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Physics & Astronomy

Ultrafocused Pulses: Advancing Electromagnetic Wave Applications

Microwaves, heat radiation, light and X-radiation are examples for electromagnetic waves. Many applications require to focus the electromagnetic fields to…

Health & Medicine

Malaria’s Mediterranean Roots: Insights from Roman Times

Even today, Malaria is one of the greatest medical challenges worldwide, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. In the past, people have adapted…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Infrared Heat and UV Light: Enhancing Safe Barbecue Sauce Filling

Infrared and UV light have a significant part in the process of filling the barbecue sauce safely and without germs into the bottles.

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Microscopy Reveals Insights Into Motor Motion

“We can now see biological processes at molecular resolution and at sub-millisecond time scales,” said William O. Hancock, professor of biomedical…

Physics & Astronomy

CCNY Physicists Unlock New Electron Valley Manipulation

Now City College of New York physicists led by Vinod Menon have demonstrated how to manipulate the “valley” property using light by placing two-dimensional…

Physics & Astronomy

Large Distant Comets More Common Than We Thought

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft has delivered new insights about these distant wanderers. A team of astronomers led by James…

Life & Chemistry

New Virus Found in Migratory Bird in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a new virus in a migratory bird species. This is…

Materials Sciences

Advancing Light-Responsive Porous Materials at Kyoto University

Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and the University of Tokyo have developed a light-responsive…

Event News

Clash of Realities 2017: Register for International Game Conference

In its eighth iteration, the Clash of Realities conference will discuss pressing questions concerning the development and social perception of digital games…

Earth Sciences

Large-Mouthed Fish Emerges as Top Predator Post-Mass Extinction

The most catastrophic mass extinction on Earth took place about 252 million years ago – at the boundary between the Permian and Triassic geological periods. Up…

Health & Medicine

Serious children’s infections also spreading in Switzerland

The ten largest children’s hospitals in Switzerland researched the causes and effects of serious infections (so-called sepsis or commonly known as “blood…

Life & Chemistry

Biomarkers Boost Prognosis for Early Colon Cancer Patients

Early-stage colon cancer patients could benefit in the future from specific genetic tests that forecast their prognosis and help them make the right decision…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Mission Surfs Space Waves to Boost Weather Insights

The new study looked at a newly identified population of hiss waves at a lower frequency than usually studied. These low-frequency hiss waves are particularly…

Earth Sciences

How Tectonic Plates Shape the Tibetan Plateau’s Form

Even from space, the Tibetan Plateau appears huge. The massive highland, formed by the convergence of two continental plates, India and Asia, dwarfs other…

Life & Chemistry

Dense Vessel Network’s Role in Thrombocyte Formation

Thrombocytes, also known as platelets, play an important role in wound healing and tissue repair at sites of vascular damage by facilitating blood coagulation….

Life & Chemistry

Fungi That Eat Wood: A New Tool for Biomass Conversion

Twenty years ago, microbiologist Barry Goodell, now a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues discovered a unique system that some…

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