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Materials Sciences

Computer Simulations Show Universal Boost in Electrical Conductivity

The study, published in Nature Materials, investigated the electrical conductivity of a solid electrolyte, a system of positive and negative atoms on a crystal…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic mutations linked to Parkinson's disease

In the new study, published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers from UCL, the University of Cambridge and the University of Sheffield showed how…

Health & Medicine

Neuroscientists identify protein linked to Alzheimer's-like afflictions

The research centered on eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2alpha) and two enzymes that modify it with a phosphate group; this type of modification is…

Health & Medicine

Study Redefines Plaque Growth in Heart Disease Treatment

The research also suggests a new potential target in the treatment of atherosclerosis, a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and death globally.The…

Studies and Analyses

Grandparent-Grandchild Bonds Linked to Lower Depression Rates

“We found that an emotionally close grandparent-adult grandchild relationship was associated with fewer symptoms of depression for both generations,” said Sara…

Studies and Analyses

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy: Safe Treatment for Spinal Tumors

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that the treatment is a promising alternative for…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Parental Focus on High-Performing Students

Lower-performing students received resources geared toward improving their academic performance, said study author Natasha Yurk, a doctoral student in the…

Life & Chemistry

Raman Spectroscopy Advances: Pixel-by-Pixel Insights

Raman spectroscopy provides molecular specificity through spectrally-resolved measurement of the inelastic scattering under monochromatic excitation. In the…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Transport: Optimal Efficiency in Disordered Structures

A team led by the theoretical physicist Dr. Florian Mintert and the biophysicist Dr. Francesco Rao, junior fellows of the School of Soft Matter Research at the…

Medical Engineering

Robot-Assisted Surgery: Steerable Needles for Brain Clots

That is the basic premise of a new image-guided surgical system under development at Vanderbilt University. It employs steerable needles about the size of…

Life & Chemistry

Pass the salt: Common condiment could enable new high-tech industry

This extraordinary compound is called table salt.Simple sodium chloride, most frequently found in a salt shaker, has the ability to solve a key problem in the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Self-Healing Solar Cells ‘Channel’ Natural Processes

The “branching” vascular channels that circulate life-sustaining nutrients throughout leaves and hands serve as the inspiration for solar cells that can…

Health & Medicine

Robotic Intubation Prototype Crawls to the Lungs in Difficult Situations

Intubation is the placement of a plastic tube into the lungs that allows anesthetized or critically ill patients to breathe. The current procedure requires the…

Awards Funding

Prof. Bloch Honored for Innovations in Quantum Many-Body Physics

Prof. Bloch will receive this prize for “his pioneering experimental contributions to the field of quantum many‐body physics with cold atoms in optical…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Regulator Essential for Healthy Retinal Development

Scientists are developing a clearer picture of how visual systems develop in mammals. The findings offer important clues to the origin of retinal disorders…

Health & Medicine

New Malaria Vaccine Shows Safety and Immune Response

An investigational malaria vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in…

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