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Physics & Astronomy

Physicists Turn to Radio Dial for Finer Atomic Matchmaking

As the authors report* in an upcoming issue of Physical Review A, the radio-frequency (RF) radiation could serve as a second “knob,” in addition to the more…

Life & Chemistry

Biochemical ‘On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

The team has found an efficient method of harvesting purified protein molecules by altering an enzyme that soil bacteria use to break down their food. In its…

Environmental Conservation

The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching

Coral bleaching is the whitening of living coral due to a disruption of the symbiosis (two organisms whose living together benefits both) with its…

Life & Chemistry

Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power

A new paper* from researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describes a highly simplified model cell that…

Studies and Analyses

Media Source Impacts Ag Biotech Communication

While science has its uncertainties, much of that public trust is subsequently transferred to the scientists who inform legislators. Past studies show that…

Health & Medicine

Muscle ‘Synergies’ May be Key to New Stroke Treatment

Why it matters: Previous work in animals and humans has shown that groups of muscles tend to be co-activated as a unit, in predicable patterns, or synergies,…

Physics & Astronomy

Mystery of Turbulent Density Fluctuations Explained

Physics professors Dastgeer Shaikh and Gary Zank of the university’s Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research and Department of Physics said the model…

Physics & Astronomy

0.2 Second Test Detects Explosive Liquids Using Spectroscopy

Research published yesterday, Tuesday, 20 October, in IOP Publishing's Superconductor Science and Technology explains how a new form of spectroscopy, a…

Materials Sciences

New Material Enhances Data Storage and Energy Efficiency

Led by Dr. Jagdish “Jay” Narayan, John C.C. Fan Family Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the National Science…

Life & Chemistry

New Method to Extend Freshness of Produce and Flowers

A Georgia State University professor has developed an innovative new way to keep produce and flowers fresh for longer periods of time. Microbiologist George…

Physics & Astronomy

Last visit home for ESA’s comet chaser

This will be the third Earth swingby, the last of Rosetta’s four planetary gravity assists. Closest approach to Earth is expected at 08:45 CET. The swingby…

Life & Chemistry

U of A Team Advances Melanoma Treatment with Palmerolide A

U of A chemistry professor Dennis Hall said after three years of work, his research team has successfully produced the substance called Palmerolide A.”The…

Earth Sciences

Predicting Hurricane Power Outages: A Game Changer for Utilities

The information provided by their computer models has the potential to save utilities substantial amounts of money, savings that can then be passed on to…

Earth Sciences

Seismic Noise Reveals Hidden Hurricane Records

“Looking for something like hurricane records in seismology doesn't occur to anybody,” said Carl Ebeling, of Northwestern University in Evanston. “It's a…

Materials Sciences

Modern Glass Decor – Easy and Eco-Friendly With Laser Technology

In the near future laser technology can be used to manufacture decorated and structured glass panes with individual decor as used in modern architecture or for…

Earth Sciences

U.S. Coal Peak Production: Insights from Leading Experts

Highly regarded experts, Dr. David B. Rutledge of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Dr. Frank Clemente of Pennsylvania State University…

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