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Solar Water Harvester Produces Water from Air
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 14, 2017 04:32 AM EDT |
"This is a major breakthrough in the long-standing challenge of harvesting water from the air at low humidity."
Ten Million Lives Saved Worldwide Since 1962 by Life-Saving Cell Strain 'WI-38'
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Mar 04, 2017 10:33 PM EST |
Hayflick produced the first oral polio vaccine made on a continuously propagated cell strain.
Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits are Linked to Specific Genomic Locations
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 09, 2016 10:17 AM EST |
Past meta-analyses of twin and family studies attribute some 40 percent of variance in personality to genetic factors.
Mars Astronauts Face Real Danger from Cosmic Ray Brain Damage
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 10, 2016 08:36 AM EDT |
"This is not positive news for astronauts deployed on a two-to-three-year round trip to Mars."
Copper is Great at Fighting Fat and Flab, says New Study
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 07, 2016 10:31 AM EDT |
The new findings for the first time establish copper's role in fat metabolism.
New Map Shows Jupiter in Greatest Detail Yet
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 02, 2016 07:35 PM EDT |
The research team was able to construct a better global picture of the massive gas giant.
‘Semantic Atlas’ of the Brain Could Spur Cures for Brain Diseases
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 29, 2016 12:13 PM EDT |
The atlas, which shows how the human brain organizes language, might also help persons unable to speak.
A Certain Species of Parasitic Worm May Increase Fertility in Women: Study
Emery Dennel | | Nov 22, 2015 05:39 AM EST |
A study published in the journal Science has revealed that women who have fertility problems could turn to a parasitic worm for help.
$400K Breakthrough Prize Goes to Teen, School for 7-Min Film on Relativity
Nicky West | | Nov 09, 2015 08:06 AM EST |
18 year-old Ryan Chester, who created a quirky video explaining Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, won the inaugural 'Breakthrough Junior Challenge' on Sunday.
Lopsided Stellar Explosion to Solve Other Supernova Mysteries
Marco Foronda | | May 13, 2015 05:19 AM EDT |
Recently exploded star had a "lopsided" blast, a feature that could solve supernova mysteries.
The Most Distant Galaxy Discovered
Marco Foronda | | May 06, 2015 03:12 AM EDT |
Astronomers discovered the most distant galaxy, which formed 13.1 billion years ago.
Robotic Telescope Discovers Three New Planets Near Earth
Marco Foronda | | Apr 29, 2015 03:03 AM EDT |
A team of astronomers discovered three new planets in Earth's neighborhood, thanks to a robotic telescope.
Engineers Develop Chameleon-Like Skin that Changes Color on Demand
Marco Foronda | | Mar 13, 2015 01:07 PM EDT |
The team chose specific colors the film will reflect according to the way it's bent or flexed.
Daddy’s Girl? College-Bound Malia Obama Tours Father’s Alma Mater
Raymond Legaspi | | Feb 08, 2015 11:57 PM EST |
U.S. President Barack Obama's firstborn daughter, Malia, will be off to college next year so she made the rounds of university campuses over the weekend.
Google's ‘LiftWare’ Smart Spoons Assist People with Parkinson’s
Sami Ghanmi | | Nov 27, 2014 07:45 AM EST |
LiftWare helps people affected by Parkinson’s and similar illnesses keep their hands steady while eating.
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