Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat diet
Washington University researchers activated the Hedgehog protein pathway in the fat cells of mice. After eight weeks of eating a high-fat diet, mice that...
Scientists elevate quantum dot solar cell world record
NREL scientists Joey Luther and Erin Sanehira are part of a team that has helped NREL set an efficiency record of 13.4% for a...
Two Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18
The ESO 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla.
Credit: Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a...
In first, 3-D printed objects connect to WiFi without electronics
UW engineers have developed the first 3-D printed plastic objects that can connect to other devices via WiFi without using any electronics. The 3-D...
Experiment demonstrates quantum mechanical effects from biological system
Green florescent proteins are responsible for the bioluminescence in sea jellies.
Credit: © Glebstock / Fotolia
Nearly 75 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger wondered...
Rise in oxygen levels links to ancient explosion of life, researchers find
The photograph shows the Shingle Pass section in east central Nevada, where late Cambrian to Middle Ordovician (460 to 495 million years ago) limestone...
Traces of life on nearest exoplanets may be hidden in equatorial trap
This is an artist's impression of TRAPPIST 1d (right) and its host star TRAPPIST 1 (left). The new research shows how planets like this...
Drought-resistant plant genes could accelerate evolution of water-use efficient crops
The team used ORNL's Titan supercomputer to compare the genomes of Kalanchoë fedtschenkoi (back row) and Phalaenopsis equestris, or orchid (front row), as well...
Invasive plants have unprecedented ability to pioneer new continents and climates
Velvetleaf represents one of the many invasive plant species that was tested by Dan Atwater and Jacob Barney.
Credit: Virginia Tech
It's no secret that globalization,...
Scientists track sharks by picking up DNA fragments from the sea
Traces of DNA in the sea can be used to monitor shark populations, say researchers.
Credit: Image courtesy of University of Salford
Marine ecologists have shown...
Teleoperating robots with virtual reality: Making it easier for factory workers to telecommute
VR system from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could make it easier for factory workers to telecommute.
Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL
Many manufacturing jobs...
