When Sand Behaves Like Oil

Medicine & Technology May 08, 2019

A complex interaction occurs between the two materials

Research Cpuld Lead to More Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

May 08, 2019

The researchers discovered eight protein biomarkers that enable pathologists to differentiate between an endometrioid or high-grade serous carcinoma with 99.2 percent accuracy

The Estée Lauder Companies Showcases New Research on Combating Aging

May 08, 2019

The Estee Lauder Companies’ R&D team is at the forefront of understanding the impact that environmental stressors have on the barrier of the skin and the effect it has on skin aging

New Method Integrates Topographic Data for More Accurate Forecast of Road Disruption

May 08, 2019

The model predicted 90.6 percent of reported road closure and 94.1 percent of reported flooded streets

New Molecular Targets May Aid in the Treatment of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis

May 07, 2019

The expression of two genes, IL-8 and CTGF, was significantly increased as a result of the PKHD1 mutation

Political Advertising on Facebook Cause Inequalities and Why Electoral Regulations Must Tackle It

May 07, 2019

It is now increasingly difficult for existing regulators to capture the true extent of what is happening online, let alone whether these practices violate democratic norms

A New Type of Quasiparticle Discovered

May 07, 2019

The researchers were the first to see Rarita-Schwinger fermions

Two Flower Species Teach Us How Close Relatives Can Coexist

May 07, 2019

Self-pollination helps to reduce the negative impact of reproductive interference

Freshwater Mussel Shells Were Material of Choice for Prehistoric Craftsmen

May 07, 2019

The finding of the study suggests that the existence of a European-wide cross-cultural tradition for the manufacture of these double-buttons

New Strain of Canine Distemper in Wild Animals in New Hampshire and Vermont Discovered

May 06, 2019

This situation could and might already be having an impact on the population of wild mesocarnivores in New Hampshire and New England

Are Extroverts Natural Leaders in Organizations?

May 06, 2019

Informal leaders were better liked and more sought after for advice when they hit a middle “sweet spot” on levels of assertiveness and warmth which are two facets of extroversion

Rice Husks Can Effectively Remove Microcystin from Water

May 06, 2019

The rice husks removed more than 95 percent of microcystin MC-LR, the most common type found in Lake Erie, in concentrations of up to 596 parts-per-billion (ppb)

Cultivating Defective Porous Materials for Robust and Selective Heterogeneous Catalysis

May 06, 2019

It opens new avenues to develop robust heterogeneous catalysts for a wide variety of gas-phase reactions

Neuroscience and Computer Vision Collaborate to Better Understand Visual Information Processing

May 06, 2019

It allows cognitive neuroscientists to better leverage the deep learning models that have dramatically improved artificial vision systems.

Less Invasive Surgery for Faster Recovery of Lung Cancer

May 04, 2019

Thoracoscopic lobectomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), combined with pulmonary artery sealing using an ultrasonic energy device reduced the risk of post-operative bleeding, complications, and pain