Engineers have invented a material designed to help cool buildings. The material reflects incoming sunlight,…
Month: November 2014
Unbelievable underworld and its impact on us all
A new study has pulled together research into the most diverse place on earth to…
‘Eye of Sauron’ provides new way of measuring distances to galaxies
Scientists have developed a new way of measuring precise distances to galaxies tens of millions…
‘Off switch’ for pain discovered: Activating the adenosine A3 receptor subtype is key to powerful pain relief
A way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain has…
Majority of women report sexual dysfunction after childbirth
Many women notice that their sexual health changes after childbirth, according to researchers. Researchers have…
Vaccines may make war on cancer personal
In the near future, physicians may treat some cancer patients with personalized vaccines that spur…
Shaping the future of energy storage with conductive clay
Materials scientists have invented clay, which is both highly conductive and can easily be molded…
Modeling the past to understand the future of a stronger El Niño
El Nino is not a contemporary phenomenon; it’s long been the Earth’s dominant source of…
Why patients respond to a life-saving melanoma drug
Researchers have pioneered a new methodology to predict why some patients battling advanced melanoma respond…
The living, breathing ocean
The ocean is a complex ecosystem. The ocean carbon cycle is governed by the relationship…