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Materials Sciences

Carbon Nanofibers Reduce Upholstered Furniture Flammability

Laws require mattresses and upholstered furniture sold in California and used in public spaces such as hotels and offices be treated with fire retardants or…

Information Technology

Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D ‘Virtual Reality’ Labs

The software can be used by scientists in other immersive environments with slight modifications for their individual laboratories. This advance is a step…

Life & Chemistry

FDA Whole Grains Definition and Its Impact on Health Claims

In 2005, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes were the first and seventh leading causes of death in the U.S., responsible for over 650,000 and 75,000…

Physics & Astronomy

Clear Future of Electronics: Transparent Memory Device Innovations

The new chip is similar in type to an existing technology known as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory — common commercial chips that…

Environmental Conservation

Developing Countries Struggle to Access Efficient Technologies

The study, by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado, warns that continuing economic and…

Physics & Astronomy

Doubly Magic Tin Isotope Discovered at MSU Lab

The discoveries, made at MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory using an isotope purification device, will help to refine theoretical models about…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Breakthrough Extends Mouse Lifespan, Aids ALS Research

In a series of experiments reported today (Dec. 9) in the Journal of Neuroscience, a University of Wisconsin-Madison pharmacy researcher was able to prolong…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny knights in shining armor – bacteria detoxify deadly seawater

Scientists now discovered that bacteria also protect marine animals from this toxic gas. A bacterial bloom detoxified a vast expanse of hydrogen…

Life & Chemistry

New Mini Regulatory Molecules Discovered in Blood Circulation

The study appears in a recent issue of the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS One).The study found the mini-regulatory molecules inside tiny sacs, or…

Earth Sciences

Princeton Team Uncovers Key Ingredient for Rainforest Health

Until now, scientists had thought that phosphorus was the key element supporting the prodigious expansion of rainforests, according to Lars Hedin, a professor…

Studies and Analyses

Madison Avenue Magic: How Ads Shape Our Unconscious Minds

Fads have been a staple of American pop culture for decades, from spandex in the 1980s to skinny jeans today. But while going from fad to flop may seem like…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Transforming Plastic: New Insights as an Electric Conductor

You could hardly find greater contrasts in one and the same team. Plastic is light and inexpensive, but insulates electric current. Metal is resilient and…

Life & Chemistry

New Production Line for Artificial Skin Enhances Patient Care

Some patients wish they had a second skin – for instance because their own skin has been burnt in a severe accident. But transplanting skin is a painstaking…

Environmental Conservation

Flora not flourishing in world's hotspots

Researchers at the University of Calgary have found the biodiversity picture in the region known as the “lungs of the Earth” contradicts commonly held views…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Combo Shows Promise for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Interim results of an ongoing clinical trial evaluating pomalidomide, a new immunomodulatory agent, combined with dexamethasone (pom/dex), were presented today…

Studies and Analyses

Diverse Recreation Needs in National Forests: Key Findings

The report also showed Hispanics think there are few on-site employees of their ethnicity, and few family and friends interested in recreating in these places….

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