New filters could enable manufacturers to perform highly selective chemical separation
A team of chemical and biological engineers has developed highly selective membrane filters that could enable manufacturers to separate and purify chemicals in ways...
Cognitive training helps regain a younger-working brain
Relentless cognitive decline as we age is worrisome, and it is widely thought to be an unavoidable negative aspect of normal aging. Researchers at...
When the eyes move, the eardrums move, too
Simply moving the eyes triggers the eardrums to move too, says a new study by Duke University neuroscientists.
The researchers found that keeping the head...
Chasing dark matter with the oldest stars in the Milky Way
Just how quickly is the dark matter near Earth zipping around? The speed of dark matter has far-reaching consequences for modern astrophysical research, but...
Food scientists are developing a low-cost tool for detecting bacteria in food, water
Food scientist Lili He and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have developed a new, rapid and low-cost method for...
Scientists find oxidized iron deep within the Earth’s interior
Scientists digging deep into the Earth's mantle recently made an unexpected discovery.
Five hundred and fifty kilometres below the Earth's surface, they found highly oxidized...
Air quality is leading environmental threat to public health
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. Now in its twentieth year, the...
Energy storehouses in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s, targets of new therapy
Alzheimer's disease, a severely debilitating and ultimately fatal brain disorder, affects millions worldwide. To date, clinical efforts to find a cure or adequate treatment...
Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dots
Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the...
Astronomers produce first detailed images of surface of giant star
An international team of astronomers has produced the first detailed images of the surface of a giant star outside our solar system, revealing a...
First quantifiable observation of cloud seeding
A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that demonstrated, for the first time, direct observation of cloud seeding -- from the growth...
