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Materials Sciences

‘Spincasting’ Holds Promise For Creation Of Nanoparticle Thin Films

Spincasting, which utilizes centrifugal force to distribute a liquid onto a solid substrate, already has a variety of uses. For example, it is used in the…

Life & Chemistry

URI Scientist Uncovers 54 Beneficial Compounds in Maple Syrup

University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered…

Health & Medicine

HIV-Infected Organs: A Potential Lifesaver for Patients

If Congress reversed its ban on allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after their death, roughly 500 HIV-positive patients with kidney or liver failure…

Information Technology

ASTRA: Atmospheric Science Through Robotic Aircraft

The use of fleets of light, unmanned aircraft, makes extensive studies more affordable, even when payloads need to be delivered to extreme altitudes. It also…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking History: West Runton Elephant’s Collagen Breakthrough

Using an ultra-high resolution mass spectrometer, bio-archaeologists were able to produce a near complete collagen sequence for the West Runton Elephant, a…

Studies and Analyses

UC Study Links Asthma Risk to Smoking Habits

New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that being diagnosed with asthma is significantly associated with a greater risk for a lifetime…

Corporate News

Pall Introduces First Sterile Disconnection Device for Use with Bioprocessing Containers during the Manufacture of Biologicals

Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) is launching an innovative solution for convenient and secure sterile separation of flexible tubing assemblies. The single-use…

Health & Medicine

Students Invent Breakthrough Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

The Artificial Muscle-Operated (AMO) Arm not only enables amputees more range of movement as compared to other prosthetic arms but it allows amputees to avoid…

Earth Sciences

Sea Change: Researchers Use Computer Modeling to Understand Rising Seas and Coastal Risks

In reality change is the norm along the coast, and although nothing is certain, a warming climate could mean quicker or more significant change over the next…

Life & Chemistry

Two Pathways in the Cell Interact to Spur Tumor Growth

The researchers describe how the two pathways interact to produce their combined effect in a study in the journal Genes and Development that is available…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

How Plants Absorb Pollutants

One highly carcinogenic contaminant commonly found in soil is called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. They are the byproduct of the incomplete combustion of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Improve Crop Yield by Removing Manure Solids

In a study funded by agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, scientists at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Agassiz, British Colombia, with collaborators in…

Life & Chemistry

Chemists' Biosensor May Improve Food, Water Safety and Cancer Detection

Lateef Syed, doctoral student in chemistry, Hyderabad, India, is developing the biosensor with Jun Li, associate professor of chemistry. Their research focuses…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Manure Runoff Depends on Soil Texture

These nutrients increase the amount of phytoplankton in the water, which depletes oxygen and kills fish and other aquatic creatures. While injecting animal…

Life & Chemistry

Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar for Biofuels

Led by Charles Wyman of the Bourns College of Engineering’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology at the University of California, Riverside, a…

Earth Sciences

Risk for New England Floods Rises with Water Tables

Hydrogeologist David Boutt, an expert in the mechanics and flow paths of subsurface water, with UMass Amherst graduate student Kaitlyn Weider, recently…

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