Study Examines the Role of JC Polyomavirus
In a newly published study, scientists show that common mutant forms of the deadly JC polyomavirus are not responsible for the pathogen’s main attack that…
In a newly published study, scientists show that common mutant forms of the deadly JC polyomavirus are not responsible for the pathogen’s main attack that…
A newly published study from Brown University shows that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants, providing better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and…
Using a multicollector ion microprobe to study hydrogen-deuterium ratios in lunar rock and on Earth, a new study suggests that water on the Moon is…
A newly published study found that theta brainwave activity in the prefrontal cortex predicts how well people can overcome ingrained biases when better choices are…
New research led by Brown University suggests that pre-existing mineralogy on the Moon can survive large impacts and impact melts. Large impacts on the Moon…
In a newly published study, researchers have demonstrated a new “enabling technology” that uses a class of chemicals called Lewis acids to help transform carbon…
An analysis of the data from NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter reveals that molten rock covered the Moon’s surface on more than one occasion, showing…
Developed by a team of researchers, energy-momentum spectroscopy allows scientists to better understand how light is emitted from layered nanomaterials and other thin films, possibly…
In a newly published study, neuroengineers at Brown University detail the development of the first fully implanted neural interface microsystem, which has been operated wirelessly…
Researchers at Brown University discovered that human melanocyte skin cells rely on an ion channel called TRPA1 to allow a flood of calcium ions, which…
Researchers at Brown University have developed a cheaper and more durable catalyst using graphene, cobalt, and cobalt-oxide nanoparticles that can catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction…
A new study from scientists at Brown University details how they achieved the best-ever transparency and conductivity performance for a thin film of indium tin…
By using selenium nanoparticles to coat polycarbonate, Brown University scientists were able to reduce the cultured populations of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria by as much as…
According to a new study, ecologists at Brown University have discovered that recreational fishing has reduced predators in many of Cape Cod’s salt marsh ecosystems,…
Tomorrow, June 5, 2012, will provide astronomers and enthusiasts with a chance to view a very rare phenomenon known as the Venus Transit, which doesn’t…
New research from Brown University shows that the physical properties of adult stem cells derived from fat, such as liposuction waste, can predict whether they…
A study from Brown University gives new insight into the process of ion bombardment of metal surfaces and could open the door to new technologies,…
Advances in brain-computer interfaces, restorative neurotechnology, and assistive robot technology have led to a new study that reports, while using the BrainGate neural interface system,…