Aerospace engineers have now developed a carbon nanotube film that can heat and solidify a…
Month: April 2015
How gum disease treatment can prevent heart disease
A new study is helping to shed more light on the important connection between the…
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively, new research…
Wristband that measures rest, activity schedule may help predict response to antidepressants
A wristband that records motion throughout a 24-hour cycle may be an inexpensive, safe way…
Detecting Cryptosporidium in China
For a healthy individual, an infection of Cryptosporidium parvum may mean nothing more than a…
Glow in the dark tampons identify sewage pollution in rivers
Tampons may not be an obvious scientific tool, but engineers have been using them to…
Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies
After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced life, a team of scientists has…
Ecological properties of nature reserve areas can now be analyzed by laser scanning from a plane
Monitoring Europe’s vast nature protection areas used to be extremely difficult. Thanks to new computer…
Nuclear waste: Bury nuclear waste down a very deep hole, say scientists
Technologies that will enable nuclear waste to be sealed 5 km below the Earth’s surface…
Inactive tumor suppressor gene discovered in lung cancer
The PARD3 gene has been identified by researchers as a tumor suppressor that is inactivated…