Animals played an important role in prehistoric societies. They were a source of food, raw material,…
Month: September 2018
MakerLab becoming a hub of 3-D printed shell implants for injured pets
These days, you can 3-D print toys, full-size skeletons, Halloween masks, art projects, mechanical parts and…
Defining a pan-genome for Antarctic archaea
Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, and researchers are interested in learning how these microbes have learned…
Marijuana use continues to grow among baby boomers
Marijuana use is becoming more prevalent among middle-aged and older adults, with 9 percent of adults…
Brain function impacts how experiences contribute to depression
A study in adolescent girls reports that recent life events impact depressive symptoms differently, depending on…
Pushing ‘print’ on large-scale piezoelectric materials
A new, inexpensive method to 'print' large-scale sheets of two dimensional (2D) piezoelectric material offers tremendous…
Scanning thousands of molecules against an elusive cancer target
Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of…
Pushing ‘print’ on large-scale piezoelectric materials
First ever large-scale 2-D surface deposition of piezoelectric material—Simple, inexpensive technique opens new fields for piezo-sensors…
A year in, Uber CEO works to rebuild company’s reputation
Ever since he stepped into his role as CEO a year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has had…
Volcano under ice sheet suggests thickening of West Antarctic ice is short-term
A region of West Antarctica is behaving differently from most of the continent's ice: A large…