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One million trillion ‘flops’ per second targeted by new Institute for Advanced Architectures

Preparing groundwork for an exascale computer is the mission of the new Institute for Advanced Architectures, launched jointly at Sandia and Oak Ridge national…

Health & Medicine

Counting the Uncounted: Enhancing Global Health Outcomes

More than half of the world's population are born and die without any record of their existence, and these individuals invariably live in the world's poorest…

Physics & Astronomy

Modified Electron Microscope Identifies Atoms With Precision

“The current generation of electron microscopes can be thought of as expensive black and white cameras where different atoms appear as different shades of…

Studies and Analyses

Empty Nest Syndrome: New Insights on Parent-Child Dynamics

A new study by a University of Missouri professor explored the differences in how mothers and fathers interacted with their young adult children. She found…

Physics & Astronomy

Jekyll-Hyde Neutron Star: NASA’s Astonishing Discovery

Like something out of a Robert Louis Stevenson novel, researchers at NASA and McGill University discovered an otherwise normal pulsar which violently…

Materials Sciences

Green Roads Innovation: Funding Sustainable Infrastructure

Funded by the Federal Highway Administration and pooled state highway funds, as well as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants for specific research…

Environmental Conservation

ETH Zurich’s ESC Unveils New Energy Strategy for Sustainability

In the past year, various reports from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have warned the world in no uncertain terms that in…

Information Technology

New Attack Exposes Vulnerabilities in Disk Encryption Systems

The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures called “disk encryption,” which are meant to secure information stored in a computer’s permanent memory….

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Molecular Binding for Enhanced Drug Development

Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognise each…

Earth Sciences

Journey to the center of the Earth — Imperial scientists explain tectonic plate motions

The UK and Swiss team found that, contrary to common scientific predictions, dense plates tend to be held in the upper mantle, while younger and lighter plates…

Physics & Astronomy

Edinburgh astronomers deliver 'origins' camera

Rather than detecting visible light, SCUBA-2 will detect submillimetre radiation, which is sensitive to the heat emitted by extremely cold dust in the…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Unveil Largest Dark Matter Structures Spanning 270M Light-Years

“The results are a major leap forward since the presence of a cosmic dark matter web that extends over such large distances has never been observed before,”…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutron Star Transformations Reveal Missing Link in Astronomy

“We are watching one type of neutron star literally change into another right before our very eyes. This is a long-sought missing link between different types…

Studies and Analyses

Safer and more effective way to treat Crohn's disease

“Our study clearly demonstrated that this alternative treatment method was more effective at inducing disease remission than the conventional method,” said Dr….

Life & Chemistry

Genetic tags reveal secrets of memories' staying power in mice

“Remarkably, this research demonstrates a way to untangle precisely which cells and connections are activated by a particular memory,” said NIMH Director…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Defect Links Immune Deficiency to Balance Disorders

A genetic defect that causes a severe immune deficiency in humans may also produce balance disorders, according to a new study by researchers at the University…

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