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Astrophysicist Says Experiments Might Soon Reveal Dark Matter's "True Nature"
Scientific American - 10 Dec 2016 23:00
In a Q&A, Priyamvada Natarajantakes multiverses seriously but not cosmos-as-simulation idea --
Next-generation accelerators get boost from new beam physics
EurekAlert! - 10 Dec 2016 07:00
(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) A new research, affiliated with UNIST reported the full generalization of the KV model by including all of the linear (both external and space-charge) coupling ...
Study provides new focus for developing drugs to fight cancer
Science Daily - 10 Dec 2016 01:48
Cancer researchers and drug companies may have been too quick to ignore a promising line of inquiry that targets a specific cell protein, according to a research team.
Finding micrometeorites in city gutters
The Economist - 10 Dec 2016 16:34
ABOUT 4.6bn years ago, a spinning disc of gas and dust began to coalesce into balls of matter. The largest sphere, at the disc's centre, collapsed under its own gravity to form the sun. Other clumps of dust, scattered ar...
Next-generation accelerators get boost from new beam physics
Phys.org - 10 Dec 2016 13:14
UNIST has taken a major step toward laying the technical groundwork for developing next-generation high-intensity accelerators by providing a new advanced theoretical tool for the design and analysis of complex beam line...
Exploring the evolutionary history of the immune system
Science Daily - 10 Dec 2016 01:48
Researchers have found that human ALOX15 appears to have developed a much higher capacity to stimulate the production of these lipid mediators than the enzyme variant found in lower primates.
New pathways to treat non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease discovered
Science Daily - 10 Dec 2016 01:48
Researchers have discovered a new pathway in the liver that opens the door to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that affects up to 25 percent of the population and may lead to cirrhosis and eventually ...
Sexual harassment common among middle school children, study finds
Science Daily - 10 Dec 2016 01:48
Sexual harassment is a prevalent form of victimization that most antibullying programs ignore and teachers and school officials often fail to recognize, says a bullying and youth violence expert. The five-year study foun...
Lending a hand: Student 3d prints functional, affordable prosthetic
Science Daily - 10 Dec 2016 01:43
A physics student adapted open source plans for a prosthetic hand to build a highly functional, affordable prosthetic, outlines a new report.