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Infrared Digital Holography: Firefighters See Through Flames

Firefighters put their lives on the line in some of the most dangerous conditions on Earth. One of their greatest challenges, however, is seeing through thick…

Interdisciplinary Research

Bielefeld Physicist Explores Nature-Inspired Memristor Innovation

Privatdozent [senior lecturer] Dr. Andy Thomas from Bielefeld University’s Faculty of Physics is experimenting with memristors – electronic microcomponents…

Life & Chemistry

Ship Noise Increases Crabs’ Metabolic Rate: Study Insights

The team from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter found that crabs exposed to recordings of ship noise showed an increase in metabolic rate, indicating…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Vessels 'Sniff' Gut Microbes To Regulate Blood Pressure

A description of the research, conducted in mice and test tubes, appeared online Feb. 11 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.“The…

Physics & Astronomy

New Nanoscale Structures Boost Quantum Computing Speed

Recent research offers a new spin on using nanoscale semiconductor structures to build faster computers and electronics. Literally.University of Pittsburgh and…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Variations in CD33 Affect Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment

Their study is published today in Clinical Cancer Research.In the latest study, U of M researchers evaluated how inherited genetic polymorphisms in CD33, a…

Materials Sciences

Unlocking Toughness: Glass Research Reveals Ductility Insights

Ductility refers to a material's plasticity, or its ability to change shape without breaking.”Most of us think of glasses as brittle, but our finding shows…

Health & Medicine

Persistent Negative Attitude Can Undo Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy for Phobias

Ohio State University psychology researchers determined that people who retained negative attitudes about public speaking after exposure therapy were more…

Studies and Analyses

Bridal Registries Shift Roles: A New Notre Dame Study Insights

“Decades ago, the main role of the mother of the bride was creating the new home for the union of two families,” says Tonya Williams Bradford, assistant…

Life & Chemistry

Insulin’s Role in Learning: Harvard Researchers Discover Key Link

Recent work by Harvard researchers demonstrates how the signaling pathway of insulin and insulinlike peptides plays a critical role in helping to regulate…

Health & Medicine

Combination Therapy Targets Glioblastoma Drug Resistance

As cancer researchers are learning more about the causes of tumor cell growth and drug resistance, they are discovering molecular pathways that might lead to…

Health & Medicine

New Study Links Genetics to Surgical Site Infections

An estimated 300,000 U.S. patients get surgical site infections every year, and while the causes are varied, a new University of Utah study suggests that some…

Studies and Analyses

Colorectal Cancer Risk Update for Women with Lynch Syndrome

A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month’s issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute,…

Life & Chemistry

Flipping the 'Off' Switch on Cell Growth

A protein known for turning on genes to help cells survive low-oxygen conditions also slows down the copying of new DNA strands, thus shutting down the growth…

Environmental Conservation

Leatherback Sea Turtle Stronghold Faces Decline, New Study Shows

Researchers from the State University of Papua Indonesia, NOAA Fisheries Service, University of Alabama at Birmingham and World Wildlife Fund Indonesia…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Research Reveals Wind Farm Power Generation Misestimates

Yet, new research in mesoscale atmospheric modeling by UNC Charlotte's Amanda S. Adams and Harvard University's David W. Keith, published Monday in the journal…

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