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Earth Sciences

French, American Team Discovers Regolith in Small Asteroids

Previous studies suggested that the regolith of asteroids one kilometer wide and smaller was made from material falling to the surface after impacts and from…

Health & Medicine

Novel Biomarker Discovery for Head and Neck, Lung Cancer

The work could help scientists develop new diagnostics and therapies and help physicians determine the best long-term treatments for patients with these…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Cloud-Based Energy Management: Virtual Power Plant Innovation

The solution's main element is a cloud-based energy management system that combines distributed electricity producers into a virtual power plant. It allows…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Global Innovations in Cell Division Mechanics

In textbooks, the grand-finale of cell division is the tug-of-war fought inside dividing cells as duplicated pairs of chromosomes get dragged in opposite…

Life & Chemistry

NIST's simple microfluidic devices now have valves

Traditionally, microfluidic devices—tiny gadgets with fluid-carrying channels used in medical diagnostics, DNA forensics and “lab-on-a-chip” chemical…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights Into Quantum Dynamics and Chaos by Notre Dame Researchers

The international collaborative team points out that the classical rotor, a macroscopic particle of mass confined to a ring, is one of the most studied systems…

Earth Sciences

Ancient volcanic explosions shed light on Mercury’s origins

That view started to change when the MESSENGER spacecraft returned pictures of pyroclastic deposits — the telltale signature of volcanic explosions. Now more…

Studies and Analyses

A brain region for resisting alcohol's allure

As recovering spring breakers are regretting binge drinking escapades, it may be hard for them to appreciate that there is a positive side to the nausea,…

Trade Fair News

A/V Toolbox for Quality Control in Audio and Video Content

Assessing the quality of audio and video content

Awards Funding

Fraunhofer Awards Smart Scooter Innovation at SITL Europe Gala

As part of SITL Europe – International Week of Transport and Logistics, the award, which comes with 10,000 euros in prize money, will be presented at a gala…

Environmental Conservation

New Method Quantifies Carbon Emissions from Tropical Logging

Until now, efforts for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries have focused on deforestation, which has…

Earth Sciences

Magnetic anomaly deep within Earth's crust reveals Africa in North America

Figuring out the origin and make-up of continental crust formed and modified by these tectonic events is a vital to understanding Earth's geology and is…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Unveils Stunning Images of M-Class Solar Flare

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground,…

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone's Hellen's lively remnants

A rainfall analysis using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission's (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments found that some…

Earth Sciences

New Insights on Arctic Melt: River Ice Breakup Trends

Lesack is the lead author on Local spring warming drives earlier river-ice breakup in a large Arctic delta. Published recently in Geophysical Research Letters,…

Studies and Analyses

Transplant Drugs Show Promise in Combating Persistent HIV Infections

Despite the effectiveness of antiviral therapies at suppressing HIV, the virus still persists indefinitely at low levels in infected patients who are diligent…

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