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Alaska Wants to Fight Warming While Still Drilling for Oil
As the state weathers the impacts of climate change, its economy still relies on fossil fuels-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Chemists achieve unprecedented molecular triple jump with multi-ringed metal complexes
(Texas A&M University) For decades, Texas A&M University chemist Dr. John A. Gladysz has been mixing metals and carbon to create novel molecules, from the world's longest molecular wires to microscopic gyroscopes controllable by cage size, molec...
Antarctic IceCube observatory tracks a single neutrino to solve cosmic ray puzzle
In this artistic rendering, a blazar is accelerating protons that produce pions, which produce neutrinos and gamma rays. One neutrino’s path is represented by a blue line passing through Antarctica, while a gamma ray’s path is shown in pink. (IceCube...
New method reveals how well cancer drugs hit their targets
(The Francis Crick Institute) Scientists have developed a method to measure how well cancer drugs reach their targets inside the body. It shows individual cancer cells in a tumor in real time, revealing which cells interact with the drug and which ce...
It's Time to Stop Investing in New Oil and Gas Pipelines
We can't trust the administration to do the right thing, so we need to convince investors to take their money elsewhere-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Electrical contact to molecules in semiconductor structures established for the first time
(University of Basel) Electrical circuits are constantly being scaled down and extended with specific functions. A new method now allows electrical contact to be established with simple molecules on a conventional silicon chip. The technique promises...
CRISPR Makes Cancer Cells Turncoats that Attack Their Tumor
The experimental approach showed promise across three types of malignancies in mice-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists Pick Up the Genetic Scent of Stinkbug Invaders
New method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Can ultrashort electron flashes help harvest nuclear energy?
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL physicists have now demonstrated experimentally the ability to coherently manipulate the wave function of a free electron down to the attosecond timescale (10-18 of a second). The team also developed a...
Study finds room for improvement in South Korea's polluted river basin
(Portland State University) A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in some of the more...