Every process that sustains life is carried out by proteins. But understanding how these complex molecules do their jobs depends on learning the arrangement of their atoms—and how the structure changes—as they interact. ...
General Physics
May 5, 2016
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Raped as a child, Gwen cycled in and out of jail and sex work for more than 30 years, abusing drugs and battling anorexia.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2016
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Social media offers marketers a once-only-dreamed-of opportunity for free consumer-to-consumer advertising. But success depends on consumers being willing to share messages with their friends and followers, and often, they ...
Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2016
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The gas meters that measure energy consumption in buildings pose as great a threat to workers who service them as downed power lines do to electric utility workers. Left in place for decades, the meters are often painted ...
Engineering
Mar 25, 2016
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Homing in on when life on Earth evolved from single-celled to multicellular organisms is no easy task. Organisms that old lacked many distinguishing characteristics of modern life forms, making their fossils exceptionally ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 23, 2016
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It was an early-August evening in rural Wisconsin. An SUV traveling north along a two-lane road veered over the center line. Before landing in a ditch, the car hit a light pole, speed-limit sign and a 13-year-old pedestrian, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2016
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Imagine engines that conserve fuel by automatically dialing down internal friction, water pipes that seal their own cracks and iPhones that protect themselves when dropped. Metallurgist Pradeep Rohatgi has – and he invented ...
Engineering
Mar 14, 2016
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Cancer diagnosis has come a long way, with noninvasive diagnostic imaging largely replacing exploratory surgery. At UWM, physicist Sarah Patch is working on the next generation of diagnostic tools: thermoacoustic imaging.
General Physics
Jan 29, 2016
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It can take days for water to travel from a filtration plant to your tap and the length of time the journey takes could affect water quality.
Environment
Dec 14, 2015
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It wasn't a natural disaster or high demand that caused an electrical blackout in the northeastern United States in summer 2003. A high-voltage power line in Ohio brushed against overgrown trees, causing it to shut down, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 3, 2015
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