New bio-glass could make it possible to re-grow or replace cartilage
Scientists have developed a material that can mimic cartilage and potentially encourage it to re-grow.
Biochemistry
May 12, 2016
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Computer simulations show it might be possible to create gamma ray beams using laser and plastic targets
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with The University of Texas has found a possible way to create gamma ray beams by firing a laser beam at a piece of plastic. In their paper published in Physical Review Letters, David Stark, ...
Hints of unknown elementary particle explained using Swedish theory
Particle physicists around the world are currently on the edge of their seats awaiting information about the traces of a brand new particle that were found during the latest run of the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator ...
General Physics
May 12, 2016
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How nanoparticles flow through the environment
Carbon nanotubes remain attached to materials for years while titanium dioxide and nanozinc are rapidly washed out of cosmetics and accumulate in the ground. Within the National Research Program "Opportunities and Risks of ...
Bio & Medicine
May 12, 2016
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Nucleus DNA benefits from chloroplast DNA
An unexpected human intervention in changing biodiversity
Biotechnology
May 12, 2016
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Supporting new routes for therapeutic drug delivery using super-resolution microscopy
Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, are collaborating to investigate the use of exosomes for the targeted delivery of therapeutics.
General Physics
May 12, 2016
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Autoignition model designed for efficient, accurate engine simulations
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a model for how diesel engines autoignite that should lead to increased engine efficiency and a better understanding of how pollutants form.
Engineering
May 12, 2016
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Relativity of rotational motion confirmed
It has been one hundred years since the publication of Einstein's general theory of relativity in May 1916. In a paper recently published in EPJ Plus, Norwegian physicist Øyvind Grøn from the Oslo and Akershus University ...
General Physics
May 12, 2016
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More than 1,000 new exoplanets discovered – but still no Earth twin
NASA astronomers working with data from the Kepler space observatory have presented the largest single crop of newly discovered exoplanets to date. It's impressive – 1,284 new planets have been announced, including around ...
Astronomy
May 12, 2016
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Fluorescent jellyfish gene sheds light on 'fitness landscape'
By studying more than 50,000 variants of a jellyfish gene, researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona (Spain) have drawn a detailed picture of how changes in that gene affect its function. The study, carried ...
Biotechnology
May 12, 2016
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