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Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Geometric Structures of Collapsing Energy Bands

The geometry and topology of electronic states in solids plays a central role in a wide range of modern condensed-matter systems including graphene or…

Earth Sciences

UM researcher embarks on field campaign to study effects of smoke on Earth's climate

A scientist at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is leading an upcoming international research campaign to study…

Life & Chemistry

RNA Simulations Enhance Understanding of Retroviral Diseases

New molecular dynamics research into how RNA folds into hairpin-shaped structures called tetraloops could provide important insights into new treatments for…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Yellow Fever Spread Risk Amid Outbreaks

ECDC has updated its rapid risk assessment on the outbreak of yellow fever with the latest developments, more comprehensive information on the current…

Materials Sciences

Tiny Probe Promises Major Advances in Batteries and Fuel Cells

A team of American and Chinese researchers has developed a new tool that could aid in the quest for better batteries and fuel cells.

Materials Sciences

Mantis Shrimp Inspire Ultra-Strong Material Innovations

Mantis shrimp are available in the lab and can be photographed or videoed.

Information Technology

'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it

But what if you decide to make changes? You may have to go back, change the design and print the whole thing again, perhaps more than once. So Cornell…

Technology Offerings

Lalistat: A Promising Antiviral Agent Against Common Viruses

The present new therapeutic lysosomal lipase A antagonist Lalistat is a convenient and reliable pharmaceutical agent to prevent virus infections such as HCV, Influenza Typ A (H5N1) and other virus infections without any risks of reinfections and development of resistance mutations.

Technology Offerings

BTBPM (or UMX1) and BDNAPM (or UMX2)

Synthesis and use of two new high performing explosives: bis(3,4,5 trinitropyrazolyl)methane (UMX1 or BTNPM) and bis(3,5 dinitro 4 aminopyrazolyl)methane (UMX2 or BDNAPM)

Power and Electrical Engineering

Improving Combustion Efficiency in Power Generation

In the United States, the use of natural gas for electricity generation continues to grow. The driving forces behind this development? A boom in domestic…

Physics & Astronomy

Discovering Nanostructures with Attosecond Cameras

The interaction between light and matter is of key importance in nature, the most prominent example being photosynthesis. Light-matter interactions have also…

Life & Chemistry

Stick Insects Create Their Own Bacterial Enzymes for Digestion

Many animals depend on their microbiome to digest their food. Symbiotic microorganisms produce enzymes their hosts cannot, and these work alone or together…

Health & Medicine

Consensus Builds on Colorectal Cancer Innovations

With over a million new cases per year, colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers across the globe. Despite recent advances in medical…

Information Technology

Search Image Databases Easily With Just a Hand-Drawn Sketch

People today are increasingly confronted with the challenge of having to find their way around vast collections of photos and videos, both in their work lives…

Materials Sciences

Trapped Ions Illuminate Spin Glass Physics Breakthrough

One of the most striking discoveries of quantum information theory is the existence of problems that can be solved in a more efficient way with quantum…

Materials Sciences

3-D Model Shows How Invisible Waves Move Materials in Water

David Deepwell, a graduate student, and Professor Marek Stastna in Waterloo's Faculty of Mathematics have created a 3-D simulation that showcases how materials…

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