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Scientists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (NRNU MEPhI) have developed a plasma generator that creates a high-intensity pulsed magnetron discharge in the steam of melted material.

"I don't think the future of VR looks like video games; I don't think it looks like cinematic VR; I think it looks like stories from our real lives. It's the most amazing afternoon you've ever had. For one person, it mig...

A mysterious X-ray signal from clusters of galaxies recently caused some excitement among astronomers: Does it perhaps originate from dark matter, which makes up around 80 percent of the matter in the universe, but which...

Scientists who last year identified new gene mutations unique to colon cancers in African Americans, have now found that tumors with these mutations are highly aggressive and more likely to recur and metastasize.

Rutgers University engineers have found a simple method for producing high-quality graphene that can be used in next-generation electronic and energy devices: bake the compound in a microwave oven.

The refrigerator that will become the coldest cubic meter in the universe is fully loaded and ready to go. Deep within a mountain in Italy, scientists have finished the assembly of an experiment more than one decade in t...

Potential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately predicted thanks to a new mathematical model. This could in turn help inform public health messages to prevent outbreaks spreading more...

Scientists have made a discovery that could potentially lead to treatments for a debilitating complication of Crohn's disease.

Take a moment and think back to when you were in kindergarten. Activities like capturing tadpoles, making birdfeeders, and building forts filled school days with wonder and excitement. Now fast-forward to 9th grade memor...

It was already known that genes inherited from ancient retroviruses are essential to the placenta in mammals. Scientists have now revealed a new chapter in this astonishing story: these genes of viral origin may also be ...

Graphene oxide flakes can be welded together into solid materials that may be suitable for bone implants, according to an international study.

New research examines whether or not, and to what extent, a combination of spiritual meditation and migraine medication affects analgesic medication usage.

Encouraging hospital births are an important component of reducing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. Now, new research shows certain factors, including age and income, determine whether women living in rural N...

Aerial spraying of insecticide has killed millions of bees in South Carolina, but probably had little effect on the spread of Zika

A recent study in rats found that a certain enzyme plays a critical role in resisting alcohol, and that alcohol use and dependency increased in the enzyme's absence.

If you could hover over hot Jupiters in a spaceship, you might see deep blue skies and bright clouds, depending on how closely the planets hug their suns

Warmer temperatures in the autumn may help the insect embryos develop faster, leading to live births

Researchers have re-invented the eye drop with technology that can deliver medicine much more efficiently, making life easier for patients. They have created microscopic packets of medicine that lodge themselves impercep...

Wearable sensing device tracks movements, ambient environment, bio-signals and more.

Inhibiting a protein called sclerostin could probably help treating the bone-loss disease osteoporosis.

Balancing selection is responsible for helping us fend off pathogens, but also for the occurrence of mutations in our genome that predispose us to hereditary diseases.

Individuals who are born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school or participate in exercise later on in life. The study used data from the Medical Research Council National Survey for Healt...