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Physics & Astronomy

Growing Thin Films of Germanium

Researchers have developed a new technique to produce thin films of germanium crystals — key components for next-generation electronic devices such as…

Earth Sciences

Device Gives Scientists Front-Row Seat to Lightning Strikes

The Huntsville Alabama Marx Meter Array (HAMMA) sensor literally resides under a large inverted metal salad bowl to protect the electronics from rain. A modern…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover How to Map Cell-Signaling Molecules to Their Targets

A team of University of Montreal and McGill University researchers have devised a method to identify how signaling molecules orchestrate the sequential steps…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Engineers Make Golden Breakthrough to Improve Electronic Devices

Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead professor of chemical engineering, and his research team have studied a new three-atom-thick material — molybdenum disulfide…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change’s Impact on West Nile Virus Spread

University of Arizona researchers Cory Morin and Andrew Comrie developed a climate-driven mosquito population model to simulate the abundance across the…

Earth Sciences

New Camera Upgrade for Mars Rovers Enhances Distant World Discoveries

The change has now begun with the development of a new camera that can do more than just take pictures of alien rocks – it also thinks about what the pictures…

Studies and Analyses

Butterfly Wings Inspire Innovative Technologies Across Industries

Now research by the University of Exeter, in collaboration with General Electric (GE) Global Research Centre, University at Albany and Air Force Research…

Studies and Analyses

Therapy Slows Onset and Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Study Finds

The researchers, led by teams from The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ludwig Institute at the University of California, San…

Materials Sciences

UCI Researchers Develop Camouflage Coating Using Squid Protein

What can the U.S. military learn from a common squid? A lot about how to hide from enemies, according to researchers at UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of…

Health & Medicine

A new method will enable the early detection of Parkinson’s disease through handwriting

Today’s primary tool for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease is the diagnostic ability of the physician, who can generally identify the clinical symptoms only when…

Life & Chemistry

Levitating Crystals: Enhancing Pharmaceutical Effectiveness

The effectiveness of crystalline pharmaceuticals is not only influenced by molecular composition; the structure of the crystals is also important because it…

Life & Chemistry

Microbes Boost Beetle Survival Against Plant Defenses

“For the last couple of decades, my lab has focused on induced defenses in plants,” said Gary W. Felton, professor and head of entomology. “We had some clues…

Life & Chemistry

New Immune Cell Strategy May Combat Autoimmune Diseases

Scientists from UC San Francisco have identified a new way to manipulate the immune system that may keep it from attacking the body’s own molecules in…

Medical Engineering

MRI Scans May Predict Heart Attack Risk in Diabetic Patients

Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by an increased concentration of glucose in the blood. There are 347 million diabetic patients worldwide, and the…

Health & Medicine

New Strategy Aims to Curb Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

A new study, which is due to be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona tomorrow (11 September 2013), found that a new…

Studies and Analyses

Mastering In-House Data Search: Strategies for Success

Many companies still find it a challenge to search systematically for in-house data wherever they might be stored – and to actually find them. Enterprise…

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