A new soil test for nitrogen fertilization of rice may not sound like blockbuster technology, but it is, said Chuck Wilson, extension rice agronomist with the…
A report describes a NIST-led international standard, ISO/IEC 24727, which defines a general-purpose identity application programming interface (API). The…
However, it isn’t that simple for researchers who need to measure temperatures in microfluidic systems—tiny, channel-lined devices used in medical diagnostics,…
Tungsten—having the highest melting point of any metal—will be used in some high-strength structural components in the experimental ITER fusion reactor under…
The prototype method is more sensitive than conventional techniques for detecting traces of these materials, which are polar—like water molecules, having…
“We have discovered a key molecular mechanism for the deadly transition of non-invasive breast cancer into invasive disease,” said senior author Dihua Yu,…
There's enough power in trees for University of Washington researchers to run an electronic circuit, according to results to be published in an upcoming issue…
Oil development has attracted populations of opportunistic predators including Arctic fox, ravens, and gulls, which feed on nesting birds. The predators use…
The drawback in the new immunotherapies in multiple sclerosis (MS) include severe infections that can be fatal. For example, treatment with natalizumab, which…
Geckos and other lizards have long been known for their incredible ability to shed their tails as a decoy for predators, but little is known about the…
A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, published online Sept. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, has found that obesity,…
A team of engineers from the University of Zaragoza believes it is “technically viable and economically reasonable” for wind energy to account for 30% of…
The new observations-based study confirms that aerosols have the net effect of cooling the planet-in agreement with previous understanding — but arrives at…
A cool, freshly drawn beer – for many a person this is the greatest of pleasures. But, in fact, a bad conscience should haunt us when we drink beer as it is…
A new study that was carried out at the University of Haifa has identified another component in the chain of actions that take place in the neurons in the…
It was nine years ago that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers discovered that a mysterious human protein called zonulin played a critical…
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