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Harvard awards 8,174 degrees, certificates over 2019-20 academic year
Today the University awarded a total of 8,174 degrees and certificates. A breakdown of degrees and programs is listed below. Harvard College granted a total of 1,542 degrees. Degrees from the Harvard John...
Balancing the economy while saving the planet
If you make your bio-product 100% sustainable it may be way too expensive to produce. If you make it less environmentally friendly, you may, at some point, end up having...
Metal detector hobbyist returns lost rosary 70 years later
A New Jersey man who found a buried rosary while metal detecting a few miles from his home reunited the item with its owner -- 70 years after it was...
Manny Jacinto joins cast of Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers'
Manny Jacinto has signed on to star in Hulu's upcoming adaptation of "Nine Perfect Strangers."
A single proton can make a world of difference
Scientists from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science and collaborators have shown that knocking out a single proton from a fluorine nucleus—transforming it into a neutron-rich isotope of oxygen—can...
Making nuclear energy cost-competitive
Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy source is finding novel and...
Solving battery-free devices’ short-term memory loss
For decades, researchers have been searching for a better battery. Now an international team presents a bold new solution: ditch the battery altogether. Led by Northwestern University and Delft University...
Topology sheds new light on synchronization in higher-order networks
Research led by Queen Mary University of London, proposes a novel 'higher-order' Kuramoto model that combines topology with dynamical systems and characterises synchronization in higher-order networks for the first time.
Nanopatterning electronic properties of twisted 2-D semiconductors using twist
A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute, have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2-D transition metal dichalcogenides undergo extensive lattice reconstruction, which can pattern their optoelectronic...
A simple method to print planar microstructures of polysiloxane
Polysiloxane is an elastic polymer which is widely used in fluidics, optics, and biomedical engineering. It offers desirable properties for microfabrication due to its castable and curable properties.
New technique offers higher resolution molecular imaging and analysis
A Northwestern University research team has developed a new method to conduct spectroscopic nanoscopy, an approach that could help researchers understand more complicated biomolecular interactions and characterize cells and diseases...
Technology uses plant biomass waste for self-powered biomedical devices
An innovation turning waste material into stretchable devices may soon provide a new option for creating self-powered biomedical inventions. A team from Purdue University used lignin to create triboelectric nanogenerators. TENGs help...
Physicists measure a short-lived radioactive molecule for first time
Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have combined the power of a super collider with techniques of laser spectroscopy to precisely measure a short-lived radioactive molecule, radium monofluoride, for the first...
Tiny, self-assembling traps capture dangerous pollutants, PFAS
A study shows that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS -- dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.
Small-scale mining for gold has produced long-lasting toxic pollution, from 1860s California to modern Peru
Gold is everywhere in modern life, from jewelry to electronics to smartphones. The global electronics industry alone uses 280 tons annually. And that demand keeps growing.
A better way to split water molecules to produce hydrogen using sunlight
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Japan has developed a better way to split water molecules to produce hydrogen using sunlight. In their paper published in the...
Fifteen survival shelters that can save your life
Protecting yourself from the elements should be a priority when you're trapped in the wilderness. (Tim MacWelch/)This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life.Shelter is your top priority in most survival emergencies. Severe...
Technology uses plant biomass waste for self-powered biomedical devices
An innovation turning waste material into stretchable devices may soon provide a new option for creating self-powered biomedical inventions.
Police: Kansas soldier drives over gunman saving 'countless lives'
A solider stationed in Kansas saved "countless lives" when he drove his vehicle over a gunman who was shooting randomly at people from a bridge in Leavenworth, authorities said.
Michael Phillips and Sana Raoof to deliver student addresses
Two student orators will mark Harvard’s Honoring the Class of 2020, sharing their experiences and perspectives with 32,000 classmates. Harvard College senior Michael Phillips will deliver the Senior English Address while Harvard Medical...
Physicists measure a short-lived radioactive molecule for first time
Researchers have combined the power of a super collider with techniques of laser spectroscopy to precisely measure a short-lived radioactive molecule, radium monofluoride, for the first time.
A bio-inspired addition to concrete stops the damage caused by freezing and thawing
Concrete is one of the most durable building materials used in modern-day infrastructures, but it has a weakness -- ice -- which can cause it to crumble. Now, inspired by...
Making nuclear energy cost-competitive
Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy source is finding novel and innovative ways to...
Substantial quantities of tire particles contaminating rivers and ocean
Research reveals vital new information that will improve our scientific understanding of how tiny particles from tires, synthetic fibers from clothing and maritime gear enter the ocean.
U.S. Air Force scales back fitness testing, citing COVID-19 concerns
The U.S. Air Force announced a postponement of official physical fitness tests to Oct. 1 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Circadian oscillation of a cyanobacterium doesn't need all three Kai proteins to keep going
Despite conventional understanding that three Kai proteins are required for the circadian oscillation of cyanobacteria, scientists discovered that even when one of them is destroyed, the oscillation is not completely...
These tiny, self-assembling traps capture PFAS
University at Buffalo chemists have shown that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS—dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.
Simple and readily available saline solution can reliably transport COVID-19 samples to testing labs
In the face of dwindling supplies of virus transport media, cheap and readily available phosphate buffered saline can be used to safely store and transport coronavirus samples for up to...