Vonda McIntyre, 1948-2019. (SFWA Photo) Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as the Clarion West Writers Workshop, has passed away at the age of 70. McIntyre was diagnose...

Vonda McIntyre, 1948-2019. (SFWA Photo) Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as the Clarion West Writers Workshop, has passed away at the age of 70. McIntyre was diagnose...

(Arizona State University) The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale, especially to build microscopic devices or structures. Three-dimensional cages are one of the most important targets, both...

(Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Researchers from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and at Goizueta Business School at Emory University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science w...

(National Radio Astronomy Observatory) A dusty, doughnut-shaped feature long thought to be an essential part of the 'engines' at the cores of active galaxies is seen for the first time in one of the most powerful galaxies in the Universe.

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT engineers have made samples of strong, tissue-like polymer material, the color and heat properties of which they can tailor independently of the other. For instance, they have fabricated samples of very thi...

(Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) Today, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announces a new initiative that aims to fast-track the development of digital tools for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as part...

The plan would be the first in the U.S. and would help fund the city’s aging public transit system-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new three-part study showed that a delayed-release, extended-release form of methylphenidate could be given to adults in the evening with or without food and would not exert any clinically meaningfu...

Researchers are developing a device that could restore olfaction, much as a cochlear implant restores hearing-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com