science
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Synthesis gas and battery power from sunlight energy
Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers have applied this principle as the basis for developing new sustainable...
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Visualization of electron dynamics on liquid helium
An international team has discovered how electrons can slither rapidly to-and-fro across a quantum surface when driven by external forces. The...
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Imaging the proton with neutrinos
The interactions of the quarks and gluons that make up protons and neutrons are so strong that the structure of protons and neutrons is difficult...
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Weight stigmatizing experiences associated with disordered eating behaviors
Researchers have found positive parenting and family factors were associated with reduced risk for disordered eating behaviors but did not lessen...
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New study shapes understanding of adaptive clothing customer needs
With the growth of the niche adaptive clothing market comes new challenges for retailers, including making the process of online shopping more...
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Researchers find strong adolescent-parent relationships lead to better long-term health outcomes in young adults
Researchers have found that adolescents who report strong relationships with their parents have better long-term health outcomes. Study findings...
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Cascading failures in urban traffic systems tied to hidden bottlenecks
Scientists have developed a modeling technique to study urban traffic flows and show that their model can be used to find previously unknown...
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Human and ocean health impacts of ocean plastics
Researchers from the fields of healthcare, ocean science, and social science have collaborated to quantify plastic's considerable risks to all life...
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Solar industry feeling the heat over disposal of 80 million panels
Renewable energy experts have come up with an environmentally-friendly plan to dispose of solar panels at the end of their life.
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Promoting healthy longevity should start young: pregnancy complications lift women's risk of mortality in the next 50 years
Pregnancies complicated by preterm delivery, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and gestational diabetes are linked with an increased risk of...
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What makes blood stem cells transform? Regulation of RNA splicing may be an answer
Researchers have determined a novel mechanism linking the metabolism of ribonucleic acids, RNA, to the development of leukemia in myelodysplastic...
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Nitrate can release uranium into groundwater
A team has experimentally confirmed that nitrate, a compound common in fertilizers and animal waste, can help transport naturally occurring uranium...