Technology and Engineering
For the first time scientists can observe the nano structure of food in 3-D
Loading video... Credit: Video/computer animation: Liborius ApS "There is still a lot we don't know about the structure of food,...
Human Brain Project’s research platforms released
The Human Brain Project (HBP) is pleased to announce the release of initial versions of its six Information and Communications...
Discovered a new magnet
A group of researchers from Osaka University and The University of Tokyo discovered a new magnet capable of controlling Dirac...
Human Brain Project launches European research infrastructure
This news release is available in German. Jülich, 30 March 2016 - The Human Brain Project (HBP) is developing a...
HANNOVER MESSE 2016: Sensor cable makes life difficult for burglars
This news release is available in German. Ideally, homeowners want to be warned if a burglar sneaks onto their property,...
Open-source microprocessor
Software source codes and hardware designs tend to be closely guarded trade secrets. Not so with open-source products. For instance,...
Holistic data analysis and modeling poised to transform protein X-ray crystallography
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 29, 2016--A new 3-D modeling and data-extraction technique is about to transform the field of X-ray...
Hydride-ion conduction makes its first appearance
Ionic transport has been studied extensively over the years for energy devices such as fuel cells and batteries using Li+,...
Are we what we eat?
In a new evolutionary proof of the old adage, 'we are what we eat', Cornell University scientists have found tantalizing...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 17S form
Tropical Cyclone 17S formed in the Southern Indian Ocean late on March 28. NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead. The storm...
City resilience: Sandia analyzes effects of rising sea levels in Norfolk
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In Norfolk, Virginia, an East Coast city that's home to the world's largest naval station and important...
Nanoparticles deliver anticancer cluster bombs
Scientists have devised a triple-stage "cluster bomb" system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via tiny nanoparticles designed to break...
MIT Energy Initiative and AVANGRID collaborate to study future of electricity industry
Today, the wholesale price of electricity is largely driven by the availability and operating cost of large power plants as...
Big Data-driven method could save money, increase efficiency in pharmaceutical management
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Researchers at Binghamton University and pharmacy solutions provider Innovation Associates have developed an...
Synthesizing real-life tweets
Scientists in Brazil are using a genetic algorithm to create a realistic soundscape of birdsong that can be triggered by...
New scrolling technique accelerates skim reading
This news release is available in Spanish. The amount of data that we take in from screens each day through...
Computer simulation discloses new effect of cavitation
Credit: Photo: KIT Researchers have discovered a so far unknown formation mechanism of cavitation bubbles by means of a model...
Multilingual circuit: NIST’s ‘optomechanical transducer’ links sound, light, radio waves
Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a "piezo-optomechanical circuit" that converts signals among...
Quantum effects at work in the world’s smelliest superconductor
The quantum behaviour of hydrogen affects the structural properties of hydrogen-rich compounds, which are possible candidates for the elusive room...
Stanford scientists resurrect an abandoned drug, find it effective against human viruses
Viruses have proven to be wily foes. Attempts to fend off viruses causing even the common cold or flu have...