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NEWS FROM THE FIELD FOR 2019

  • April 22, 2019
    Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor

  • April 22, 2019
    Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from 'island hopping' in insulating state

  • April 22, 2019
    New technique produces longer-lasting lithium batteries

  • April 22, 2019
    Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless

  • April 19, 2019
    Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes

  • April 18, 2019
    Scientists identify almost 2 million previously 'hidden' earthquakes

  • April 18, 2019
    Project Sidewalk helps users map accessibility around Seattle and other cities

  • April 18, 2019
    Multistep self-assembly opens door to new reconfigurable materials

  • April 18, 2019
    Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells

  • April 18, 2019
    Can science writing be automated?

  • April 18, 2019
    Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors

  • April 18, 2019
    Bioengineers add cooperative molecules to their toolkit for programming signal processing

  • April 17, 2019
    Why researchers are mapping the world's manure

  • April 17, 2019
    Researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from lithium-ion batteries

  • April 17, 2019
    Morphing origami takes a new shape, expanding use possibilities

  • April 17, 2019
    Heart patch could limit muscle damage in heart attack aftermath

  • April 17, 2019
    Features that make lizards sexy are resilient to stress

  • April 16, 2019
    Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment

  • April 16, 2019
    Powerful particles and tugging tides may affect extraterrestrial life

  • April 16, 2019
    FIU scientists discover new arsenic-based broad-spectrum antibiotic

  • April 16, 2019
    Catfish use complex coordination to catch prey

  • April 16, 2019
    Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system

  • April 15, 2019
    To protect stem cells, plants have diverse genetic backup plans

  • April 15, 2019
    The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world

  • April 15, 2019
    Sizing up a starry night

  • April 15, 2019
    Peeling back the darkness of M87

  • April 15, 2019
    Engineering 'hairpins' increases CRISPR accuracy

  • April 12, 2019
    We now know how insects and bacteria control ice

  • April 12, 2019
    Predicting heat waves? Look half a world away

  • April 12, 2019
    Largest, fastest array of microscopic 'traffic cops' for optical communications

  • April 12, 2019
    Electric vehicle adoption improves air quality and climate outlook

  • April 12, 2019
    Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance

  • April 12, 2019
    Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

  • April 11, 2019
    UO team makes artificial atoms that work at room temp

  • April 11, 2019
    Tiny light-up barcodes identify molecules by their twinkling

  • April 11, 2019
    The trouble with thaw

  • April 11, 2019
    Rutgers scientists discover new role for sensory signals in the brain

  • April 11, 2019
    New imaging technique reveals 'burst' of activity before cell death

  • April 11, 2019
    Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates

  • April 11, 2019
    Biologists uncover new rules for cellular decision-making in genetics

  • April 11, 2019
    Astronaut has no lingering, major epigenetic differences from earthbound twin brother

  • April 10, 2019
    Where will flooded fields best replenish groundwater?

  • April 10, 2019
    Warm winds in autumn could strain Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf

  • April 10, 2019
    UNH researchers find unusual phenomenon in clouds triggers lightning flash

  • April 10, 2019
    Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues

  • April 10, 2019
    New quantum material could warn of neurological disease

  • April 10, 2019
    International astronomers reveal first image of event horizon of super-massive black hole

  • April 10, 2019
    Falling levels of air pollution drove decline in California's tule fog

  • April 10, 2019
    Engineers create 'lifelike' material with artificial metabolism

  • April 10, 2019
    'Deep learning' casts wide net for novel 2D materials

  • April 9, 2019
    Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia's barrier islands

  • April 9, 2019
    Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects

  • April 8, 2019
    U-M researchers use genomic data to map 'refugia' where North American trees survived the ice age

  • April 8, 2019
    Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

  • April 8, 2019
    Researchers discover new technique to test for viral infections

  • April 8, 2019
    New technique cuts AI training time by more than 60 percent

  • April 8, 2019
    JILA's 5-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis

  • April 3, 2019
    UCI scientists are first to observe, image all-important molecular vibrations

  • April 3, 2019
    Predicting the uphill battle

  • April 2, 2019
    VLA makes first direct image of key feature of powerful radio galaxies

  • April 2, 2019
    Researchers provide evidence-based tool to add counternarcotic efforts

  • April 2, 2019
    New evidence shows the evolving nature of moss

  • April 2, 2019
    Fatal chirps: Nocturnal flight calls increase building collisions among migrating birds

  • April 1, 2019
    Scientists construct new family tree for perching birds

  • April 1, 2019
    Researchers provide evidence-based tool to add counternarcotic efforts

  • April 1, 2019
    New technology marks a key step toward shrinking a medical lab to fit on fingertip

  • April 1, 2019
    New 'blue-green' solution for recycling world's batteries

  • April 1, 2019
    Laser technology helps researchers scrutinize cancer cells

  • April 1, 2019
    Crop yield in maize influenced by unexpected gene 'moonlighting'

  • April 1, 2019
    Chicago tops list of most dangerous cities for migrating birds

  • March 29, 2019
    Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab

  • March 29, 2019
    Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work

  • March 29, 2019
    Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions

  • March 28, 2019
    Researchers unlock the biomechanics of how the Ebola virus attaches to its host cell

  • March 28, 2019
    How to make self-driving cars safer on roads

  • March 28, 2019
    Fungal disease threatens hundreds of amphibian species worldwide

  • March 28, 2019
    Engineers grow prevascularized tissue for cardiac patches

  • March 28, 2019
    1 billion people will be newly exposed to diseases like dengue fever as world temperatures rise

  • March 27, 2019
    UW researcher contributes to study showing arctic warming contributes to drought

  • March 27, 2019
    Using smartphones and laptops to simulate deadly heart arrhythmias

  • March 27, 2019
    Stanford autonomous car learns to handle unknown conditions

  • March 27, 2019
    Putting the science in science communication

  • March 27, 2019
    Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

  • March 27, 2019
    In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction

  • March 27, 2019
    Implant to better track brain chemical gone rogue after neurotrauma

  • March 27, 2019
    Illuminating water filtration

  • March 27, 2019
    Had enough water? Brain's thirst centers make a gut check

  • March 26, 2019
    Yellowstone elk don't budge for wolves say scientists

  • March 26, 2019
    The sense of water -- and nitrogen: Studies uncover genome-wide responses that limit crop growth

  • March 26, 2019
    Syracuse University physicist discovers new class of pentaquarks

  • March 26, 2019
    Probiotic bacteria evolve inside mice's GI tracts

  • March 26, 2019
    New tool maps a key food source for grizzly bears: huckleberries

  • March 26, 2019
    Mobile DNA element found in mosquito parasite has potential for infectious disease control

  • March 26, 2019
    Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria

  • March 26, 2019
    Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

  • March 26, 2019
    Invasive crayfish sabotages its own success, study says

  • March 26, 2019
    Air quality agencies can breathe easier about current emissions regulations

  • March 25, 2019
    Wagers winter plants make to survive

  • March 25, 2019
    Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous!

  • March 25, 2019
    Study suggests trees are crucial to the future of our cities

  • March 25, 2019
    Study examines commercial hybrid-electric aircraft, reduced carbon emissions

  • March 25, 2019
    Stalagmite holds key to predicting droughts, floods for India

  • March 25, 2019
    New 3D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures

  • March 25, 2019
    Listening to the quantum vacuum

  • March 25, 2019
    Hurricane Maria study warns: Future climate-driven storms may raze many tropical forests

  • March 25, 2019
    Fossil barnacles, the original GPS, help track ancient whale migrations

  • March 25, 2019
    Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing

  • March 22, 2019
    New computational tool could change how we study pathogens

  • March 22, 2019
    Citizen science programs provide valuable data on intermittent rivers in Southwestern US

  • March 22, 2019
    Bacterial population growth rate linked to how individual cells control their size

  • March 21, 2019
    When more women make decisions, the environment wins

  • March 21, 2019
    Texas A&M researchers use shake-table testing to build better insights for disaster recovery

  • March 21, 2019
    Physicists reveal why matter dominates universe

  • March 21, 2019
    Medicine and personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways

  • March 21, 2019
    Local extinction of Southern California mountain lions possible within 50 years

  • March 21, 2019
    Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington's coast

  • March 21, 2019
    Energy stealthily hitches ride in global trade

  • March 21, 2019
    C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in US, but not in other global communities

  • March 21, 2019
    Bacteria bide their time when antibiotics attack

  • March 21, 2019
    Alpine tundra releases long-frozen CO2 to the atmosphere, exacerbating climate warming

  • March 20, 2019
    Visualizing better cancer treatment

  • March 20, 2019
    US indoor climate most similar to northeast African outdoors

  • March 20, 2019
    UIC researchers find hidden proteins in bacteria

  • March 20, 2019
    Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds

  • March 20, 2019
    Robotic 'gray goo'

  • March 20, 2019
    Research paves way for new source for leukemia drug

  • March 20, 2019
    Fish-inspired material changes color using nanocolumns

  • March 20, 2019
    Coral reefs near equator less affected by ocean warming

  • March 20, 2019
    Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

  • March 20, 2019
    Computer scientists create programmable self-assembling DNA

  • March 20, 2019
    Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

  • March 19, 2019
    Study finds natural selection favors cheaters

  • March 19, 2019
    Researchers find cost-effective method for hydrogen fuel production process

  • March 19, 2019
    New model IDs primate species with potential to spread Zika in the Americas

  • March 19, 2019
    How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in human DNA

  • March 19, 2019
    Discovery of parasitic arsenic cycle may offer glimpse of life in future, warmer oceans

  • March 19, 2019
    Cricket bacteria break down lignin, highlighting ecology's utility in applied R&D

  • March 19, 2019
    Brain research reveals a circuit for cocaine relapse

  • March 19, 2019
    Astronomers find 'cannonball pulsar' speeding through space

  • March 18, 2019
    When it comes to monarchs, fall migration matters

  • March 18, 2019
    Shrimp claw inspires new method of underwater plasma generation

  • March 18, 2019
    Semimetals are high conductors

  • March 18, 2019
    Researchers discover new material to help power electronics

  • March 18, 2019
    Researchers develop sensor to detect brain disorders in seconds

  • March 18, 2019
    Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater

  • March 18, 2019
    On-chip, electronically tunable frequency comb

  • March 18, 2019
    Algal library lends insights into genes for photosynthesis

  • March 15, 2019
    Sweat holds most promise for noninvasive testing

  • March 15, 2019
    Seeing through a robot's eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

  • March 15, 2019
    Quantum sensing method measures minuscule magnetic fields

  • March 15, 2019
    Nanocrystal 'factory' could revolutionize quantum dot manufacturing

  • March 15, 2019
    Cause of cathode degradation identified for nickel-rich materials

  • March 14, 2019
    Solar-powered moisture harvester collects and cleans water from air

  • March 14, 2019
    Sea quark surprise reveals deeper complexity in proton spin puzzle

  • March 14, 2019
    Innovation by ice cream bean relatives explains biodiversity

  • March 14, 2019
    Fighting leaf and mandible

  • March 14, 2019
    Exotic 'second sound' phenomenon observed in pencil lead

  • March 14, 2019
    Advances point the way to smaller, safer batteries

  • March 13, 2019
    Understanding and controlling the molecule that made the universe

  • March 13, 2019
    Stanford research predicts overlap of tunas, sharks and ships at sea

  • March 13, 2019
    Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment

  • March 13, 2019
    New paper on the phylogeny of the Brassicaceae

  • March 13, 2019
    New method to assess platelet health could help ER doctors

  • March 13, 2019
    Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less time

  • March 13, 2019
    Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines

  • March 12, 2019
    Your body is your internet – Purdue engineers tighten security against hacking

  • March 12, 2019
    Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone

  • March 12, 2019
    Meet India's starry dwarf frog, lone member of newly discovered ancient lineage

  • March 12, 2019
    Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials

  • March 12, 2019
    Experiences of nature boost children's learning

  • March 12, 2019
    Desert plants provided by homeowners offer habitat for desert bird species

  • March 11, 2019
    When coyote parents get used to humans, their offspring become bolder, too

  • March 11, 2019
    Study reviews the potential impacts of future heat waves on humans and wildlife

  • March 11, 2019
    Southern Ocean acidification puts marine organisms at risk

  • March 11, 2019
    Researchers discover new nitrogen source in Arctic

  • March 11, 2019
    NSF-funded researcher connects dots among ocean dynamics, drought and forests

  • March 11, 2019
    How to train your robot (to feed you dinner)

  • March 11, 2019
    How to take a census of Earth's biodiversity? One team of researchers has a plan

  • March 11, 2019
    For infection-fighting cells, a guideline for expanding the troops

  • March 11, 2019
    For hyenas, there's no 'I' in clan

  • March 8, 2019
    Controlling thermal conductivity of polymers with light

  • March 7, 2019
    When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye

  • March 7, 2019
    Using laser 'tweezers,' scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets

  • March 7, 2019
    The power of one country to influence treaty ratification

  • March 7, 2019
    New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors

  • March 7, 2019
    In developing nations, national parks could save endangered species

  • March 7, 2019
    Embryos' signals take multiple paths

  • March 7, 2019
    Ecologists find a 'landscape of fearlessness' in a war-torn savannah

  • March 7, 2019
    Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras

  • March 7, 2019
    'Specialized' microbes within plant species promote diversity

  • March 6, 2019
    Squid skin reveals an elegant interplay of coloration strategies

  • March 6, 2019
    More than just memories: a new role for the hippocampus during learning

  • March 6, 2019
    Fish diversity linked to Caribbean coral reef health

  • March 6, 2019
    Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes?

  • March 6, 2019
    As sea level rises, wetlands crank up their carbon storage

  • March 5, 2019
    University of Utah biologists experimentally trigger adaptive radiation

  • March 5, 2019
    Scientists levitate particles with sound to find out how they cluster together

  • March 5, 2019
    Scaling up innovative sensor installation on the Mighty Mac

  • March 5, 2019
    Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells

  • March 5, 2019
    Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds

  • March 4, 2019
    Ultracold atoms could provide 2D window to exotic 1D physics

  • March 4, 2019
    The case of the over-tilting exoplanets

  • March 4, 2019
    That's 'sew' smart! Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing

  • March 4, 2019
    Research provides insight on survivability of rare Wyoming plant

  • March 4, 2019
    How megalodon's teeth evolved into the 'ultimate cutting tools'

  • March 4, 2019
    Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations

  • March 4, 2019
    Disclosing bed bug infestation to potential tenants improves public health and leads to savings for landlords

  • March 4, 2019
    A faster, more accurate way to monitor drought

  • March 2, 2019
    How bacteria can help prevent coal ash spills

  • March 1, 2019
    New research opens door to more efficient chemical processes across spectrum of industries

  • March 1, 2019
    Embryos' signaling proteins go with the flow

  • March 1, 2019
    Cells use sugars to communicate at the molecular level

  • February 28, 2019
    Research identifies mechanism that helps plants fight bacterial infection

  • February 28, 2019
    No wires, more cuddles: Sensors are first to monitor babies in the NICU without wires

  • February 28, 2019
    New findings shed light on origin of upright walking in human ancestors

  • February 28, 2019
    Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby 3 million years ago

  • February 28, 2019
    A clearer view of past climate from tree rings

  • February 27, 2019
    Return of the wolves: How deer escape tactics help save their lives

  • February 27, 2019
    MSU team discovers 'incredibly' diverse microbial community high in Yellowstone

  • February 27, 2019
    Ice-free Arctic summers could happen on earlier side of predictions

  • February 27, 2019
    Good news for future tech: Exotic 'topological' materials are surprisingly common

  • February 27, 2019
    Engineers make clear droplets produce iridescent colors

  • February 27, 2019
    Electrically heated silicate glass appears to defy Joule's first law

  • February 27, 2019
    Climate change shrinks many fisheries globally, Rutgers-led study finds

  • February 27, 2019
    130,000 years of data show peatlands store carbon long-term

  • February 26, 2019
    New method uses artificial intelligence to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  • February 26, 2019
    'Immunizing' quantum bits so that they can grow up

  • February 25, 2019
    When sand-slithering snakes behave like light waves

  • February 25, 2019
    Uncovering the origins of cultivated strawberries

  • February 25, 2019
    The 'off' button that lets plants make flowers

  • February 25, 2019
    Nitrogen-fixing trees 'eat' rocks, play pivotal role in forest health

  • February 25, 2019
    New study reveals when a superconductor truly becomes super

  • February 25, 2019
    Money-savers focus attention -- and eyes -- on the prize

  • February 25, 2019
    Material that shields beetle from being burned by its own weapons, holds promise

  • February 25, 2019
    Laser 'drill' sets a new world record in laser-driven electron acceleration

  • February 25, 2019
    Exposing flaws in metrics for user login systems

  • February 25, 2019
    Breeding a better strawberry

  • February 25, 2019
    Ancient rocks provide clues to Earth's early history

  • February 25, 2019
    A new periodic table classifies droplet motions

  • February 22, 2019
    Study links Celebrex, heart valve calcification after earlier research declared drug safe

  • February 22, 2019
    More flexible nanomaterials can make fuel cell cars cheaper

  • February 22, 2019
    Extinct weasel relative with confounding skull likely ate meat with a side of veggies

  • February 21, 2019
    Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons

  • February 21, 2019
    JILA researchers make coldest quantum gas of molecules

  • February 21, 2019
    In small groups, people follow high-performing leaders

  • February 21, 2019
    Electric car batteries inspire safer, cheaper way to make compounds used in medicines

  • February 21, 2019
    Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments

  • February 21, 2019
    Asteroid or volcanoes? Apportioning blame for dinosaur extinction

  • February 21, 2019
    'Goldilocks' thinking to cut cost of fuel cells in electric vehicles

  • February 20, 2019
    Study of quark speeds finds a solution for a 35-year physics mystery

  • February 20, 2019
    Researchers discover a flipping crab feeding on methane seeps

  • February 20, 2019
    Penn State's Habitable Zone Planet Finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

  • February 20, 2019
    NIST physicists 'flash-freeze' crystal of 150 ions

  • February 20, 2019
    Foreign bees monopolize prize resources in biodiversity hotspot

  • February 20, 2019
    Earning a bee's wings

  • February 20, 2019
    Dietary fiber helps clump material in your gut

  • February 20, 2019
    Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery

  • February 20, 2019
    Coastal waters are unexpected hotspots for nitrogen fixation

  • February 20, 2019
    Astronomers from UCI, other institutions use new technique to find extrasolar planets

  • February 19, 2019
    When a defect might be beneficial

  • February 19, 2019
    Urine test detects organ transplant rejection, could replace needle biopsies

  • February 19, 2019
    NIST 'Astrocomb' opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

  • February 19, 2019
    Dose of vitamin C helps gold nanowires grow

  • February 19, 2019
    20-million-year-old tusked sea cow is Central America's oldest marine mammal

  • February 18, 2019
    Single CRISPR treatment provides long-term benefits in mice

  • February 18, 2019
    Fishing and pollution regulations don't help corals cope with climate change

  • February 18, 2019
    Fetal signaling pathways may offer future targets for treating lung injury

  • February 18, 2019
    Climate change makes summer weather stormier yet more stagnant

  • February 18, 2019
    A shared past for East Africa's hunter-gatherers

  • February 17, 2019
    Indigenous hunters have positive impacts on food webs in desert Australia

  • February 15, 2019
    Why some brain tumors respond to immunotherapy

  • February 15, 2019
    Study finds STEM achievement gaps shrink by nearly half when faculty view intelligence malleable

  • February 14, 2019
    Tiny satellites reveal water dynamics in thousands of northern lakes

  • February 14, 2019
    Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data

  • February 14, 2019
    New live-imaging technique reveals cellular repair crew plugging leaky biological barrier

  • February 14, 2019
    Massive Bolivian earthquake reveals mountains 660 kilometers below our feet

  • February 14, 2019
    Improved RNA data visualization method gets to the bigger picture faster

  • February 14, 2019
    BYU researchers unfold new class of mechanical devices

  • February 13, 2019
    Study yields new clues to predict tipping points for marsh survival

  • February 13, 2019
    New method uses fluorescence to identify disease-causing forms of proteins

  • February 13, 2019
    New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail provides evolutionary clues for African continent

  • February 13, 2019
    MRI and computer modeling reveals how wrist bones move

  • February 13, 2019
    More scrutiny needed for less-deadly foodborne bacteria

  • February 13, 2019
    Machine learning unlocks plants' secrets

  • February 13, 2019
    Insulating crust kept cryomagma liquid for millions of years on nearby dwarf planet

  • February 13, 2019
    Ice shelves buckle under weight of meltwater lakes

  • February 13, 2019
    How undersea gases once helped superheat our planet

  • February 13, 2019
    Bigger teams aren't always better in science and tech

  • February 12, 2019
    How termite mounds get their shape

  • February 12, 2019
    How breast tissue stiffening promotes breast cancer development

  • February 12, 2019
    3D experiments shed new light on shape memory alloys

  • February 11, 2019
    Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene -- from 'junk'

  • February 11, 2019
    Diverse scents of woodland star wildflowers driven by coevolution with pollinators

  • February 8, 2019
    Zwicky Transient Facility spots a bumper crop of supernovae, black holes and more

  • February 8, 2019
    USC scientists find a cheaper way to light up OLED screens

  • February 8, 2019
    UCI-led study reveals how blood cells help wounds heal scar-free

  • February 8, 2019
    Rice U. lab adds porous envelope to aluminum plasmonics

  • February 8, 2019
    Nitrogen gets in the fast lane for chemical synthesis

  • February 8, 2019
    How bees stay cool on hot summer days

  • February 8, 2019
    Boyce Thompson Institute researchers uncover new structures at plant-fungal interface

  • February 7, 2019
    Zwicky Transient Facility nabs several supernovae a night

  • February 7, 2019
    Unleashing perovskites' potential for solar cells

  • February 7, 2019
    The physics underlying complex biological architectures

  • February 7, 2019
    Study shows unusual microbes hold clues to early life

  • February 7, 2019
    Study reveals the hidden contributions of women to a branch of science

  • February 7, 2019
    Scientists discover new type of magnet

  • February 7, 2019
    Researchers chart path to cheaper flexible solar cells

  • February 7, 2019
    Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale

  • February 7, 2019
    Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production

  • February 7, 2019
    New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria

  • February 7, 2019
    New pill can deliver insulin

  • February 7, 2019
    New phenomenon discovered that fixes a common problem in lasers: Wavelength splitting

  • February 7, 2019
    Cancer cells' plasticity makes them harder to stop

  • February 7, 2019
    Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size

  • February 7, 2019
    Bee dispersal ability may influence conservation measures

  • February 7, 2019
    All the data in the sky, alerted via UW eyes

  • February 6, 2019
    Study shows that Vikings enjoyed a warmer Greenland

  • February 6, 2019
    Researchers help define Southern Ocean's geological features

  • February 6, 2019
    OU study finds insects crave salt and search grasslands for the limiting nutrient

  • February 6, 2019
    Melting ice sheets may cause 'climate chaos' according to new modelling

  • February 6, 2019
    How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem

  • February 6, 2019
    Controllable electron flow in quantum wires

  • February 6, 2019
    Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner -- the computer

  • February 6, 2019
    Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms

  • February 5, 2019
    The vibrating universe: Making astronomy accessible to the deaf

  • February 5, 2019
    Prehistoric food globalization spanned three millennia

  • February 5, 2019
    Novel experiment validates widely speculated mechanism behind the formation of stars

  • February 5, 2019
    Nano-infused ceramic could report on its own health

  • February 5, 2019
    Broke your shoe? What if it could repair itself

  • February 4, 2019
    UC Riverside physicists create exotic electron liquid

  • February 4, 2019
    NW Forest Plan 25 years later: Wildfire losses up, bird populations down

  • February 4, 2019
    A reconfigurable soft actuator

  • February 1, 2019
    Waters west of Europe drive ocean overturning circulation, key for regulating climate

  • February 1, 2019
    Palm oil not the only driver of forest loss in Indonesia

  • February 1, 2019
    Novel hypothesis goes underground to predict future of Greenland ice sheet

  • February 1, 2019
    Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics

  • February 1, 2019
    A water quality mystery, solved in Antarctica

  • January 31, 2019
    Waters west of Europe drive ocean overturning, key for regulating climate

  • January 31, 2019
    Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news

  • January 31, 2019
    Psychologists solve mystery of songbird learning

  • January 31, 2019
    Penn engineers develop room temperature, two-dimensional platform for quantum technology

  • January 31, 2019
    Maximizing the potential of MXenes

  • January 31, 2019
    Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica

  • January 31, 2019
    How the fruit fly got its stripes: Researchers explore precision of embryonic development

  • January 31, 2019
    Graphene crinkles can be used as 'molecular zippers'

  • January 31, 2019
    Earth's largest extinction event likely took plants first

  • January 31, 2019
    Cooking chemistry minus heat equals new nontoxic adhesive

  • January 30, 2019
    When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals

  • January 30, 2019
    Tulane study says seas may be rising faster than thought

  • January 30, 2019
    The lamprey regenerates its spinal cord not just once -- but twice

  • January 30, 2019
    Once-abundant sea stars imperiled by disease along West Coast

  • January 30, 2019
    MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga

  • January 30, 2019
    Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

  • January 30, 2019
    Female manakins use male mating call when implanted with male hormones

  • January 30, 2019
    Crocodiles have complex past

  • January 29, 2019
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    Earth's continental nurseries discovered beneath mountains

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    Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible

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    Whopping big viruses prey on human gut bacteria

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    The GRE fails to identify students that will graduate and hurts diversity, new study finds

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    Study: Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe

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    Study uncovers why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment

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    Plasmonic pioneers fire away in fight over light

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    Molecular analysis of anchiornis feather gives clues to origin of flight

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    JILA researchers uncover quantum structure of buckyballs

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    Greenland's southwest ice sheet particularly sensitive to warming

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    A microscope as a shovel?

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    The physics of multitasking

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    Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report

  • January 25, 2019
    A landscape unseen in over 40,000 years

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    Unlocking graphene's superconducting powers with a twist and a squeeze

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    The helix, of DNA fame, may have arisen with startling ease

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    Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

  • January 23, 2019
    New technology gives unprecedented look inside capillaries

  • January 23, 2019
    New 3D nanoprinting strategy opens door to revolution in medicine, robotics

  • January 23, 2019
    3D printed soft mesh robots created

  • January 22, 2019
    UMass Amherst materials chemists tap body heat to power 'smart garments'

  • January 22, 2019
    Trout, salamander populations quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions

  • January 22, 2019
    Study predicts how air pollutants from US forest soils will increase with climate change

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    Scientists discover new 'architecture' in corn

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    New method uses ultraviolet light to control fluid flow and organize particles

  • January 22, 2019
    Milky Way's neighbors pick up the pace

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    Feeling groovy: Neurons integrate better with muscle grown on grooved platforms

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    Artificial skin could give superhuman perception

  • January 21, 2019
    When species compete, physical structures and ecological relationships matter

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    New nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch

  • January 21, 2019
    Having stressed out ancestors improves immune response to stress

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    For zombie microbes, deep-sea buffet is just out of reach

  • January 21, 2019
    Blood test detects Alzheimer's damage before symptoms

  • January 21, 2019
    Ancient climate change triggered warming that lasted thousands of years

  • January 20, 2019
    'Silent slip' along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests

  • January 17, 2019
    Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications

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