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Physics & Astronomy

UCF Researchers Achieve World Record Laser Pulse Duration

UCF Professor Zenghu Chang from the Department of Physics and the College of Optics and Photonics, led the effort that generated a 67-attosecond pulse of…

Environmental Conservation

Human Impact on Black Sea: Early Delta Development Insights

In the delta’s early stages of development, the river deposited its sediment within a protected bay. As the delta expanded onto the Black Sea shelf in the late…

Life & Chemistry

U of M faculty find antimicrobials altering intestinal bacteria composition in swine

Antibiotics are routinely administered to swine to treat illness and to promote larger, leaner animals.The results of the study, conducted by Richard Isaacson,…

Studies and Analyses

Gender Gap in Economists’ Policy Views: New National Survey Insights

Is there a “gender gap” in the views of professional economists? A new national study finds that while most economists agree on core economic concepts, values…

Physics & Astronomy

How Planets Are Born from Molecular Cloud Collapse

Most planets form when a molecular cloud collapses into a young star. The leftover gas and dust form a disk around the star, and the particulates inside the…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Water-Splitting Catalysts for Solar Fuel Cells

Scientists and engineers around the world are working to find a way to power the planet using solar-powered fuel cells.Such green systems would split water…

Life & Chemistry

Ant Kingdom Insights: Würzburg Biologists Seek New Agents

New agents are needed urgently, and the quest for them is also being extended to the ant world. It is here that Würzburg biologists have now made a new…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Supplements: No Impact on Cholesterol Levels

But it does not improve cholesterol levels, according to a new study conducted at The Rockefeller University Hospital. A team of scientists has shown that, at…

Health & Medicine

New Research Reveals Long-Term Risks of Preeclampsia

Thousands of women and their babies die or get very sick from preeclampsia; it affects approximately 5 to 8 percent of all pregnancies. It is a rapidly…

Studies and Analyses

Biologic Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cancer Risk Study

Biologic therapies developed in the last decade for rheumatoid arthritis are not associated with an increased risk of cancer when compared with traditional…

Studies and Analyses

In elk hunting, success depends on the animal's personality

Data collected from GPS collars on more than 100 male and female elk in southwestern Alberta showed U of A researchers the study population could be divided…

Earth Sciences

NASA Tracks Brief Life of Tropical Depression John

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over John on Sept. 3 at 2041 UTC (4:41 p.m. EDT) during its brief time as a tropical storm and noticed convection (rising air that…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Tropical Storm Leslie’s Stability

Two visible images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies onboard both of NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Michael Faces Struggles Like Leslie and Isaac

Leslie has been a tropical storm since late Aug. and has not yet reached hurricane strength because of wind shear, although that is expected to change. Isaac's…

Communications Media

Cooperative Play in Violent Video Games Boosts Teamwork

In two studies, researchers found that college students who teamed up to play violent video games later showed more cooperative behavior, and sometimes less…

Studies and Analyses

Scripps Florida’s Breakthrough in Fragile X Syndrome Treatment

The study, published online ahead of print in the journal ACS Chemical Biology September 4, 2012, focuses on tremor ataxia syndrome, which usually affects men…

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