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New technology could improve use of small-scale hydropower in developing nations

Engineers at Oregon State University have created a new computer modeling package that people anywhere in the world could use to assess the potential of a…

Health & Medicine

Itaconate: A Natural Metabolite Against Inflammation

Now scientists have found evidence that itaconate acts as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. These properties make itaconate promising for the…

Life & Chemistry

New Tech Identifies Aggressive Early Breast Cancer

When a woman is diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer, how aggressive should her treatment be? Will the non-invasive cancer become invasive? Or is…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Farming Strategies to Reduce Soil Runoff and Boost Yields

Soil and nutrient loss and runoff from agricultural fields are major problems environmentally and economically in the U.S. and globally. After heavy spring…

Physics & Astronomy

Juno Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter: Five-Year Journey Complete

In less than a week, the spacecraft Juno will arrive at Jupiter, the culmination of a five-year, billion-dollar journey. It's mission: to peer deep inside the…

Health & Medicine

Benign Bacteria Prevent Mosquito Transmission of Zika, Chikungunya

Matthew Aliota, a scientist at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) and first author of the paper — published today (July 1, 2016) in the…

Life & Chemistry

Microalgae Self-Digest During Famine: New Study Insights

In a recent study, scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have determined the molecular mechanisms…

Life & Chemistry

Rice University lab runs crowd-sourced competition to create 'big data' diagnostic tools

In the DREAM 9 challenge, 31 teams of computational researchers applied competing methods to a unique set of patient data gathered from hundreds of patients…

Health & Medicine

Modeling NAFLD with Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocyte-Like Cells

Researchers from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine at the University Clinic of Düsseldorf have established an in vitro model…

Information Technology

New Power-Splitting Component Enhances Terahertz Wireless Tech

“One of the big thrusts in terahertz technology is wireless communications,” said Kimberly Reichel, a post-doctoral researcher in Brown's School of Engineering…

Earth Sciences

Human Impact on Northern Hemisphere Greening Revealed

The research team, led by Jiafu Mao of the Ecosystem Simulation Science group in the Environmental Sciences Division, used new environmental data and strict…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Heavy Rain from Arabian Sea Cyclone 02A

On June 28 at 1800 UTC (2 p.m. EDT) the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued its final bulletin on Tropical Cyclone 02A.

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Quantum technologies to revolutionise 21st century – Nobel Laureates discuss at Lindau

Blatt has no doubt: quantum technologies are driving forward a technological revolution, the future impact of which is still unclear. Nothing stands in the way…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Water’s Role in Adhesion and Stiction Mechanisms

How can a gecko move across a ceiling upside down? Two mechanisms are responsible: Adhesion via billions of extremely fine hairs on its feet, which enable it…

Life & Chemistry

A protein coat helps chromosomes keep their distance

Billions of your cells divide every day. Cell division fuels growth and also replaces short-lived cells in some organs, like your skin, blood, and gut.

Earth Sciences

Plate tectonics without jerking

The earthquake distribution on ultraslow mid-ocean ridges differs fundamentally from other spreading zones. Water circulating at a depth of up to 15 kilometres…

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