Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent…
Month: May 2013
Coming into existence: Lab sets a new record for creating heralded photons
A new experiment establishes a heralding efficiency that might allow loopholes to be eliminated in…
Opening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene
Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in…
Fastest measurements ever made of ion channel proteins
Engineers have used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal…
Nanoantennas improve infrared sensing
Engineers have used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared…
Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage
A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest…
Air pollution and noise pollution increase cardiovascular risk
Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular…
Prenatal exposure to traffic is associated with respiratory infection in young children
Living near a major roadway during the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk…
Combined wood and tobacco smoke exposure increases risk and symptoms of COPD
People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a…
Advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique
The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a…