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Power and Electrical Engineering

Garnet Ceramics: A Breakthrough for High-Energy Lithium Batteries

The ORNL-led team used scanning transmission electron microscopy to take an atomic-level look at a cubic garnet material called LLZO. The researchers found the…

Physics & Astronomy

Cosmic Rays Pose Risks for Future Deep-Space Missions

In a paper published online in the journal Space Weather, associate professor Nathan Schwadron of the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space…

Health & Medicine

Novel Approach to Treat Non-Cardiac Chest Pain Discovered

Non-cardiac chest pain can be frightening for patients and result in visits to the emergency room because the painful symptoms, while often originating in the…

Event News

Comparing Urban Innovation: Insights from International Research

Scholars have attempted to categorize and problematize the evolving urban forms using an array of conceptual frameworks including post-suburbanization,…

Process Engineering

Underwater Laser Cutting: Streamlining Metal Repairs

For maintenance and repair of metal constructions, a number of processes are available, but these are time consuming and difficult on the divers.

Awards Funding

Mainz Researcher Manabu Shiraiwa Wins Aerosol Award

On 23 October 2014 Manabu Shiraiwa will be awarded the Sheldon K. Friedlander Award at this year's conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research…

Life & Chemistry

Chinese Study Uncovers New Insights on Aging in Nematodes

The Chinese article caused a stir amongst experts worldwide. Using a simple measurement in young nematode worms, the researchers reported they had been able to…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights into Early Universe Formation with Supercomputers

Using two world-class supercomputers, the researchers were able to demonstrate the effectiveness of their approach by simulating the formation of a massive…

Life & Chemistry

NC State Researchers Enhance Genome Editing Techniques

Now, in a paper published in Molecular Cell, North Carolina State University researchers and colleagues examine six key molecular elements that help drive this…

Life & Chemistry

UO Chemists Develop Microscope to Reveal Nanotube Defects

University of Oregon chemists have devised a way to see the internal structures of electronic waves trapped in carbon nanotubes by external electrostatic…

Environmental Conservation

New Methods for Accurate Flood Risk Calculations

The researchers are examining the possible causes of floods and how they interact with each other. This information is being used to create sophisticated…

Medical Engineering

See-Through Sensors Transform Brain and Health Monitoring

The team described its technology, which has applications in fields ranging from neuroscience to cardiac care and even contact lenses, in the Oct. 20 issue of…

Life & Chemistry

Findings Point to an “Off Switch” for Drug Resistance in Cancer

Like a colony of bacteria or species of animals, cancer cells within a tumor must evolve to survive. A dose of chemotherapy may kill hundreds of thousands of…

Physics & Astronomy

Backpack Physics: How Smaller Hikers Carry More Weight

Hikers are generally advised that the weight of the packs they carry should correspond to their own size, with smaller individuals carrying lighter loads….

Physics & Astronomy

Increasing Cosmic Radiation Risks for Manned Mars Missions

The new research finds that, during periods of low solar activity, a 30-year-old astronaut can spend roughly one year in space—just enough time to get to Mars…

Innovative Products

Award-Winning Bioplastic Water Filter Transforms Sustainability

It all started with an “oops.” When Mike Del Ponte, founder of Soma, hosted a dinner party, he was unwilling to place a cheap plastic water filter on his…

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