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Credit: (Source: IFJ PAN) Europium silicide has for some time attracted the attention of scientists. Recognized as being promising for ...

RIT alumnus wins national award for undergraduate physics research

A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Science has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers ...

Northeastern researcher to co-direct NSF initiative to advance wireless communication

On Wednesday, the National Science Foundation named Northeastern professor Tommaso Melodia director of research of the Project Office for a ...

Polymer-coated silicon nanosheets — an alternative to graphene

Credit: Tobias Helbich / TUM Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of ...

Argonne invents reusable sponge that soaks up oil

Credit: Photo by Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the ...

Ancient stardust sheds light on the first stars

Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser An international team of astronomers, led by Nicolas Laporte of University College London, have used the [Atacama ...

Nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate remains effective for years

WASHINGTON (March 8, 2017) -- A minimally invasive treatment that reduces urinary tract symptoms for men with enlarged prostates maintains ...

Lung cancer may go undetected in kidney cancer patients

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 7, 2017 - Could lung cancer be hiding in kidney cancer patients? Researchers with ...

RIT helps advance space camera being tested on ISS

Imaging technology advanced by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and Florida Institute of Technology is being tested on the ...

Snake bit? UCI chemists figure out how to easily and cheaply halt venom’s spread

Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., March 7, 2017 - Chemists at the University of California, Irvine have developed ...

Synchrotron sheds (X-ray) light on carbon chemistry at ocean surfaces

WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Nature's carbonate system, the dynamic chemistry involving carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonate (CO32-), bicarbonate (HCO3-), ...

ORNL study examines tungsten in extreme environments to improve fusion materials

Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 7, 2017--A fusion reactor is essentially a ...

Copper mining with bioactive substances derived from bacteria

Credit: C) HZDR / 3Dkosmos Chile is one of the most important suppliers of copper to German industry. Within the ...

Designing the fuel-efficient aircraft of the future

Loading video... Credit: Sean Cunningham, TACC As much as we complain about air travel, the fact is, flying has gotten ...

Hexagonal boron nitride enables the fabrication of 2-dimensional electronic memories

Credit: Copyright Wiley-VCH 2017. Reproduced with permission from the authors. The use of two dimensional (2D) layered materials to improve ...

Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently

Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If someone asks you to hand them a wrench from a ...

Study shows how skates, rays and sharks sense electrical fields

Credit: Julius Lab, UCSF Sharks, rays and skates can hunt for prey hidden in the sandy sea floor by "listening" ...

A new approach to improving lithium-sulfur batteries

Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson/University of Delaware Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the power behind most modern portable electronics, including cell phones, ...

New types of structures for cage-like clathrates

Cage-like compounds called clathrates could be used for harvesting waste heat and turning it into electricity. UC Davis chemists just ...

New method rescues donor organs to save lives