New design strategy can help improve layered superconducting materials

Scientists have created a new layered superconducting material with a conducting layer made of bismuth, silver,…

Another reason to get cataract surgery: It can make you 48% safer on the road

Researchers in Australia used a driving simulator to test patients’ vision before and after cataract surgery.…

More evidence linking common bladder medication to a vision-threatening eye condition

A drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades, now appears to be toxic to…

Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission

NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is now in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 11 October 2019

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 11 October 2019 Click here for…

Creating 2D heterostructures for future electronics

New research integrates nanomaterials into heterostructures, an important step toward creating nanoelectronics. Click here…

Hydrologic simulation models that inform policy decisions are difficult to interpret

Hydrologic models that simulate and predict water flow are used to estimate how natural systems respond…

Brain protein promotes maintenance of chronic pain

Study results illuminate the potential of novel approach for the treatment of chronic pain. …

Contextual engineering improves success of projects in non-industrial societies

Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialized societies. But environmental and cultural…

Black holes stunt growth of dwarf galaxies

Astronomers have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf…