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Physics & Astronomy

Cosmic Weight Watching Sheds Light on Black Hole-Galaxy History

This pioneering method promises a new approach for studying the co-evolution of galaxies and their central black holes. First results indicate that for…

Technology Offerings

ADI – Modified arginine deiminase as anti-tumor drug

Arginine deiminase (ADI) produces depletion of arginine and has been studied as a potential antitumor drug for the treatment of arginine-auxotrophic tumors…

Technology Offerings

New Method Matches Music to Visuals for Enhanced Experience

Scientists of Saarland University have developed a method, which automatically finds the appropriate song for a picture, a set of pictures, or a video. The…

Materials Sciences

NIST Enhances Method for Creating Tiny Diamond Machines

By combining their own observations with background gleaned from materials science, NIST semiconductor researchers have found a way to create unique features…

Corporate News

GE Introduces Its phoenix nanotom m: nanoCT® system …

The phoenix nanotom m, from GE´s Inspection Technologies business, has been developed to fulfill the fast growing demand for high resolution and high precision…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting Genes to Combat Tough Prostate Cancer Cells

Xiaoqi Liu, an assistant professor of biochemistry and member of Purdue's Center for Cancer Research, and graduate student Shawn Liu are focusing on the…

Life & Chemistry

Pitt Team Discovers Protein Behind Excess Liver Glucose in Diabetes

Usually, the liver stores excess blood sugar as glycogen, which it doles out overnight during sleep and other periods of fasting to keep glucose levels within…

Environmental Conservation

Lake Lawnmowers Disappear: Algae Blooms Threaten Ecosystems

Daphnia—also known as water fleas—act like microscopic lawnmowers in lakes, feeding on algae and keeping it in check. However, without sufficient calcium,…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Stroke Risk with Slightly Elevated Blood Pressure

“With an estimated one out of three people in the United States having slightly elevated blood pressure levels, which is known as prehypertension, further…

Physics & Astronomy

CERN Sets Course for Extra-Low-Energy Antiprotons

“ELENA is a new facility aimed to deliver antiprotons at the lowest energies ever reached in order to improve the study of antimatter,” said CERN’s Stéphan…

Environmental Conservation

Invasive Sea Squirt Threatens Connecticut’s $30 Million Shellfish Industry

The migration of the non-native pest, sometimes called an Asian clubbed tunicate, southward from Canada and northern New England threatens farming of bivalves…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Creating Sustainability Model for Swine Production; Research Will Increase Productivity, Decrease Costs of Production

With a total of $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the multi-disciplinary team, which includes researchers at Purdue University and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Killing Crop-Eating Pests: Compounds Work by Disrupting Bugs' Winter Sleep

Scientists have designed agents that interfere with the protective dormancy period of the corn earworm, a species that infests more than 100 types of plants…

Environmental Conservation

Innovative Strategies for Managing Future Forests and Water

Published in the September issue of the journal Ecological Applications, the analysis examines the interactions among changing weather conditions, forest…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Berkeley Lab Evaluates New Cookstoves for Haiti’s Needs

The developers of the fuel-efficient Berkeley-Darfur Stove for refugee camps in central Africa are at it once again, this time evaluating inexpensive metal…

Life & Chemistry

Barrow Scientists Discover New Stem Cell Activity in Brain

Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that…

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