Neurosurgery-Ian Suk. In experiments on mice with a form of aggressive brain cancer, Johns Hopkins...
Some glioblastoma patients benefit from ‘ineffective’ treatment, Stanford researchers say
A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy drugs that two previous large...
Temperature drives biodiversity
Credit: (Photo: Anna Kühnel) The diversity of plants and animals in Earth's arctic regions is moderate. Tropical latitudes in contrast are teeming with different species...
Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Clinical trial failure rates for small molecules in oncology exceed 94% for molecules previously tested in animals and the costs to...
Firefly gift-giving: Composition of ‘nuptial gifts’ revealed, shedding light on postmating sexual selection
Credit: Kevin Jiang/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (December 22, 2016) - Female fireflies have long known that the best romances are with a male firefly who offers...
Nanoscale ‘conversations’ create complex, multi-layered structures
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY -- Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision. Scaling up that construction while...
Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill MRSA, a common and often deadly bacteria that causes skin, lung, and heart infections. The success...
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate?
Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa's sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to play in slowing down climate...
Cancer cells’ transition can drive tumor growth, UF Health researchers find
Credit: Mindy C. Miller/UF Health GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As cancerous tumors fester in the body, they need an ever-increasing blood supply to deliver the oxygen...