State-level R&D tax credits spur growth of new businesses: study

Here’s some good news for U.S. states trying to spur an economic recovery in the years…

Study shows optical fields can modify electrons in metal

Pittsburgh research coauthored by team from the Department of Physics and Astronomy reveals that optical fields…

Innovative model provides insight into the behavior of the black hole at the center of our galaxy

Like most galaxies, the Milky Way hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. Called Sagittarius…

Hot holes are key in a plasmon-induced reaction of oxygen molecules on silver surfaces

Chemists at RIKEN have discovered why shining light on silver nanoparticles causes oxygen molecules attached to…

Radioactive cloud over Europe had civilian background

A mysterious cloud containing radioactive ruthenium-106, which moved across Europe in autumn 2017, is still bothering…

Health profession: Social interdependence in active learning evaluated by Delphi procedure

Physicians must be competent collaborators with team members in order to practice medicine effectively. Health professional…

Where have the swans gone?

Nearly 13 kilometers per year: that is the rate at which the wintering area of Bewick’s…

Nitrogen in permafrost soils may exert great feedbacks on climate change

What nitrogen is getting up to in permafrost soils may be much more interesting than researchers…

Analysing the effects two decades after a mining spill

A group of experts from the University of Seville has carried out a comparative study of…

Twisted microfiber's network responses to water vapor

Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) graduate student Kulisara Budpud, Assoc. Prof.…