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Physics & Astronomy

'Curiosity' can be positioned with eclipses

The exact location of Curiosity on the surface of Mars is determined using data transmitted from its antennas as well as the space probes that orbit the red…

Awards Funding

Grant Boosts Parkinson’s Research in Luxembourg

The Michael J. Fox Foundation grant will be used to study the “Modulation of the CD40/CD40-Ligand neuroinflammatory pathway in Parkinson’s preclinical models.”…

Environmental Conservation

Variable Congestion Charges Improve Air Quality and Health

This is concluded in a study by researchers from the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Faculty of Science at the…

Materials Sciences

Low-Cost Innovation: NIST’s New Process for Ultrafine Platinum Films

The new process exploits an unexpected feature of electrodeposition of platinum—if you drive the reaction much more strongly than usual, a new reaction steps…

Medical Engineering

Minimally Invasive ICE Technique Transforms Kidney Cancer Surgery

Dubbed ICE for Intracorporeal Cooling and Extraction, the technique may allow more kidney cancer patients to avoid conventional open surgery – now used in the…

Environmental Conservation

Fertile soil doesn't fall from the sky

Remains of dead bacteria have far greater meaning for soils than previously assumed. Around 40 per cent of the microbial biomass is converted to organic soil…

Life & Chemistry

'Two-faced' cells discovered in colon cancer

Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered a “two-faced” group of cells at work in human colon cancer, with opposing functions that can suppress or…

Physics & Astronomy

Bubble Study Promises Better Splash Control in Industries

This research could one day help eliminate bubbles formed during spray coating, metal casting and ink-jet printing. It also could impact studies on fuel…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Better Tools for Saving Water and Keeping Peaches Healthy

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Dong Wang is evaluating whether infrared sensors and thermal technology can help peach growers decide precisely…

Life & Chemistry

Male Bushcrickets: Timing Secrets of Mating Explained

All a question of timing: When bushcrickets mate, the male attaches a sticky package, the so-called spermatophore, to the female’s abdomen. Alongside the sperm…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Yersinia Pestis: Battling Modern Microbes

The plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis evades detection and establishes a stronghold without setting off the body's early alarms. New discoveries reported…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Engineers Create Compact 3D Rolled-Up Inductors for Better Performance

Three-dimensional rolled-up inductors have a footprint more than 100 times smaller without sacrificing performance. The researchers published their new design…

Physics & Astronomy

New Study Unveils Symmetry in Black Hole Jets

A new study using data from NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows that high-speed jets launched from active black holes possess…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Intensifying Cyclone Over Samoan Islands

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed above intensifying tropical storm Evan in the South Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, 2012 at 1759 UTC…

Life & Chemistry

Rice Researchers Use Light to Trigger Biochemical Reactions

Since Edison’s first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers at Rice University are turning light into heat at the point…

Social Sciences

New Evidence Shows Marriage Benefits for Women’s Well-Being

There's new evidence about the benefits of marriage.Women who are married suffer less partner abuse, substance abuse or post-partum depression around the time…

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