Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products of fermentation.
Environment
Apr 5, 2018
0
12
In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2018
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Arthropods are among the most successful animals on the planet. They inhabit the sea (horseshoe crabs), the sky (fruit flies), and the earth (scorpions) in vast numbers and are defined by their exoskeleton exteriors and segmented ...
Evolution
Mar 26, 2018
0
871
More than just pleasing to the eye, color can be used to communicate messages quickly and effectively.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2018
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5
For millennia, people have used molten sand and other ingredients to create glass and fashion beads, vessels, lenses and windows.
Condensed Matter
Mar 19, 2018
3
362
Behind the successful conversion of biomass to a better biofuel or a new green chemical, there is a carefully chosen solvent. The right solvent not only dissolves biomass but also drives the efficiency of the entire conversion ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
0
4
More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at a cost of more than $2 billion—the largest bill ever.
Environment
Mar 12, 2018
0
115
An engineering physics professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has created new materials that behave in an unusual way that defies the standard theory engineers use for designing things like buildings, airplanes, ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 7, 2018
1
222
For many ecologists, fieldwork involves majestic mountains or rushing rivers or large tracts of wilderness. At the very least, it means exploring natural areas that aren't defined by human development.
Environment
Mar 6, 2018
0
26
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invested more than $27 billion in biomedical research through competitive grants during its 2017 fiscal year. Those grants were awarded based on scores assigned by, and conversation ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2018
4
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