Finding dark matter in the dark
Dark matter is the mysterious material that holds the Universe together, yet no one has seen it; or heard, smelled, tasted or touched it either.
Astronomy
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Biopsy frozen in seconds in the operating room
For rapid freezing of a biopsy sample taken from a patient, the standard procedure uses liquid nitrogen. However, this is not allowed inside the operating room. The consequence is a laborious procedure causing unnecessary ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2019
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Pioneering study could offer protection to patients with rare genetic disease
Skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are up to ten times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A (AVA) radiation in laboratory tests, than those from a healthy population, according to new research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2019
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Drug 'librarian' discovers new compound that may thwart common surgery complication
In a strategic search, Johns Hopkins scientists created and screened a library of 45,000 new compounds containing chemical elements of widely used immune system suppressants, and say they found one that may prevent reperfusion ...
Biochemistry
Feb 20, 2019
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Preventing animal cruelty is physically and emotionally risky for front-line workers
The content you're about to read is not graphic. But it is troubling, because the realities of animal cruelty are troubling. This article is not intended to make you recoil, but rather to encourage you to understand and care.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2019
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To save the Earth someday, team builds spacecraft to crash into an asteroid and shove it off course
A team of scientists, astronomers and engineers meets weekly in a conference room on a Howard County, Md., research campus and plans to save the world.
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2019
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Wild wolves in crosshairs of German politics
The sneak attack happened at a cemetery and quickly turned into a whodunnit that fired up a heated debate about the return of wolves to the wild in Germany.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2019
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Using artificial intelligence to save bees
A beekeeper teamed up with the Signal Processing Laboratory 5 and a group of EPFL students to develop an app that counts the number of Varroa mites in beehives. This parasite is one of the two main threats – along with ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2019
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Radiation leaks at Japan plutonium lab, no workers exposed
A Japanese state-run nuclear fuel laboratory near Tokyo has detected a radiation leak in its plutonium handling facility, but no workers were exposed.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2019
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Predicting urban and coastal microclimates
Today, most of the world's population lives in cities, and a significant fraction (nearly 40 percent) lives within about 30 miles of a coastline. Predicting local weather patterns and microclimates in these highly populated ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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