Comparing greenhouse gas footprints of online versus traditional shopping

When consumers are trying to decide between traditional and online shopping, many factors come into play,…

Radio waves detect particle showers in a block of plastic

A cheap technique could detect neutrinos in polar ice, eventually allowing researchers to expand the energy…

Cellular metabolism regulates the fate decision between pathogenic and regulatory T cells

Preclinical research shows a pivotal role for cellular metabolism to regulate the fate decision of naïve…

New research sheds light on the unique 'call' of Ross Sea killer whales

New research has found that the smallest type of killer whale has 28 different complex calls,…

A possible new way to cool computer chips

A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed a theoretical way to cool down heated…

Breakthrough virus simulations tackle the flu

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Pittsburgh…

Cellular metabolism regulates the fate decision between pathogenic and regulatory T cells

Patients with autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis have an imbalance…

Engineers ensure quantum experiments get off to the right start

The quantum mechanical properties of electrons are beginning to open the door to a new class…

Weak forces are strong enough to align semiconductor nanoparticles

A PNNL research team has discovered that atomic forces thought to be “weak” can actually exert…

Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta

Planetary scientists at Curtin University have shed some light on the tumultuous early days of the…