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Physics & Astronomy

New Thin Active Invisibility Cloak Demonstrated by Researchers

Professor George Eleftheriades and PhD student Michael Selvanayagam have designed and tested a new approach to cloaking—by surrounding an object with small…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Track Cyclone 03A Landfall in Somalia

Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and its coastline lies on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, and Djibouti…

Earth Sciences

NASA Captures Ex-Tropical Depression 30W in Indian Ocean

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of ex-tropical depression 30W on Nov. 12…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Track Typhoon Haiyan's Second Landfall and Flood Potential

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite can measure rainfall from space and estimate potential flooding and landslides. An animation of…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers identify new genetics risks for Alzheimer's disease

An international research consortium with the participation of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Bonn University Hospital has…

Health & Medicine

NYU Researchers Uncover New Method to Detect Lymphedema

Viewed as one of the most feared outcomes of breast cancer treatment, doctors struggle detecting and diagnosing breast-cancer related Lymphedema–a condition…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Bacterial Ecosystems Discovered in Australia’s Rocks

Earth's oldest sedimentary rocks are not only rare, but also almost always altered by hydrothermal and tectonic activity. A new study from a team including…

Physics & Astronomy

Experience 50,000-Degree Plasma in Your Living Room

With the rise of online open course platforms such as Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare and iTunes U, it has never been easier to teach yourself everything from…

Physics & Astronomy

Veteran's Day Solar Flare

Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Nanowires: Insights into Conduction Secrets

Tiny electrical wires protrude from some bacteria and contribute to rock and dirt formation. Researchers studying the protein that makes up one such wire have…

Physics & Astronomy

Advanced Plasma Etching: The Future of Microchip Fabrication

Advanced plasma-based etching is a key enabler of Moore's Law that observes that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles nearly every two…

Physics & Astronomy

Innovative Solutions for Tokamak Disruptions in Fusion Energy

In the quest for fusion energy on earth, researchers use magnetic fields to insulate hot plasma from the walls of the chamber to maintain the reaction and…

Life & Chemistry

New Use for Old Drugs: Furamidine’s Impact on Human Proteins

Researchers discovered that simple modifications to the drug furamidine have a major impact on its ability to affect specific human proteins involved in the…

Materials Sciences

Next-Generation Semiconductors Synthesis

Although silicon semiconductors are nearly universal in modern electronics, devices made from silicon have limitations—including that they cease to function…

Health & Medicine

No hot flashes? Then don't count on hormones to improve quality of life

NAMS and 14 other leading women's health organizations agree that hormone therapy is acceptable at menopause for most women who are bothered by moderate to…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals How Context Affects Face Recognition

A new study published today in Nature Communications has found that part of the reason comes down to the processes that our brain performs when learning and…

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