The compound is a “piezoelectric,” a material capable of changing one kind of energy into another—mechanical to electrical, or vice versa. Long employed in…
Lead is a heavy metal that can harm the nervous system and brain development, and is especially dangerous for pregnant women, infants and children.The study,…
The new dark matter observations may yield new insights into the role of dark energy in the universe's early formative years. The result suggests that galaxy…
Dr. Rosemarie Booze, the Bicentennial Chair Professor in Behavorial Neuroscience in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences, is isolating liquiritigenin…
Following on from the success of the European team on the course at the Ryder Cup, behind the scenes the Gwent Police had success of their own ensuring the…
Can the coating dry more quickly? Is it possible to reduce the rejection rate? Does the plant use too much energy? Many companies ask themselves questions like…
Now the Senckenberg scientist reports from on board the Maria S. Merian research ship that the first cold water coral reef with living animals has been…
No change in epoch has shaped the history of the human race like the Neolithic Revolution. The cultural transition from the gathering to the producing economy…
A significant obstacle to realizing graphene's potential lies in creating a surface large enough to support a theoretical sleeping cat. For now, material…
But a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that the highlands may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the…
The findings appear in the Nov. 12 issue of the journal Science.Thanks to widespread childhood vaccination, whooping cough (pertussis) once seemed to be under…
While it has become clear in recent years that susceptibility to pain has a strong inherited component, very little is known about actual “pain genes” and how…
For Immediate Release – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified for the first time a novel mechanism that…
Researchers from the University of Exeter and Blue Ventures Conservation say the figure, thought to be a conservative estimate, is the first direct assessment…
While arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is known by clinicians to be a highly effective treatment for patients with relapsed APL, its benefit earlier in treatment,…
Provisions of new federal health care reforms will move the country toward a primary care medical home for patients, but the nation may not have enough primary…
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