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(Phys.org) --A team of researchers in the U.S. has added the ability to detect atomic lattice vibrations to a scanning tunneling electron microscope. In their paper describing their efforts, published in the journal Natu...

Nobel's prize was eternal fame THE Nobel prizes were originally intended to reward people or organisations who, as the founder's will put it, "have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind". Often, in the field of physi...

Researchers have developed a way to use gold nanoparticles and light to measure the stickiness of mucus in the airways. Their research could help doctors better monitor and treat lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and...

NASA's Transport Rotorcraft Airframe Crash Testbed (TRACT 2) dropped a 45-foot-long fmr. Marine helicopter 30 feet to test. The test was done to improve helicopter systems and safety.

So much methane is leaking from drilling in the Southwest's Four Corners region that the natural gas blob can be spotted from space, a new study reports.

A new technique makes it possible to quickly detect the presence of drugs or to monitor certain medical conditions using only a single drop of blood or urine, representing a potential tool for clinicians and law enforcem...

New Ebola research demonstrates that quick and forceful implementation of control interventions are necessary to control outbreaks and avoid far worse scenarios. Researchers analyzed up-to-date epidemiological data of Eb...

Detecting depression in older adults through monitoring their daily routine has become a reality thanks to a new system developed by researchers. This technology can be used as an auxiliary tool for the care of elderly p...

Existing research on the impact of Facebook on loneliness has been examined in a recent study. The conclusion: Facebook didn't make people lonely, but lonely people were more likely to use the popular social media site.

In the race to find solutions to critical water issues, the launch of a new cost-effective water quality sensor device is the first step in overcoming hurdles of historically prohibitive costs for long-term water resourc...

Technologies to help paralyzed people move again have come a long way since "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve died 10 years ago. While a paralysis "cure" remains far from reality, the strides made in the past decade wou...

El Niño still hasn't emerged, but forecasters give it a two-thirds chance of forming by the end of the year.

Medical researchers have begun a clinical trial in health care workers and other front-line workers to evaluate a promising experimental Ebola vaccine.

During their approximately 100-day lifespan in the bloodstream, red blood cells lose membrane surface area, volume, and hemoglobin content. A new study finds that of these three changes, only the observed surface-area lo...

Scientists have discovered that lung cancers can lie dormant for over 20 years before suddenly turning into an aggressive form of the disease.

Most women are infected with HIV through vaginal intercourse, and without effective vaccines or microbicides, women who cannot negotiate condom use by their partners remain vulnerable. How exactly the virus establishes i...

The information that interprets the genetic code in a new embryo differs depending on whether it comes from the father or mother, researchers have found. This parent specific information is contained within modified hist...

Chronic pain affects about 5 percent of children and adolescents. They seek more medical care, use more medication, miss more school, and report worse quality of life than their peers without pain, but little has been kn...

A new, innovative way to classify the severity of a stroke, aid in diagnosis and evaluate potential treatments has been revealed by researchers. "Stroke affects millions of adults and children worldwide," said one expert...

As prescription drug abuse and overdose have escalated across the United States, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) were implemented in every state, but little is known about the types of clinicians who make t...

Cardiologists have implanted an investigational cardiac pacemaker the size of a multivitamin. The first implantable pacemakers, developed in the late-1950s, were nearer the size of a transistor radio.

In rare cases, patients with allergies to metals develop persistent skin rashes after metal devices are implanted near the skin. New research suggests these patients may be at increased risk of an unusual and aggressive ...