An improved vaccine for bacterial meningitis and bloodstream infections

Researchers have now developed a new vaccine, a native outer membrane vesicle (NOMV) vaccine, for meningitis…

Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science

Scientists have developed a superconductor that is only one nanometer thick. By studying fluctuations in this…

NASA Request for Information on Topics Supporting Crew Health and Performance

Request for Information on Topics Supporting Crew Health and Performance Click here for original…

Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud

When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor…

Embracing bioinformatics in gene banks

Scientists have explored, within a perspective paper, the upcoming challenges and possibilities of the future of…

Protein linked to aggressive skin cancer

Almost 300,000 people worldwide develop malignant melanoma each year. The disease is the most serious form…

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs

A drug with three active ingredients that are released in sequence at specific times: What was…

Teens who can describe negative emotions can stave off depression

Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected against…

Utrafast magnetism: Electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II

How fast can a magnet switch its orientation and what are the microscopic mechanisms at play?…

Sotheby's to auction rare videotape of Neil Armstrong's first steps on moon

A one-time NASA intern who bought a truckload of videotapes to resell them may end up…