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Materials Sciences

Nano-Infused Filters: Game-Changer for Carbon Membranes

Rice University researchers and their colleagues in Finland and Hungary have found a way to make carbon nanotube membranes that could find wide application as…

Life & Chemistry

Harvard Study Links Phosphorus in Sodas to Aging Effects

Here's another reason to kick the soda habit. New research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows that high levels of phosphates…

Information Technology

1 Billion EUR Project to Harness Information for Sustainability

Now a diverse group of leading scientists has unveiled an extraordinary plan to meet these challenges through a project inspired by historic enterprises such…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicists capture first images of atomic spin

Though scientists argue that the emerging technology of spintronics may trump conventional electronics for building the next generation of faster, smaller,…

Studies and Analyses

Empathy and Race: New Insights from Northwestern Study

Race matters on a neurological level when it comes to empathy for African-Americans in distress, according to a new Northwestern University study.In a rare…

Earth Sciences

Underwater Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered Near Santa Barbara

About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.They've been…

Health & Medicine

New Drug May Treat Cystic Fibrosis, Other Diseases Caused by “Nonsense Mutations"

Bedwell is a renowned researcher on the select group of genetic alterations called nonsense mutations – DNA alterations that can lead to nonfunctional or…

Studies and Analyses

Reward-driven people win more, even when no reward at stake

Whether it’s for money, marbles or chalk, the brains of reward-driven people keep their game faces on, helping them win at every step of the way. Surprisingly,…

Earth Sciences

Soil Microbes Emit Less CO2 Than Anticipated Amid Climate Change

In dark, rich soils on every continent, microbes dealing with the effects of climate change aren't accelerating global warming the way scientists had…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Inaugural issue of OSA's Energy Express focuses on gaining energy with solar concentrators

Edited by Bernard Kippelen of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Energy Express launches today and will focus on research that encompasses the science and…

Studies and Analyses

Kitchen-Counter Diet: A Simple Way to Eat Less

Can eating less be as simple as leaving serving dishes on the stove and off the table? According to a team of researchers from Cornell University, it can. At…

Health & Medicine

Nanoparticles Shield Bone Marrow from Radiation Damage

Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College…

Environmental Conservation

New Monitor Lizard Species Discovered in Indonesia

Sam Sweet, a professor in the department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at UCSB, and Valter Weijola, a graduate student at Abo Akademi University in…

Health & Medicine

New Cancer Detection Method Using Gold Nanoparticles

“Patients who quickly achieve treatment gains — for example, IBS symptom relief — may be spared the cost and inconvenience of follow-up care of little…

Information Technology

Global Network of Web Science Labs Launched at WebSci10

The Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) combines some of the world’s leading academic researchers in Web Science, with new academic programmes…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New electrolytic cells to play a role in tomorrow’s local energy supply

Today, most energy is produced at large centralised power stations based on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. And then there is the energy…

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