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Life & Chemistry

Frustrated Innovators Find New Way to Capture CO2

Carbon dioxide contributes to the greenhouse effect, but practicable solutions for its capture and storage have not really been found.However, it might be…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Disease-Causing DNA Mutations Uncovered

The results one day could influence the way couples who seek to have children receive genetic counseling. The team, led by Kateryna Makova, an associate…

Life & Chemistry

Cut Calories for Evolutionary Fitness: New Research Insights

However, recent research has shown that, even when food is abundant, energy intake reaches a limit, even in animals with high nutrient demands, such as…

Studies and Analyses

New Statistical Technique Enhances Nanotechnology Data Precision

A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Uncover New Binary Star Systems in Formation

A binary star system consists of two stars bound together by gravity that orbit a common center of gravity. Most stars form as binaries, and if both stars are…

Physics & Astronomy

Largest Survey of Distant Galaxy Clusters Completed

An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies.

Studies and Analyses

Linking Periodontitis to Cerebrovascular Disease in Men

The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received…

Health & Medicine

Lab-on-a-Chip Innovates Measurement of Bacterial Biofilms

Most bacteria in nature take the form of biofilms. Bacteria are single-celled organisms, but they rarely live alone, said John Younger, associate chair for…

Earth Sciences

UB Geologists Address Colombian Volcano Eruption Risks

With each new eruption — the most recent explosion occurred June 7-9 — Colombian officials have grown increasingly concerned about the safety of the…

Life & Chemistry

Anti-Biotech Groups Stifle Forest Biotech Progress

Steps must be taken to create a regulatory environment that considers genetically modified trees on a scientific, case-by-case basis, and is focused on the end…

Physics & Astronomy

New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles Developed at Leicester

Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the…

Science Education

Young People’s Drive for Sustainable Development Action

Ellen Almers, at the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping, Sweden, based her thesis on her investigation into what prompts young people to take…

Physics & Astronomy

First Working Model of a 2-Qubit Quantum Processor Unveiled

A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state…

Physics & Astronomy

Breakthrough Technology Enhances Light Microscopy Resolution

In the past, even modern technologies have failed to produce high-resolution fluorescence images from this depth because of the strong scattering of light. In…

Life & Chemistry

Harvard Uncovers Why HIV Patients Face Higher TB Risk

A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium…

Medical Engineering

Spanish Scientists Enable Echo-Location Skills in Humans

Producing certain kinds of tongue clicks helps people to identify objects around them without needing to see them, something which would be especially useful…

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