June 2017

Credit: Alissa Eckert and Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to free themselves when trapped along walls or obstacles. This finding c..

Credit: ©Science China Press Currently, lung cancer has become one of the most deadly cancers. In contrast to the steady increase in survival for most cancers, advances have been slow for lung canc..

Credit: Image by YANG Jun A research group from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences recently reported the development of a new technology to boost performance of ..

Credit: Kanazawa University One of the key reasons for cancer mortality is caused by the highly invasive behaviour of cancer cells, which is often due to aggressive metastasis. Metasta..

Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is leading t..

(Linköping University) A discovery of how to control and transfer spinning electrons paves the way for novel hybrid devices that could outperform existing semiconductor electronics. In a study publish..

Modern films and TV shows are filled with spectacular, computer-generated sequences which are computed by rendering systems that simulate the flow of light in a 3D scene. However, computing many light..

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 29, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded $16 million for 42 grants to support research, teachin..

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 29, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 21 grants totaling $7.6 million for research to help..

Credit: Photo: Jürgen Bauhus As the climate change progresses, droughts are expected to become more and more common and more intense in Europe, as in many parts of the globe. However, many plants a..