New Drug Fights Cancer by ‘Hijacking’ Existing T Cells
A new study describes how a team of researchers are exploring ways to manipulate the body’s existing T cells that normally kill viruses and redirect…
Entropy and Particle Shape Cause Chirality in Dense Systems
To better understand why functional molecules in our bodies almost always occur in just one chiral form, UCLA scientists sought to discover how chirality occurs….
Balancing Between Life and Research
Focusing on balance between her family, religion and work with carbon nanomaterials, Jing Kong has found a home at MIT and has pioneered a new…
Revealing Data from Super-Earth 55 Cancri e
Sitting 40 million light-years away, researchers were able to gain a better understand of 55 Cancri e and its environment. Using observations from NASA’s Spitzer…
Breathalyzer Uses Nanotechnology to Reveal Signs of Disease
Thanks to new to ceramics nanotechnology, scientists now working with a device that can test you for biomarkers when you blow into it. Using a…
Can Jupiter-Like Planets Lead to Earth-Like Planets?
Scientists are searching for Earth-like planets by searching near Jupiter-like planets. Using data from NASA’s Kepler mission, scientists have identified 63 candidate hot Jupiter systems,…
Nanoparticle Probes to Uncover the Secrets of Proteins
(Video:Andrew Mueller, Vistamar School, El Segundo, Calif.) Studying and understanding protein behavior is about to take a major step forward. Scientists from the Berkley Lab…
Pentamode Metamaterial Opens New Possibilities in Transformation Acoustics
A team of scientists have created new material class through the manufacturing of a stable crystalline metafluid. The pentamode metamaterial is extremely light and displays…
Zinc Anode Battery System, Alternative for Nickel Cadmium Batteries
Researchers at the CUNY Energy Institute have developed an operating prototype zinc anode battery system. Designed to be non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates…
Earth’s Water Supply Summed Up in One “Tiny” Bubble
You’ve probably heard the saying that Earth is mostly water, roughly 70%. Well it turns out that many people have misunderstood the facts and that…
Study Confirms Two Different Sources for Type Ia Supernovae
A newly published study from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics details two models supporting the origin of Type Ia supernovae, finding that both the…
New System Simplifies Excel Programming
Customizing spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel is continuing to get easier and more efficient. Developed by an MIT graduate student and Microsoft researcher, a new system…
Using Biosignatures to Distinguish Between Tuberculosis and Sarcoidosis
New research shows that tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are not only similar clinically, but their biosignatures also have a number of elements in common and scientists…
Automated System Has Promising Uses in Battery and Fuel Cell Production
Newly published research from Yale University engineers describes a technique that may be influential in developing and understanding new methods for rapidly creating battery electrodes…
Embryonic Stem Cells Will Kill Themselves to Protect the Embryo
While researching embryonic stem cells, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine discovered that by housing a protein called Bax in its active form in…
NASA to Test Jet Engine with a Helping of Cereal and Crayons
While foreign objects continue to present dangers for commercial and military airliner passengers, NASA’s Aviation Safety Program is working on new technology that will use…
Hubble to Test Technique of Using the Moon as a Mirror
In an effort to test the technique of using the moon as a mirror, scientists will use Hubble to observe the transit of Venus across…
Measuring Motor Neuron Communication May Shed Light on Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuroscientists from UCLA have developed a system to measure communication between stem cell–derived motor neurons and muscle cells in a Petri dish. They hope that…