University of Michigan researcher Jinsang Kim and his colleagues have developed a new class of material that shines with phosphorescence—a property that has…
But until recently, scientists have not been able to look at a microbial community and distinguish the spatial relationship of more than 2 or 3 kinds of…
The failure of any one of these tissue systems can cause serious health issues, even death. When components of the organ are fixed, typically the organ…
In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics. These new materials act as both insulators and conductors, with their…
The risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost…
The Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts will be particularly hard hit. Miami, New Orleans, Tampa, Fla., and Virginia Beach, Va. could lose more than 10 percent…
Preeclampsia occurs in up to 10 percent of all pregnancies, and is responsible for about 15 percent of pre-term births. The disorder is usually marked by a…
A new analysis of sulfur emissions appearing in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics shows that after declining for a decade, worldwide emissions rose…
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin discovered the early signs of cardiovascular disease are likely to manifest before…
“Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over.”Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of…
In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe their transgenic version of switchgrass as one that produces…
In a driving simulator, 45 participants drove for 30 minutes while talking on the phone. Researchers Paul Atchley and Mark Chan tested their attentiveness and…
“It's beautiful and was obviously very important,” says University of Wisconsin-Madison archaeologist John Hodgson of the newly discovered stone monument. “But…
Writing in the Feb. 14 edition of the journal Environmental Research Letters, Stephen Carpenter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elena Bennett of…
“As a consumer, would your preference for a dishwasher depend on whether its warranty level is expressed in months rather than years?” write authors Mario…
New suture technique for keyhole operationsAn instrument recently developed by the Fraunhofer IPT, involving a defined thread tension, can be used to sew up…
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