The World Health Organization Needs to Put Human Behavior at the Center of Its Initiatives
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TB Alliance and partners form multidisciplinary center for translational TB drug research
(Burness) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded TB Alliance a Center of Excellence in Translational Research (CETR) grant (U19AI142735) for tuberculosis (TB) drug development. New translational research to deve...
Stephenson Cancer Center physician is senior author on major study
(University of Oklahoma) A gynecologic oncologist at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine was a national leader of a newly published research study that reveals good news for women with ovarian cancer -- longer survival times plus a treatment...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy center core booster falls over on ship amid heavy seas
The Falcon Heavy center core booster lands on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. (SpaceX via YouTube)
Mother Nature has splashed cold water over SpaceX’s triumphant triple booster landing in the wake of. Literally.
After sending the Arabsat-6 teleco...
New center founded to develop more efficient flexible solar cells
(Penn State) New organic materials for creating advanced, flexible, light-weight solar cells and electronics for military and civilian use in remote areas away from power grids will be the focus of a new research center directed by Enrique Gomez, pro...
Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center
(University of California - Los Angeles) At the center of our galaxy, where an enormous black hole blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus while neighboring stars burst to life and explode. astronomers have discovered two exhaust...
North Texas Regional Center of Expertise gets approval from UN
(University of Texas at Arlington) What began as a brainstorming session last year about how to unify sustainability efforts across North Texas is now the North Texas Regional Center of Expertise, or RCE, thanks to efforts led by Meghna Tare, Univers...
Achieving greater efficiency for fast data center operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Algorithm and software system Shenango improves data center efficiency for microsecond-speed operations by better allocating data processing across CPU cores to reduce tail latency and ensure hardware runs prod...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin makes a deal to build rocket servicing center in Florida
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket booster landing on a recovery ship. (Blue Origin Illustration via YouTube)
Blue Origin, the space venture created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has struck a deal with Florida’s spaceport aut...