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Astronomy Explosion
Apr 08, 2019 09:35 AM EDT

Rocket fuel that's cleaner, safer and still full of energy

Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the hypergolic fuels that are commonly used today.

Squeezed nanocrystals: A new model predicts their shape when blanketed under graphene
Apr 08, 2019 09:33 AM EDT

Squeezed Nanocrystals: A New Model Predicts Their Shape When Blanketed Under Graphene

In a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Northeastern University, scientists have developed a model for predicting the shape of metal nanocrystals

Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
Apr 08, 2019 09:32 AM EDT

Air temperatures in the Arctic are Driving System Change

A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change in the Arctic, according to John Walsh, chief scientist for the UAF International Arctic Research Center.

How good are protein disorder prediction programs actually?
Apr 08, 2019 09:31 AM EDT

How Good are Protein Disorder Prediction Programs Actually?

Disorder in proteins is vital for biological function, and structural disorder in protein is more pervasive than you might think. Proteins with disordered regions may also be sticky,

Apr 06, 2019 11:41 AM EDT

New trauma care pathway reduces delirium and likelihood of returning to the hospital

A standardized interdisciplinary clinical pathway to identify and manage frailty in older patients has reduced the rate of one of the most debilitating complications

New ALS gene expression atlas offers unprecedented detail into disease progression
Apr 06, 2019 11:41 AM EDT

New ALS gene expression atlas offers unprecedented detail into disease progression

ALS researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have utilized new technologies for mapping gene expression in spinal cord

Capturing mosquito waste could speed up virus detection
Apr 06, 2019 11:40 AM EDT

Capturing mosquito waste could speed up virus detection

-Public health officials could soon be able to detect viruses in mosquitoes in the wild much more quickly and easily--thanks to the insect equivalent of a urine test.

Apr 06, 2019 11:40 AM EDT

Researchers find a piece of Palaeolithic art featuring birds and humans

An exceptional milestone in European Palaeolithic rock art

Apr 06, 2019 11:40 AM EDT

New study finds poor diet kills more people globally than tobacco and high blood pressure

Poor diet is responsible for more deaths globally than tobacco, high blood pressure, or any other health risk, according to a new scientific study

Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star
Apr 06, 2019 11:40 AM EDT

Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star

A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by University of Warwick astronomers in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets, which the star ultimately consumes.

Speed of Light
Apr 05, 2019 08:54 AM EDT

UCF researchers develop way to control speed of light, send it backward

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a pulse of light and slow it down, they can also make it travel backward.

Spin lasers facilitate rapid data transfer
Apr 05, 2019 08:52 AM EDT

Spin lasers facilitate rapid data transfer

So-called spin lasers may potentially accelerate data transfer in optical fiber cables to a considerable extent, while reducing energy consumption at the same time

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