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New Polymer Boosts Oral Drug Absorption Effectively

Their research to identify, understand, and create new polymer additives that enhance the ability of orally administered drugs to reach the bloodstream has…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicist Disentangles ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ Debate

Physicist Art Hobson has offered a solution, within the framework of standard quantum physics, to the long-running debate about the nature of quantum…

Earth Sciences

Scientists Detect Magmatic Water on Moon’s Surface

The discovery represents an exciting contribution to the rapidly changing understanding of lunar water, said Rachel Klima, a planetary geologist at the Johns…

Event News

Molecular Ultrasound Therapy: Advances in Personalized Medicine

Which technological advancements can we expect to see in the field of medical technology? How well can diagnosis and therapy be customized for each patient?…

Earth Sciences

Pamir Tien Shan: Understanding Earthquake Impact on Buildings

Earthquake damage to buildings is mainly due to the existing shear waves which transfer their energy during an earthquake to the houses. These shear waves are…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Growth Rates: Exploring Nature’s Limits

All living things must obey the laws of physics — including the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the universe's disorder, or entropy, can only…

Earth Sciences

Supervolcanic Ash Transforms to Lava Miles From Eruption

Supervolcanoes, such as the one sitting dormant under Yellowstone National Park, are capable of producing eruptions thousands of times more powerful than…

Studies and Analyses

Age-Appropriate Work Practices for an Aging Workforce

How do companies make their workplaces suitable for an aging workforce, and what useful approaches or examples of good practice do they offer? In a current…

Physics & Astronomy

European High-Performance Network Tackles Turbulence Challenges

European turbulence researchers are joining forces: The new network „European High-Performance Infrastructures in Turbulence” (EuHIT) supported by the European…

Environmental Conservation

Snapping turtles finding refuge in urban areas while habitats are being polluted

In the Midwest, people have a fear of encountering snapping turtles while swimming in local ponds, lakes and rivers. Now in a new study, a University of…

Health & Medicine

Johns Hopkins Finds Key Protein in Hard-to-Treat Brain Tumors

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas — the most common form of brain tumor –…

Interdisciplinary Research

Researcher controls colleague’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface

Using electrical brain recordings and a form of magnetic stimulation, Rajesh Rao sent a brain signal to Andrea Stocco on the other side of the UW campus,…

Studies and Analyses

Impact of Wind Turbines on Nearby Home Values Analyzed

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet…

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Tropical Storm Kong-Rey Battling Wind Shear

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Kong-Rey on Aug. 27 at 0515 UTC/1:15 a.m. EDT and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer took a…

Studies and Analyses

CU Study Explores Height-IQ Link Using Twins and Parents

The study did not find that environmental factors contributed to the connection between being taller and being smarter, both traits that people tend to find…

Earth Sciences

Fernand's Remnants Still Drenching Eastern Mexico

On Aug. 27 at 10:32 EDT, radar data from Mexico showed rainfall streaming in from near the city of Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico, to the west and northwest….

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