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Scientists find evidence of link between diesel exhaust, risk of Parkinson’s
UCLA’s Dr. Jeff Bronstein and his colleagues demonstrated how air pollutants can contribute to the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain. A new UCLA study in zebrafish has identified the process by which air pollution can...
Freeform renews 'Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,' 'Motherland: Fort Salem'
Freeform has announced it renewed "Everything's Gonna Be Okay" and "Motherland: Fort Salem."
Scientists show a promising solid electrolyte is hydrophobic
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have shown that LATP, a solid electrolytes considered for use in next-generation energy storage, is highly sensitive to water, which has direct implications for potential...
Experts lead the charge in rethinking how we work
With COVID-19 ravaging economies, Harvard Professor Julie Battilana, and colleagues around the globe, issued an urgent plea: We need to transform the way we work.
The mystique of mathematics: 5 beautiful math phenomena
Mathematics is visible everywhere in nature, even where we are not expecting it. It can help explain the way galaxies spiral, a seashell curves, patterns replicate, and rivers bend.
IEA: New renewable energy to decline for the first time in 20 years
The world's renewable energy industry is taking a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic this year but should rebound in 2021, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
A scientist turns to entrepreneurship
Like the atomic particles he studies, Pablo Ducru seems constantly on the move, vibrating with energy. But if he sometimes appears to be headed in an unexpected direction, Ducru, a doctoral candidate in...
Algorithmic autos
Connected and automated vehicles use technology such as sensors, cameras and advanced control algorithms to adjust their operation to changing conditions with little or no input from drivers. A research...
Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough
Scientists have forced a solid magnetic metal into a spin liquid state, which may lead to insights into superconductivity and quantum computing.
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists now present a new way of bringing this promising concept closer to application. An interlayer, made of...
Pretty as a peacock: The gemstone for the next generation of smart sensors
Scientists have taken inspiration from the biomimicry of butterfly wings and peacock feathers to develop an innovative opal-like material that could be the cornerstone of next generation smart sensors.
When a spinning toy meets hydrodynamics: Point-of-care technology is set in motion
A research team has reported a diagnostic 'fidget spinner' (Dx-FS) that allows for highly sensitive and rapid diagnosis and prescription only with hand power.
Stretch and flow: Research sheds light on unusual properties of well-known materials
Researchers have taken a close look at the flow of materials that have both liquid-like and solid-like states, such as toothpaste, mayonnaise, and ketchup, using both simulations and experiments.
Air Force splits nuclear weapons directorate into two focused groups
The Air Force announced Tuesday that its Nuclear Weapons Center is breaking its ICBM directorate into two new teams, one focused on Minuteman III upgrades and the other on the...
US signs huge COVID-19 drug contract with a start-up
New Virginia firm partners with a pharmaceutical chemical maker in its made-in-America gambit
Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum world
Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents to access the unique and potentially useful properties of the quantum world.
Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum world
Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum...
A theoretical boost to nano-scale devices
Researchers have developed a new approach to the underlying physics of semiconductors. They calculated the quasi-Fermi levels in molecular junctions applying an ab initio approach.
Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials
A new way of creating carbon fibers -- which are typically expensive to make -- could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce...
New model gives wineries better data from existing tests
Scientists present a new model that allows winemakers to get measurements in their wine that previously required difficult, tedious, or expensive testing.
All pumped up for new-age rubber
Imagine a self-repairing rubber, or super-adhesive made entirely from waste materials. It sounds like science fiction, but researchers have discovered a new kind of rubber and catalyst that together can...
Long Beach mulls outdoor dining and recreation on reserved streets
A proposal would 'open up more public spaces for outdoor dining, transit access and economic activity, with safe physical distancing,' the mayor says.
WHO assembly approves call for independent probe of pandemic's origins
A resolution led by the European Union and Australia to establish an independent review of the origins of the coronavirus pandemic unanimously passed the World Health Assembly Tuesday.
New material acts as an efficient frequency multiplier
Higher frequencies mean faster data transfer and more powerful processors—the formula that has been driving the IT industry for years. Technically, however, it is anything but easy to keep increasing...
Assessing the onset of calcium phosphate nucleation by hyperpolarized real-time NMR
"Nature unveiling herself before science," is a sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. A research collaboration of the University of Vienna and the Sorbonne...
Rapid screening method targets fatty acids in yeast, key to sustainable bioproducts
Scientists engineering valuable microbes for renewable fuels and bioproducts have developed a fast, efficient way to identify the most promising varieties.
Researchers tap CRISPR technology to connect biology, electronics
In an effort to create first-of-kind microelectronic devices that connect with biological systems, University of Maryland (UMD) researchers are utilizing CRISPR technology in a novel way to electronically turn "on"...
How does an increase in nitrogen application affect grasslands?
The "PaNDiv" experiment, established by researchers of the University of Bern on a 3000 m2 field site, is the largest biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiment in Switzerland and aims to better understand...