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Mild Cathodic Deoxygenation Method for Amides and Esters

The present invention relates to a novel method for deoxygenation of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid esters by cathodic reduction. The method is…

Physics & Astronomy

Stanford engineers perfecting carbon nanotubes for highly energy-efficient computing

Energy efficiency is the most significant challenge standing in the way of continued miniaturization of electronic systems, and miniaturization is the…

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Typhoon Guchol in Stunning Satellite Imagery

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Typhoon Guchol on June 13 and 14 and captured an infrared view of the storm's clouds and temperatures. The Atmospheric Infrared…

Life & Chemistry

Texas A&M Experts Make New Underwater Discoveries

For a scientific researcher, discovering any type of new species is a big thrill, and an even bigger one if the new creature is named after you. Texas A&M…

Life & Chemistry

Gone fishing: Researchers' imaging technique trolls in quiet cellular seas

University of Illinois researchers developed a method they call “trolling AFM,” which allows them to study soft biological samples in liquid with high…

Studies and Analyses

How aging normal cells fuel tumor growth and metastasis

It has long been known that cancer is a disease of aging, but a molecular link between the two has remained elusive. Now, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Predators Shape Habitats: Grasshoppers vs. Spiders Insight

Grasshoppers like to munch on nitrogen-rich grass because it stimulates their growth and reproduction. But when spiders enter the picture, grasshoppers cope…

Health & Medicine

Virtual Colonoscopy Without Laxatives: Accurate Polyp Detection

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in…

Life & Chemistry

Hidden Vitamin in Milk Offers Surprising Health Benefits

A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities produces remarkable health benefits in mice when high doses are administered, according to a new…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Organic Solar Cells Advance: Nature-Inspired Energy Solutions

At the atomic level, organic solar cells function like the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet. There’s a strong natural attraction between the positive and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Study suggests expanded concept of 'urban watershed'

Within two decades, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, and coping with the resulting urban drinking water and sanitation issues will be…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Cold Cloud Tops in New Tropical Storm Carlotta

NASA's Aqua satellite data showed that the cloud top temperatures in newborn Tropical Storm Carlotta became colder overnight and continue to grow colder as the…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxies Align: A Cosmic Collision That Isn’t What It Seems

The two galaxies look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light-years, or about ten times the distance between our…

Physics & Astronomy

First Flight Instrument for James Webb Delivered to NASA

MIRI arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., May 29. It has been undergoing inspection before being integrated into Webb's science…

Physics & Astronomy

New Solar Active Region Emits M-Class Flares and CMEs

The region fired off two M-class flares and two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on June 13 and June 14, 2012. The first flare lasted for a relatively long three…

Health & Medicine

Sampling Multiple Tumor Zones in Breast Cancer Research

Certain short strands of RNA, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), have been linked to the progression and metastasis of breast cancer and may provide information…

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