According to the 2016 Environmental Performance Index, which provides a diagnostic tool for policymakers to…
Month: January 2016
Novel 4-D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration
A team of scientists has evolved their microscale 3-D printing technology to the fourth dimension,…
Graphene composite may keep wings ice-free
A composite of graphene nanoribbons and epoxy proves effective at de-icing a helicopter blade, report…
Mom’s in control, even before you’re born
Researchers have uncovered previously unappreciated means by which epigenetic information contained in the egg influences…
Shallow earthquakes, deeper tremors along southern San Andreas fault compared by researchers
Seismologists working along California’s San Andreas Fault near Cholame and Parkfield now have a better…
Did ear sensory cell stereocilia evolve from gut microvilli?
Evolution likes to borrow. It can take an already-successful biological structure and alter it until…
Potential therapeutic targets identified for multiple sclerosis
Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases may benefit by new findings from…
Microscopic drug ‘depots’ boost efficacy against tumors in animal model
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic ‘depots’ for trapping drugs inside…
Pressure building on global water supply
A new study projects that global demand for water could more than double by 2050,…
Link between food advertising, child food consumption
Unhealthy food advertising does increase food intake in children, new research confirms. The analysis showed…