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Lab-on-Paper Developed for Rapid, Inexpensive Medical Diagnostics
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new paper-based platform has been created for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics. The key development was the invention of fluid actuated valves embedded in the paper that allow ... full story -
Supersonic Electrons Could Produce Future Solar Fuel
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story -
Interventional Radiology Offers New Treatment for Enlarged Prostates
Mar. 2, 2015 — Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, a condition in which the prostate is enlarged but not cancerous, have a new, breakthrough treatment ... full story -
3-D Printing Offers Innovative Method to Deliver Medication
Mar. 2, 2015 — 3-D printing could become a powerful tool in customizing interventional radiology treatments to individual patient needs, with clinicians having the ability to construct devices to a specific size ... full story -
‘Superhero Vision’ Technology Measures European Lake’s Water Quality from Space
Mar. 2, 2015 — An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualize pollution levels otherwise invisible to ... full story -
Green Light for the World's First Intelligent Oil Pipelines
Mar. 2, 2015 — Electronics installed in Norwegian oil pipelines have been tested both at sea and in transport vessel reeling simulations. All that now remains is to install them offshore. Researchers have been ... full story -
Preventing Spread of Cancer With Copper Molecules
Mar. 2, 2015 — A molecule containing copper that binds specifically with DNA and prevents the spread of cancer has been developed by scientists. First results show that it kills the cancer cells more quickly than ... full story -
Borrowing from Whales to Engineer a New Fluid Sensor
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have borrowed from biological structures called tubercles that humpback whales use to maneuver in the ocean to make a piezoelectric energy harvester for use as an airflow or fluid speed ... full story -
Interventional Radiology Treatment Relieves Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Mar. 1, 2015 — Patients suffering from chronic plantar fasciitis now have a new weapon against this debilitating foot ailment. Researchers utilized ultrasound imaging and energy to penetrate, emulsify and remove ... full story -
First Detailed Microscopy Evidence of Bacteria at the Lower Size Limit of Life
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated ... full story -
Life 'Not as We Know It' Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth has been modeled. It is theorized to have a cell membrane, composed of small organic ... full story -
The Better to See You With: Prosthetic Leg Would Keep an Eye on Path Ahead
Feb. 27, 2015 — A mechanical engineer and his team have developed a computer-controlled camera that enables their robotic ankle to see where it is ... full story -
Bringing Clean Energy a Step Closer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have made an inexpensive metal-free catalyst that performs as well as costly metal catalysts at speeding the oxygen reduction reaction in an acidic fuel cell, and is more durable. The ... full story -
Energy Use in Buildings: Innovative, Lower Cost Sensors and Controls Yield Better Energy Efficiency
Feb. 27, 2015 — Buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of the energy consumed in the United States. Studies indicate that advanced sensors and controls have the potential to reduce the energy consumption of ... full story -
Mystery of the Reverse-Wired Eyeball Solved
Feb. 27, 2015 — Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye. Now physicists explain why the neural wiring seems to be ... full story -
Predicting Human Crowds With Statistical Physics
Feb. 27, 2015 — A general law of how pedestrians interact in a crowd can be used to create realistic crowds in virtual reality games and to make public spaces ... full story -
Employees Become Angry When Receiving After-Hours Email, Texts
Feb. 27, 2015 — People who receive electronic correspondence from work after hours become angry more often than not and that can interfere with their personal lives, a new study from a management researcher ... full story -
Zombie Outbreak? Statistical Mechanics Reveals the Ideal Hideout; And Informs Real Disease Modeling
Feb. 27, 2015 — A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the ... full story -
Saving Energy: Increasing Oil Flow in the Keystone Pipeline With Electric Fields
Feb. 27, 2015 — A strong electric field applied to a section of the Keystone pipeline can smooth oil flow and yield significant pump energy savings. Once aligned with an electric field, oil retained its low ... full story -
Untangling DNA With a Droplet of Water, a Pipet and a Polymer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA to study its structure -- neatly unraveled and straightened out -- under a microscope. Now, researchers have devised a simple and ... full story
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Green light for the world's first intelligent oil pipelines
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
- Bringing clean energy a step closer
- Energy use in buildings: Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Predicting human crowds with statistical physics
- Employees become angry when receiving after-hours email, texts
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Saving energy: Increasing oil flow in the Keystone pipeline with electric fields
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- New filter could advance terahertz data transmission
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Terrorist attacks have shifted from air to rail, study suggests
- Living on the edge: Stars found far from galaxy center
- QR codes with advanced imaging and photon encryption protect computer chips
- Quantum radar to detect objects which are invisible to conventional systems
- Ensuring security for networks of the future
- Quick test for quality beer, milk
- Wind-powered freighters
- Dying in front of the camera: What are the impacts?
- World's best cross-country skiers pole to victory
- Talking drone offers aviation safety boost
- Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- How central are online social networks to our lives?
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- New NASA Earth missions expand view of home planet
- New NASA space cowboy successfully deploys its 'lasso'
- New insight found in black hole collisions
- Lithium from the coal in China
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- MUSE goes beyond Hubble: Looking deeply into the universe in 3-D
- Pockets of calm protect molecules around a supermassive black hole
- Electronic alerts may do more harm than good for kidney patients
- Developers help fund transit through value capture plans
- Virtual patient: Avatar shows emotions as he talks to med students
- Simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
- Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn
- Clusters of aluminum metal atoms become superconductive at surprisingly high temperatures
- Physicists offer a solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter in the universe
- Bending a highly energetic electron beam with crystal
- New flow battery to keep big cities lit, green and safe
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Parkinson's disease patients have reduced visual contrast acuity
- Cellular communication offers easy fog detection for roads and runways
- Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- When it comes to the digital playground we need to stop crying wolf
- Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
- Study of atmospheric 'froth' may help GPS communications
- NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drills at 'Telegraph Peak'
- 'Bright spot' on Ceres has dimmer companion
- In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
- Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
- Uncertainties must be taken into account in fisheries stock assessment
- Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
- Flexible nanosensors for wearable devices
- Spin laser: Rapid data transfer thanks to quantum physics
- New nanowire structure absorbs light efficiently: May be used in LEDs and solar cells
- Novel computer model designed to understand cardiovascular diseases
- Bionic reconstruction lets patients use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by the mind
- SOHO sees something new near the sun: Comet survives close encounter
- Cutting-edge technology optimizes cancer therapy with nanomedicine drug combinations
- Sensor-packed smartphones can read your mood, guard your data, and wreak havoc in the wrong hands
- Dendrite eraser: New electrolyte rids batteries of short-circuiting fibers
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Together, nanotechnology, genetic interference may tackle 'untreatable/ brain tumors
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Direct brain neurostimulation for partial onset seizures provides long-term benefit
- Ultra-thin nanowires can trap electron 'twisters' that disrupt superconductors
- Using 'fuzzy logic' to optimize hybrid solar/battery systems
- Optical nanoantennas set the stage for a NEMS lab-on-a-chip revolution
- Why a latte is less likely to spill than a coffee
- Latest selfie from NASA Mars rover shows wide context
- Detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Crude oil production: Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step
- Cyberbystanders: Most don't try to stop online bullies
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- First portable system for monitoring patients with Parkinson's disease tested on 50 people from different countries
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- Facebook in mourning: mediatization of death and RIP pages as virtual shrines
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