Low power metal detector senses magnetic fingerprints

Most traditional electromagnetic methods for detecting hidden metal objects involve systems that are heavy, bulky and…

New study examines mortality costs of air pollution in US

A team of University of Illinois researchers estimated the mortality costs associated with air pollution in…

NASA Sounding Rocket Observing Nitric Oxide in Polar Night

The northern lights may be beautiful, but the nitric oxide they leave behind can impact Earth’s…

Flooding damage to levees is cumulative — and often invisible

Recent research finds that repeated flooding events have a cumulative effect on the structural integrity of…

New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound

A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and Salmonella spp.,…

Insect bites and warmer climate means double-trouble for plants

Scientists think that current models are incomplete and that we may be underestimating crop losses. A…

Walking sharks discovered in the tropics

Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir…

Well-designed substrates make large single crystal bi-/tri-layer graphene possible

Scientists have reported the fabrication and use of single crystal copper-nickel alloy foil substrates for the…

How fruit flies flock together in orderly clusters

Opposing desires to congregate and maintain some personal space drive fruit flies to form orderly clusters,…

New technique to study molecules and materials on quantum simulator discovered

A new technique to study the properties of molecules and materials on a quantum simulator has…