Approval last week by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears the path for nationwide use of tools that show the greatest specificity in estimating the…
Water softening techniques are very effective for removing minerals such as calcium and magnesium, which occur as positively-charged ions in “hard” water. But…
“The difference between a good product and a poor product in the consumers' eyes could come down to that penny,” says Robert Schindler, a professor of…
The days of waiting for smartphones to upload video may be numbered. Rice University engineering researchers have made a breakthrough that could allow wireless…
Graphene is a one-atom-thick layer of carbon that conducts electricity with little resistance or heat generation. After its discovery in 2004 – which earned a…
Neotyphodium is a fungus called an endophyte. It lives symbiotically, feeding off many species of grasses while providing the grass with protection from…
The Arizona State University team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has released the sharpest images ever taken…
Details of the process, which can be improved and patented, are published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The…
Researchers at the University of Missouri and TigerPlace, an independent living community, have been using motion-sensing technology to monitor changes in…
The paper, titled “Culturomics 2.0: Forecasting Large-Scale Human Behavior Using Global News Media Tone in Time and Space,” uses the tone and location of news…
In a new study, researchers have determined that anxiety associated with being in a veterinary hospital elevates the blood pressure in retired racing…
The theme of this year's conference is “New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and Ecology: Leading the Way in a Changing World.” For more information, visit…
One of the holy grails in diabetes research is to discover molecules that stimulate beta cell growth and to find drugs that target these molecules. Now,…
Treating this condition typically requires surgery after birth to remove portions of the fused skull bones, and in some cases the bones grow together again too…
In a joint study, scientists from the California and Florida campuses of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that changes in a protein's structure can…
This is confirmed by a new study undertaken by Niels Van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Kühne Logistics University in…
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