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Earth Sciences

NSF Researchers Unveil Insights on Hurricanes and Water Supply

The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide.

Earth Sciences

In the ocean's twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth's carbon cycle

In the area 100 to 1,000 meters below the ocean's surface — dubbed the twilight zone because of its largely impenetrable darkness — scientists found that…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists uncover the role of a protein in production & survival of myelin-forming cells

The nervous system is a complex organ that relies on a variety of biological players to ensure daily function of the human body. Myelin–a membrane produced by…

Social Sciences

Lying in a Foreign Language: Easier Than You Think

Most people don't find it more difficult to lie in a foreign language than in their native tongue. However, things are different when telling the truth: This…

Materials Sciences

Machine Learning Predicts Superhard Tungsten Nitride Innovation

On the other hand, hybrid compounds of transition metals and light elements, especially transition metal nitrides have been widely studied for their high…

Life & Chemistry

NYSCF’s New Bioengineering Technique for Custom Bone Grafts

Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute have developed a new bone engineering technique called Segmental Additive Tissue…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Myopia: The Impact of Reading Habits

It is known that myopia develops later when children are more outside before school and are exposed to bright illumination. What exactly makes them myopic when…

Life & Chemistry

Pollen Taxis: A New Way to Transport Bacteria Effectively

Over a period of five years, the TUM team along with colleagues from CK-CARE (Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos) took daily…

Life & Chemistry

New Intelligent Materials Combine Biology and Polymers

Scientists from the University of Freiburg have developed materials systems that are composed of biological components and polymer materials and are capable of…

Life & Chemistry

Beetles Use Lateral Gene Transfer for Fungal Defense

Like all other living organisms, animals face the challenge of fending off enemies. Using chemical weaponry can be an effective strategy to stay alive. Instead…

Information Technology

Buried Internet Infrastructure Faces Risks From Rising Sea Levels

The study, presented here today (July 16, 2018) at a meeting of internet network researchers, portrays critical communications infrastructure that could be…

Physics & Astronomy

Heating Ferrimagnet Lattice: Effects on Atomic Movement

When an insulating ferrimagnet is heated, the heat is first deposited in the atomic lattice which causes the atoms to move randomly around their cold…

Information Technology

Microscopic Trampoline Boosts Quantum Computer Networks

Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of CU Boulder and NIST, have developed a device that uses a small plate to absorb microwave energy and bounce it into…

Materials Sciences

Exploring Borophene: Unique Properties and Innovations

Borophene, the atomically flat form of boron with unique properties, is even more interesting when different forms of the material mix and mingle, according to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sodium’s Impact on Boosting Solar Cell Efficiency

Green energy gained by photovoltaic amounts ca. 6% of Germany’s gross power production . The most common solar cells currently used are made out of silicon….

Information Technology

Electronic stickers to streamline large-scale 'internet of things'

As society moves toward connecting all objects to the internet – even furniture and office supplies – the technology that enables these objects to communicate…

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