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Physics & Astronomy

Discovery by Physicists Furthers Understanding of Superconductivity

“There have been more than 60,000 papers published on high-temperature superconductive material since its discovery in 1986,” said Jak Chakhalian, professor of…

Automotive Engineering

New Speaker System for Cars Creates Separate “Audio Zones” for Front and Rear Seats

A new approach achieves independent listening zones within a car by using small, modified speakers to produce directional sound fields and a signal processing…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring the Lightest Exoplanet Imaged to Date

Nine years after ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured the first image of an exoplanet, the planetary companion to the brown dwarf 2M1207 (eso0428 -…

Seminars Workshops

Secure competitive advantage in India – STN® now offers comprehensive Indian patent information

India is an important future market. As with all emerging markets, there are risks involved, for example, for companies doing research and development. For…

Environmental Conservation

Deep Sea Trash: MBARI Research Uncovers Accumulation Zones

Kyra Schlining, lead author on this study, said, “We were inspired by a fisheries study off Southern California that looked at seafloor trash down to 365…

Life & Chemistry

New Noninvasive Test for Colorectal Cancer Detection

The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has…

Life & Chemistry

3-D Blood Vessel Mapping Reveals Surprises in Cerebral Cortex

The study, published June 9 in the early online edition of Nature Neuroscience, describes vascular architecture within a well-known region of the cerebral…

Power and Electrical Engineering

“Popcorn” Particle Pathways Promise Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

The research is reported in an article entitled, “Intercalation Pathway in Many-Particle LiFePO4 Electrode Revealed by Nanoscale State-of-Charge Mapping” in…

Health & Medicine

Commonly-prescribed drugs may influence the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease

Multiple drug classes commonly prescribed for common medical conditions are capable of influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Target Discovered for Cancer Drug Development

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell…

Health & Medicine

Rare genomic mutations found in 10 families with early-onset, familial Alzheimer's disease

Although a family history of Alzheimer’s disease is a primary risk factor for the devastating neurological disorder, mutations in only three genes – the…

Studies and Analyses

Mice in “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

Dr. Kimchi and her research team, Aharon Weissbrod, Genady Wasserman, and Alex Shapiro, together with Dr. Ofer Feinerman of the Department of Physics of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Trophallactic Strategy for UAVs in Formation Flight

Professor DUAN Haibin and his group members (LUO Qinan and YU Yaxiang) from the Science and Technology in Aircraft Control Laboratory, School of Automation…

Life & Chemistry

New Microarray Technique Grows 1,200 Microbe Cultures

Scientists at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston have developed a microarray platform…

Health & Medicine

Cola and Honey: Unpacking Food Riddles and Health Risks

Drinking excessive amounts of cola and eating honey made from the pollen of Rhododendrons can cause unusual syncope (fainting) and symptoms of arrhythmia,…

Physics & Astronomy

Laser-Guided Codes Enhance Single Pixel Terahertz Imaging

The universe is awash in terahertz (THz) waves, as harmless as they are abundant. But unlike other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, THz has proven to…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Uncovers Vital Roles of Non-Gene DNA

A new UC San Francisco study highlights the potential importance of the vast majority of human DNA that lies outside of genes within the cell.The researchers…

Information Technology

Low-power Wi-Fi signal tracks movement — even behind walls

The comic-book hero Superman uses his X-ray vision to spot bad guys lurking behind walls and other objects. Now we could all have X-ray vision, thanks to…

Life & Chemistry

Marine Microorganism May Combat Anthrax and Bacterial Infections

A new potential drug from a marine microorganism is effective against anthrax and various other Gram-positive bacteria, as reported by American scientists in…

Physics & Astronomy

UCSB Astronomer Reveals Hidden Identity of Exoplanet HD 97658b

But the real “star” is the planet HD 97658b, not much more than twice the Earth’s diameter and a little less than eight times its mass. HD 97658b is a…

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