Quantum Leap in Window Technology Delivers Dramatic Energy Savings
A new window coating reduces indoor temperatures and energy costs by selectively blocking heat-producing light, effective at any sunlight angle. Windows welcome light into interior…
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Women Were Hunters Too – New Research Aims To Correct History
When Cara Ocobock was a young child, she often wondered at the images in movies, books, comics, and cartoons portraying prehistoric men and women as such:…
Scientists Discover Potential New Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, at the school’s South Bend regional campus, and their colleagues at the University of Notre Dame, have…
Researchers Decipher Benjamin Franklin’s Money Secrets
Physics techniques provide a rare glimpse into the early American monetary history. Benjamin Franklin is often celebrated for inventing bifocals and the lightning rod. However,…
The “Metaverse”: A Powerful Tool for Better Science
A researcher from Notre Dame advises that we should move past the excitement and examine how virtual reality could enhance the efficiency of scientists. However,…
Accidental Innovation: Notre Dame’s Unexpected Discovery Enhances Drug Potency
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a low-cost method to enhance the effectiveness of drugs by loading them into thermally-modified silica particles….
Revolutionary 3D Printing Technology a “Game Changer” for Discovering and Manufacturing New Materials
A novel 3D printing method called high-throughput combinatorial printing (HTCP) has been created that significantly accelerates the discovery and production of new materials. The process…
Scientists Discover Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Fast-Food Packaging
For the first time, researchers from the University of Toronto, Indiana University, and the University of Notre Dame have discovered the presence of harmful PFAS…
Plastic Containers Can Contain Toxic “Forever Chemicals” – And They Are Getting Into Food
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame are expanding their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a harmful group of…
Common Type of Clothing Could Be Exposing Millions of Children to Harmful Chemicals
The study found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in all stain-resistant uniforms tested. According to a recent study conducted by scientists at the Paul H….
After Many Years of Searching – Potential First Traces of the Universe’s Earliest Stars Discovered
Evidence of a first-generation star that died in a “super-supernova” explosion is discovered by Gemini’s observation of a far-away quasar. The ancient chemical remains of…
New Invention Restores Life-Saving Cells
Nanoparticle “backpack” repairs damaged stem cells. Stem cells that might save a baby’s life and be utilized to treat illnesses like lymphoma and leukemia are…
Chemical History of the Milky Way Revealed by New Catalog of Over 20 Million Stars
University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can…
High Levels of Potentially Toxic PFAS Chemicals Detected in Makeup Sold in the U.S. and Canada
Many cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a potentially toxic class of chemicals…
Kepler Space Telescope Captures One of the Fastest FELTs to Date
The slow fade of radioactive elements following a supernova allows astrophysicists to study them at length. But the universe is packed full of flash-in-the-pan transient…
How Does Binary Star System AR Scorpii Emit Energy
New research from Notre Dame lends support to an existing theory of how binary star system AR Scorpii emits energy. Astronomers studying the unique binary…
New Evolution Study Reveals Massive Genome Shift
By applying the latest tools of genome sequencing and analysis to preserved evidence from experiments carried out at Notre Dame in the 1990s, a new…
T-Dwarf Provides Benchmark for Future Exoplanet Research
Researchers have directly imaged a very rare type of brown dwarf, opening the door towards a fuller understanding of exoplanets. A team of researchers led…