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New Ebola Outbreak Declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Experimental therapies, shipped to the DRC for its last outbreak, are still in the country-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DIY robots help marine biologists discover new deep-sea dwellers
(The City University of New York) A multidisciplinary group of engineers, marine biologists, and roboticists have developed a sampling device that is soft, flexible, and customizable, which allows scientists to gently collect different types of organ...
Trees travelling west: How climate is changing our forests
(Ecological Society of America) Many studies on the impacts of global temperature rise have suggested that the range of trees will migrate poleward and upward. However, research that will be presented at the 2018 ESA Annual Meeting in August suggests...
Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat
(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) Increasing healthy brown fat might help weight management and reduce symptoms of diabetes. Columbia Engineers have developed a simple, innovative method to directly convert white fat to...
Ba-Boom! There Goes Your Hearing
New discoveries offer hope for noise-induced hearing loss-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Car Rules Fight Pits Safety Against Pollution
The Trump administration argues higher fuel efficiency will keep older, unsafe cars on the road-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Antennas for cosmic rays
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) For his research relating to the search for sources of highest-energy particles of cosmic rays from the Milky Way, Dr. Frank Schröder, scientist of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and assistant pro...
Researchers turn powerful, viscous disinfectants into breathable mist for the first time
(University of California - San Diego) A team of San Diego researchers have developed a device that diffuses potent disinfectants for airborne delivery. The device works on a range of disinfectants that have never been atomized before, such as Trieth...
NYSCF partners with TOOLGEN, NSAGE to integrate gene editing and stem cell technologies
(New York Stem Cell Foundation) The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute today announced a strategic partnership with Korean firms ToolGen, Inc., and nSAGE, Inc.. In a Memorandum of Understanding, the organizations agreed to colla...
Soil phosphorus availability and lime: More than just pH?
(American Society of Agronomy) Plants can't do without phosphorus. But there is often a 'withdrawal limit' on how much phosphorus they can get from the soil. A new study looks at how liming, soil management history and enzymes relate t...