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Physics & Astronomy

BU researcher plays key role in discovery of new type of neutrino oscillation

The international T2K collaboration announced today that they have observed an indication of a new type of neutrino transformation or oscillation from a muon…

Life & Chemistry

ORNL neutrons, simulations reveal details of bioenergy barrier

Lignin, a major component of plant cell walls, aggregates to form clumps, which cause problems during the production of cellulosic ethanol. The exact shape and…

Studies and Analyses

Testing Boosts Memory: New Insights on Cognitive Benefits

In the past, many researchers have believed that testing is good for memory, but only for the exact thing you are trying to remember: so-called “target…

Studies and Analyses

URI Nursing Study Links Premature Birth Effects to Adulthood

In the longest running U.S. study of premature infants who are now 23 years old, University of Rhode Island Professor of Nursing Mary C. Sullivan has found…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Pesticide Impact: Lab vs. Field-Scale Results Explained

Assessing the environmental risk of pesticide use is an important, complex task that requires knowledge of the equilibrium sorption parameter. This helps…

Earth Sciences

Climate Change Impact on Barrier Islands: New Insights Revealed

The study, led by Matthew Stutz of Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C., and Orrin Pilkey of Duke University, Durham, N.C., offers new insight into how the islands…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Reveals Global Impact of Chilean Volcano Plume

The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex includes the Puyehue volcano, the Cordón Caulle rift zone and the Cordillera Nevada caldera. One of the instruments…

Physics & Astronomy

X-Ray Telescope Reveals Early Universe’s Hungry Black Holes

This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that very young black holes grew more aggressively than previously thought, in tandem with the…

Environmental Conservation

World Cooperation in Antarctica: A Model for Climate Solutions

Since the end of the Second World War science has become an important tool of diplomacy, not only for issues involving environmental management, but for peace…

Technology Offerings

Biosynthese-Gene für die Herstellung von Etnangien

Etnangien is an antibiotic compound, which inhibits the activity of RNA-polymerases in bacteria.

In view of the fermentation process for etnangien using a…

Health & Medicine

Noninvasive Liver Tests Predict Hepatitis C Patient Survival

“Liver stiffness measurement and/or the FibroTest could replace liver biopsy for the evaluation of hepatitis C, regardless of the stage of the disease,” said…

Life & Chemistry

New Disinfection Process for Seeds Tackles EHEC Bacteria

Pathogenic EHEC bacteria have recently caused widespread illness in Germany and Europe and this has created huge uncertainty for consumers. The latest reports…

Earth Sciences

Mississippi Flooding May Create Record Gulf Dead Zone

Scientists are predicting the area could measure between 8,500 and 9,421 square miles, or an area roughly the size of New Hampshire. If it does reach those…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Uncovers Why Hair Turns Gray and Tissue Regeneration

Findings Also Offer Insight into Human Tissue Regeneration A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt…

Physics & Astronomy

New insights into the 'hidden' galaxies of the universe

The galaxy has lower amounts of heavier elements than other known galaxies of this type. The discovery means that small low surface brightness galaxies may…

Studies and Analyses

Ancestry’s Impact on Nutrition and Disease: New Study Insights

Over the past decade, much progress has been made regarding the understanding and promise of personalized medicine. Scientists are just beginning to consider…

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