A new conceptual model for describing a fuel's composition can accelerate and simplify combustion simulations. The gasoline and diesel we pump into our vehicles is a complex cocktail that can contain thousands of different ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2018
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Cyberattacks may become impossible with the creation of the first practical quantum random number generator.
Quantum Physics
Jul 2, 2018
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Three-dimensional (3-D) computed tomography is a widely used technology that visualizes an object's external and internal structure by assembling a series of two-dimensional images taken sequentially across or around it. ...
Engineering
Jul 2, 2018
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From ancient European beech trees to gigantic Californian redwoods and Australian mountain ashes, new research has found the enormous trunks of these trees are all formed from a single layer of cells no wider than the tip ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2018
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It is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe: Why is there so much more matter than antimatter?
General Physics
Jul 2, 2018
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a vaccine, diluted into drinking water, to treat diarrhoea on piglets being weaned. The vaccine reduces the global resistance problem caused by excessive antibiotic use.
Other
Jul 2, 2018
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An interdisciplinary, international team of researchers including Northwestern Engineering professor Petia Vlahovska has discovered that healthy red blood cells assemble into a two-dimensional crystal pattern whereas pathological ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 2, 2018
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There's always a reason for the way molecules form and how they are shaped. Once researchers understand the bonds in molecules, they figure out ways to use the materials they form to the best advantage, unlocking new innovations ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2018
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Toxoplasmosis is a widespread infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which multiplies within a host and irreversible tissue damage. Humans primarily become infected by eating undercooked meat and poorly washed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 2, 2018
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4
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is widely thought to protect against the development of atherosclerosis, yet drugs that raise levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) have failed to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2018
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