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Materials Sciences

New Method to Create Elastic Conductors for Advanced Applications

“We’re optimistic that this new approach could lead to large-scale production of stretchable conductors, which would then expedite research and development of…

Information Technology

3D Chips: Pioneering the Future of Computer Technology

EPFL scientist are among the leaders in the race to develop an industry-ready prototype of a 3D chip as well as a high-performance and reliable manufacturing…

Studies and Analyses

Babies Are Born With “Intuitive Physics” Knowledge, Says MU Researcher

While it may appear that infants are helpless creatures that only blink, eat, cry and sleep, one University of Missouri researcher says that studies indicate…

Health & Medicine

Saliva HIV Test Matches Blood Test Accuracy, Study Finds

A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by…

Life & Chemistry

New Clue to Chemical Origins of Life Discovered by Scientists

A team led by Dr Paul Clarke in the Department of Chemistry at York have re-created a process which could have occurred in the prebiotic world.Working with…

Health & Medicine

High Fructose Risk: Adolescent Cardiovascular Health Insights

An analysis of 559 adolescents age 14-18 correlated high-fructose diets with higher blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance and inflammatory…

Life & Chemistry

New Material Discovered to Remove Radioactive Iodine from Fuel

Sandia chemist Tina Nenoff heads a team of researchers focused on removal of radioactive iodine from spent nuclear fuel. They identified a metal-organic…

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling Membrane Fusion: Insights from PLoS Biology

The findings appear in the current edition of the journal PLoS Biology.”Within our cells, we have communicating compartments called vesicles (a bubble-like…

Studies and Analyses

Scientific Plagiarism: Addressing Challenges in Research Funding

“We need a better system,” said Harold Garner, executive director of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech. Garner discussed the problem and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Enhancing Crop Growth: New Insights from Root Innovations

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), the researchers have shown that they can…

Health & Medicine

New Hepatitis C Entry Point Uncovered: Targeting Cholesterol Receptor

The cholesterol receptor offers a promising new target for anti-viral therapy, for which an approved drug may already exist, say the researchers, whose…

Life & Chemistry

Rare Wasp Discovered in New York Appears in Southern California

In August 2010, an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a tiny fairyfly wasp in upstate New York that had never been seen in the…

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Variation Links Antipsychotics to Metabolic Risk in Kids

Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation…

Physics & Astronomy

Bilayer Graphene: New Insights as an Insulator

A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside has identified a property of “bilayer graphene” (BLG) that the researchers say is…

Studies and Analyses

Study: Off-Campus Hosts Drink More Than Attendees

In contrast, hosts of parties held on campus tend to drink less than do the students attending their gatherings, according to the study.The research also…

Life & Chemistry

Nano Titanium Dioxide: Toxicity Risks for Marine Life

The Bren School-based authors of a study published Jan. 20 in the journal PLoS ONE have observed toxicity to marine organisms resulting from exposure to a…

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