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Earth Sciences

Drought May Threaten Much of Globe within Decades

The analysis concludes that warming temperatures associated with climate change will likely create increasingly dry conditions across much of the globe in the…

Life & Chemistry

Old Bees’ Memory Fades; Mirrors Recall of Mammals

While bees are typically impressive navigators, able to wend their way home through complex landscapes after visits to flowers far removed from their nests,…

Studies and Analyses

Students’ Online Grief After Campus Shootings: A New Study

The study, which appears in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, gives a first-of-its-kind portrait of student reactions to shootings on their campuses….

Technology Offerings

New Surgical Implant for Secure Tendon Fixation

The invention is a surgical implant which can be made of titanium or resorbable material. Its shape provides the possibility of fast, secure and revisionable…

Physics & Astronomy

One-Way Martian Colonization Missions: A Call to Action

For the chance to watch the sun rise over Olympus Mons, or maybe take a stroll across the vast plains of the Vastitas Borealis, would you sign on for a one-way…

Physics & Astronomy

Mind-Reading Hair Brush: Innovations in fNIRS Technology

One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often be impaired because a…

Information Technology

Secure Long-Distance Messaging: Innovations in Military Encryption

When the military needs to send the key to encrypted data across the world, it can't necessarily rely on today's communication lines, where the message could…

Health & Medicine

Proton Therapy: A Safe Option for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death for men and women, according to the American Cancer Society. The standard treatment for early-stage lung…

Physics & Astronomy

10-Minute Plasma Treatment Boosts Organic Memory Performance

While organic electronics are immediately attractive for their potential for extremely low cost and flexible substrates, many design aspects that are now taken…

Physics & Astronomy

Get in synch — or be enslaved by it

Understanding conditions that cause oscillators — which are common electronic components that produce a repetitive electronic signal — to get in synch or…

Medical Engineering

Robotic Surgery Breakthrough at McGill University Health Centre

In a world first, a completely robotic surgery and anesthesia has been performed at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). The DaVinci surgical robot,…

Health & Medicine

Insulin Sensitivity: Key to Obesity and Memory Issues

The results provide further evidence that a healthy lifestyle at midlife could lead to a higher quality of life later on, especially as new drugs and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Illinois Scientists Boost Soy Appeal for Indian Palates

“Although the country has decidedly vegetarian tastes, the Indian people just don't care for soy,” said Soo-Yeun Lee, a U of I associate professor of food…

Physics & Astronomy

Tiny Magnets in Microelectronics: New Insights from Research

In the Journal of Applied Physics, Hai-Bin Xue and colleagues studied the statistics of how electrons move through a single-molecule magnet to better…

Environmental Conservation

Frog-Derived Sensor Aims to Combat Bacteria and Protect Wildlife

Princeton engineers have developed a sensor that may revolutionize how drugs and medical devices are tested for contamination, and in the process also help…

Studies and Analyses

When Leaders Embrace Tough Traits for Better Results

Outgoing. Assertive. Calm. Practical. Decisive. These are obvious qualities that one would want in their leaders. But what about, say, arrogant, hesitant,…

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