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Health & Medicine

HIV’s impact in Zimbabwe explored in new research

Researchers found that HIV’s impact on Zimbabwe’s population as a whole has not been quite as severe as some predicted in 1989, when a group of epidemiologists…

Studies and Analyses

Toxic Emissions from Brake Linings and Tires: What You Need to Know

Considering the ban on lead in vehicle fuel and the debate about the climate impact of carbon dioxide emissions from transportation, it is easy to imagine that…

Technology Offerings

New Shielded Magnetic Field Innovation for Spin-Polarized Gases

This innovation from a German university provides a shielded homogeneous magnetic field, especially suited for the transport of spin-polarized gases or…

Environmental Conservation

Declining Bluefin Tuna Quality in Gulf of Maine Explained

The quality of giant bluefin tuna caught in the Gulf of Maine has declined significantly since the early 1990s, researchers at the University of New Hampshire…

Studies and Analyses

How Immigration Lowers Prices on Everyday Consumer Goods

Instead, the study finds that immigration can lower the prices of food, clothing, furniture, and appliances and have a significant moderating effect on…

Medical Engineering

MSU Engineers Create Innovative Medical Device for Better Care

With Tongtong Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, as the faculty facilitator, Joe Hines, Janelle Shane, Kevin Scheel, Thomas Casey…

Life & Chemistry

New Mass Spectrometer Weighs Virus Particles and Proteins

“This is a new frontier in mass spectrometry research,” said Bier, associate research professor and director of the Center for Molecular Analysis in the…

Life & Chemistry

How Microbes Shape Barley Malt for Better Brewing

Microbes – bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi – have a decisive role in the barley-malt-beer chain. Microbes greatly influence the malting and brewing…

Life & Chemistry

Toxic shock: immune system's anthrax link

These proteins, called perforins, are related to bacterial toxins that cause diseases such as anthrax, gas gangrene and scarlet fever. The discovery was made…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria Thrive in Sunlight: New Insights from Global Research

The paper was authored by an international team* of collaborators including Trevor Swartz, lead author who was a former postdoctoral and visiting investigator…

Life & Chemistry

Controlling Metal Oxide Nanotube Dimensions at Georgia Tech

At the Georgia Institute of Technology, researchers are studying the formation of these metal oxide nanotubes to understand the key factors that drive the…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Bacteria’s Role in Folate Production

“It was really quite a surprise when we realized we had discovered the unknown player in how bacteria make the B vitamin folate, a player that we’ve known of…

Earth Sciences

Innovative Lab Tackles Climate Change’s Impact on Corals

A modest new lab at the Rosenstiel School is the first of its kind to tackle the global problem of climate change impacts on corals. Fully operational this…

Life & Chemistry

Einstein Researchers Uncover Genetic Secrets of Aging

Now, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered the secret behind this paradox: favorable “longevity” genes…

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic Cooling Breakthrough: Achieving 8.7°C Efficiency

And the figure is currently at 8.7°C – this means that a refrigerator at room temperature (20°C) can be cooled to almost 11°C. Of course, this is not quite…

Environmental Conservation

New Weather Radar Boosts Climate Research Insights

This is an enormous gain for climate researchers and is attracting international attention. The radar was successfully installed on the 213 metre-high Royal…

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