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Tracking firefighters in burning buildings
(McMaster University) McMaster researchers, working with partners at other universities, have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners and others who work in high-risk environments...
Technology Is Upending How Music Is Made
Technology is upending how music gets made-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
BFU scientists learned how to manage the properties of amorphous microwires
(Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University) Amorphous ferromagnetic microwires are thin glass coated wires used to manufacture magnetic safety tags and in medicine. A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and MISIS learned how...
Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health
Warming temperatures are exposing more people to heat waves and increasing the risk of disease spread-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
NYUAD researchers achieve solid state thermochemiluminescence with crystals
(New York University) Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Chemistry Program have developed macroscopic organic crystals that emit light when heated, a process referred to as thermochemiluminescence that was previously reported only in solution.
Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS) -- a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics -- finds that variants in hun...
Organic electronics: Scientists develop a high-performance unipolar n-type thin-film transistor
(Tokyo Institute of Technology) Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) report a unipolar n-type transistor with a world-leading electron mobility performance of up to 7.16 cm2 V-1 s-1. This achievement heralds an exciting future fo...
Tool reveals molecular causes of disease, including infant cancer
(Princeton University, Engineering School) Demonstrating a new tool with a broad ability to reveal molecular causes and markers of diseases, a Princeton University-led team has found connections between four genes and a rare cancer affecting babies a...
Researchers Enable "Super Mice" to See Near-Infrared Light
Nanoscale devices convert near-infrared light into visible, green light. When injected into the eyes, they enabled mice to see in the infrared-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researcher studies impact of drug-trafficking violence
(University of Massachusetts Lowell) A UMass Lowell researcher who analyzes the causes and impacts of violence fueled by drug trafficking has won critical acclaim for her work and is bringing a fresh understanding of these issues from the streets int...