The researchers say the results of their latest proof-of-concept experiments could lead to the replacement of electrical components with those based on optical…
Over twenty years ago, a team of scientists, led by Giacomo Rizzolatti at the University of Parma, discovered special brain cells, called mirror neurons, in…
Taking a leukemia chemotherapy drug may help breast cancer patients who don't respond to tamoxifen overcome resistance to the widely-used drug, new research…
Carbon-containing compounds are at the heart of organic chemistry, and carbon is the basis of all living matter. However, the so-called Suzuki reaction…
The oxygen molecules have been found in the nearby Orion star-forming complex. While atomic oxygen has been long known in warm regions of space, previous…
Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have taken an important step in identifying how the brain organizes itself during development. The…
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft…
European consumption experts today called for a new research policy on sustainable food consumption. Facing recent food crises around the globe, European food…
The findings, to be published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide historical evidence that warming of water by 3-4 degrees…
An international team of scientists has amassed the largest data set to date on greenhouse gas emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs. Their analysis,…
The lab of Rice chemist James Tour lab has created thin films that could revolutionize touch-screen displays, solar panels and LED lighting. The research was…
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient and often a limiting factor for all life on our planet. It is present in proteins and DNA. In the oceans, microbial processes…
Turning graphite oxide (GO) into full-fledged supercapacitors turns out to be simple. But until a laboratory at Rice University figured out how, it was…
Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of…
Among the authors is the chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, who discusses its report on synthetic biology, and…
Two new studies published in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) provide insight intothe potential of positron emission tomography (PET)…
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