Heat-conducting crystals could help computer chips keep their cool

As consumers demand smaller, faster and more powerful electronic devices that draw more current and generate…

Ultra-high-speed ‘electron camera’ catches molecules at a crossroads

An extremely fast 'electron camera' has produced the most detailed atomic movie of the decisive point…

Web-based support system may help people lose weight and keep it off

In a randomized long-term lifestyle change trial, an Internet-based health behavior change support system was effective…

Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs

The NPS DataHub allows forensic chemists to share data on new drug analogs, including their chemical…

Non-opioid drug relieves pain in mice, targets immune cells

Researchers have found that inhibiting a receptor on immune cells called macrophages may help relieve pain…

Ancient genome analyses reveal mosaic pattern of goat domestication thousands of years ago

Goat domestication was a mosaic -- not a singular -- process, with capture from the wild…

The rising price of Medicare Part D’s 10 most costly medications

Researchers have found that the cost for the 10 'highest spend' medications in Medicare Part D…

Semiconductor quantum transistor opens the door for photon-based computing

Researchers have demonstrated the first single-photon transistor using a semiconductor chip.

Spleen microbes of wild animals change with tick-borne illness

Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne febrile disease, can be carried by wild mammals before being transmitted to humans…

Ranking locations for lion conservation in southern Africa — a new approach

An international team of scientists has developed a new strategy to rank locations for lion conservation…