Scientists harness viruses to make power source under environmentally friendly conditions
We all know that people sometimes change their behavior when someone is looking their way. Now, a new study shows that jackdaws — birds related to crows and ravens with eyes that appear similar to human eyes — can do the same.
Patients with severe heart failure can be bridged to eventual transplant by a new, smaller and lighter implantable heart pump, according to a just-completed study of the device.
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Astronomers have published the first clear detection of signatures long sought in the spectra of X-ray astronomical sources, the so-called EXAFS signatures, standing for “Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure.” EXAFS is a powerful tool for studying the structure of grains in the interstellar medium. It gives a more detailed picture of the composition and structure [...]
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High-dosage perioperative brachytherapy (applied within the surgical process) obtains excellent results in the treatment of head and neck tumors, at the same time as reducing the period of radiation.
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Tapping industrial waste heat could reduce fossil fuel demands in the short term and improve efficiency of countless manufacturing processes, according to scientists.
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In the first study of its kind researchers will use video clips of spontaneously produced facial expressions in a real life social context to explore emotion recognition in autism.
Researchers have developed a critical part of a hydrogen storage system for cars that makes it possible to fill up a vehicle’s fuel tank within five minutes with enough hydrogen to drive 300 miles.
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Researchers have demonstrated that attacks on the mitochondrial protein Drp1 by the free radical nitric oxide — which causes a chemical reaction called S-nitrosylation — mediates neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Carbon dioxide is a molecular gas at ambient conditions and an important constituent of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is also a likely component in the Earth’s mantle, and it plays an important role in the life cycle. But at high pressure, carbon dioxide can transform to a solid. Even more interesting, as the pressure increases [...]
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