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Physics & Astronomy

Pockets of Calm Shield Molecules Near Supermassive Black Holes

Such complex carbon-based molecules are thought to be easily obliterated by the strong X-rays and ultraviolet (UV) photons that permeate the environment…

Health & Medicine

Marine Oil Supplement Boosts Recovery After Exercise

The study, by kinesiology professor Timothy Mickleborough at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, found that taking a pre-exercise supplement of the…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Fungal Symbioses: Insights from DOE JGI Research

With apologies to the poet John Donne, and based on recent work from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science…

Environmental Conservation

Tropical Wyoming Turtles Reveal Climate Change Insights

While the fossil turtle and its kin could move northward with higher temperatures, human pressures and habitat loss could prevent a modern-day migration,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Self-Reconstructive Metal Wire: New Innovation in Nanotechnology

Professor Eiji Iwase (Faculty of Science and Engineering) and 1st year graduate student Tomoya Koshi (Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering)…

Materials Sciences

Superatomic Nickel: Unveiling Unique Molecular Reactivity

Superatom is a combination of two or more atoms that form a stable structural fragment and possess unique physical and chemical properties. Systems, that…

Process Engineering

Silver-Dammar Coating: A New Defense Against Bacteria

Coating systems are formulated using a mixture of dammar, silver and nanoclay in varied compositions. Generally the problems in the coating area are poor coat…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Aqua Satellite Captures Cyclone Glenda’s Infrared Data

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Glenda and the AIRS instrument aboard captured infrared data on the storm on Feb. 25 at 06:47 UTC (1:47 A.M. EST). At that…

Life & Chemistry

Moving Molecule Writes Letters: A Breakthrough in Materials

On the search for high performance materials for applications such as gas storage, thermal insulators or dynamic nanosystems it is essential to understand the…

Environmental Conservation

'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development

“Ecosystem services are the benefits provided by functioning ecosystems to people,” wrote environmental scientist Heather Leslie, the Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe…

Earth Sciences

Exploring Africa from Space: Insights from CATS Instrument

From Saharan dust storms to icy clouds to smoke on the opposite side of the continent, the first image from NASA's newest cloud- and aerosol-measuring…

Life & Chemistry

New Algal Species Boosts Coral Survival in Hottest Reefs

Researchers from the University of Southampton and the New York University Abu Dhabi identified the symbiotic algae in corals from Abu Dhabi, United Arab…

Health & Medicine

New Ultrasensitive Test Enhances Peanut Allergy Detection

With an estimated three million people in the United States allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, having a more precise and reliable allergy test could prevent…

Health & Medicine

New Brain Research Reveals Challenges in Overcoming Rejection

Rejected by a person you like? Just “shake it off” and move on, as music star Taylor Swift says.

Awards Funding

EU Advances Research to Enhance Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

Transplantation of stem cells can save the life of patients suffering from leukemia or other blood diseases. Between 30 and 50% of patients undergoing stem…

Information Technology

Mistral – New Supercomputer being installed at DKRZ

Mistral, the new High Performance Computer System for Earth System Research (HLRE-3) consists of computer components by Bull, a disk storage system by…

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