Eight weeks of smoking cessation reverses the endothelial damage caused by smoking, according to new…
Month: August 2013
GPs undertreat women with atrial fibrillation
Women with atrial fibrillation are undertreated compared with men regardless of their stroke risk and…
Imaging: A brighter future for cell tracking
Fluorescent organic nanoparticles operating as cell tracers outperform existing methods for long-term tracking of living…
Monitor and control severe drought with analysis of data from Chollian
Research team developing a more accurate way to monitor and predict weather changes.
Nanoparticles: Polymer knots with silicon hearts
Biocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages.
Solar energy: A richer harvest on the horizon
Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces are potent catalysts for solar energy…
Magnetic materials: Forging ahead with a back-to-basics approach
Atomic-level simulations hint at how to control the magnetic properties of layered materials for data…
Data storage: Better hard drives ready for lift-off
Operating a hard disk drive is as complex as keeping a superfast car on the…
Microelectronics: Automating cancer detection
Microelectronic engineers have developed and tested sensor technology that can detect and measure a chemical…
Data storage: Maintaining privacy on the cloud
A data-sharing scheme utilizing an encryption manager shows the way towards low-cost, flexible and secure…