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Life & Chemistry

New Artificial Protein Mimics HIV Outer Coat for Innovation

Reported during the week of Oct. 21, 2013, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the finding provides a potential new strategy in…

Physics & Astronomy

New Integrated Circuit Design Leverages Graphene Innovation

Researchers in electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Barbara have introduced and modeled an integrated circuit design scheme in which transistors and…

Studies and Analyses

Baby's innate number sense predicts future math skill

Babies who are good at telling the difference between large and small groups of items even before learning how to count are more likely to do better with…

Life & Chemistry

Immune system monitoring improved

Their application has so far been limited because they are difficult to make and expensive. An invention by the research group of Sebastian Springer, Professor…

Life & Chemistry

A trace of memory

A team of neurobiologists led by Simon Rumpel at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna succeeded in tracking single neurons in the…

Studies and Analyses

Flu shot halves risk of heart attack or stroke in people with history of heart attack, study finds

“Our study provides solid evidence that the flu shot helps prevent heart disease in vulnerable patients —with the best protection in the highest risk…

Studies and Analyses

Swiss private banking in clinch with high cost level

Given the high costs at some smaller, personnel intensive banks, some consolidation is looming in the long run. Future business models need to cater to…

Studies and Analyses

What a difference a grade makes

When it comes to children's attention problems, the difference between first and second grade is profound, says a new study from Duke University. The study,…

Health & Medicine

Colon cancer screening guidelines may miss 10 percent of colon cancers

In the largest population-based study to date, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah made this finding based on nearly…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New device stores electricity on silicon chips

These are just two of the possibilities raised by a novel supercapacitor design invented by material scientists at Vanderbilt University that is described in a…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Lekima Forms in Northwestern Pacific Ocean

On Oct. 21 at 1500 UTC/11 a.m. EDT, Tropical Storm Lekima had maximum sustained winds near 55 knots/63.2 mph/101.9 kph. It was centered near 13.6 north and…

Studies and Analyses

Insect Camouflage: A Catalyst for Ecological Change

The new findings, based on research carried out at the University of Colorado Boulder, illustrate the ability of rapid evolution to cause a cascade of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Economic Insights on Timber Salvage from Mountain Pine Beetle

A recently published study by U.S. Forest Service researchers evaluates potential revenues from harvesting standing timber killed by mountain pine beetle in…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Contact Lens Discomfort: Causes and Solutions

Contact lens discomfort (CLD) may be the leading cause of patient dissatisfaction with, and discontinuation of, contact lens wear throughout the world — but…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Food Safety: Small Changes in Ag Practices

“This is going to help make produce safer,” says Laura Strawn, a researcher on the study. “We could significantly reduce risk of contamination through changes…

Physics & Astronomy

New Coating Enhances Active Camouflage at Harvard SEAS

Active camouflage has taken a step forward at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), with a new coating that intrinsically conceals its…

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