The Suomi NPP satellite carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night.The Day/Night band on…
“Sleep problems are very common in modern society and can have adverse health consequences,” said Lara G. Sigurdardóttir, M.D., at the University of Iceland in…
Preventing skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices requires a coordinated approach at the national, state, and local levels suggests a pair of…
“This is an impressive level of engagement in lifelong learning,” says Jon D. Miller, author of the latest issue of The Generation X Report. “It reflects the…
“Observational studies suggest physical activity lowers breast cancer risk, but there are no clinical studies that explain the mechanism behind this,” said…
In a study to be published May 7 in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, scientists at Emory University School of…
More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week. Known for menu items containing high amounts of fat, sugar, and…
This invention is a process for the simple synthesis of γ-spirolactams issuing from aromatic carboxylic acids and chloracetonitriles. Up until now, there has…
The invention is a method for the manufacture of high surface area, pure polytype β-silicon carbide derived from renewable sources in a one-step-process. The…
The invention is a miniaturized, switchable electrochemical sensor. The electrode contains control components that can be switched on and off by illumination….
Now a study headed by a team of scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, shows that Hawaii could see a…
Clouds are made of water droplets, condensed on to tiny particles suspended in the air. When the air is humid enough, the particles swell into cloud droplets….
Environment moulds behaviour – and not just that of people in society, but also at the microscopic level. This is because, for their function, neurons are…
Media reports about substances that are supposedly hazardous to health may cause suggestible people to develop symptoms of a disease even though there is no…
Organic semiconductors are carbon-rich compounds that are relatively cheap, abundant, lightweight and tough. But they haven't traditionally been considered…
Scientists heard their first pops this week in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles.Scientists will need further…
Feedback
