Safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen gas on demand could be on the horizon following a new “hydrogenation” chemical process in development at The City College of New York. Led by Mahesh K. Lakshman, the research uniquely bypasses the need for an…
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SwRI leads $18 million DOD project to develop tularemia ‘rabbit fever’ vaccine for military
SwRI collaborating with UTSA, Lovelace on drug development for intradermal delivery
San Antonio researchers win $18 million contract to develop tularemia vaccine
Vaccine would be the first to protect against tularemia in the United States
CCNY chemists develop safer hydrogenation processes
Safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen gas on demand could be on the horizon following a new “hydrogenation” chemical process in development at The City College of New York. Led by Mahesh K. Lakshman, the research uniquely bypasses the need for an…
Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete
Study finds the materials — glass, ceramics and stainless steel — interact to accelerate corrosion
Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete
Study finds the materials — glass, ceramics and stainless steel — interact to accelerate corrosion
New neutron detector can fit in your pocket
Researchers demonstrate first stable semiconductor neutron detector
New neutron detector can fit in your pocket
Researchers demonstrate first stable semiconductor neutron detector
UMN and Windgap Medical receive $3.2 million NIH grant to develop cyanide antidote autoinjector
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning. Under the grant,…
UMN and Windgap Medical receive $3.2 million NIH grant to develop cyanide antidote autoinjector
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning. Under the grant,…
Unused stockpiles of nuclear waste could be more useful than we might think
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power
Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battlefield-relevant conditions
Metal-organic framework-based composites don’t need liquid water to work
State of shock: 200-year-old law about gas mixtures called into question
According to a new study led by a team from The University of New Mexico, centuries-old laws about the behavior of gas mixtures do not apply in the presence of shock waves. This finding could have potential impact on everything…
State of shock: 200-year-old law about gas mixtures called into question
According to a new study led by a team from The University of New Mexico, centuries-old laws about the behavior of gas mixtures do not apply in the presence of shock waves. This finding could have potential impact on everything…
A four-way switch promises greater tunability of layered materials
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2019–A scientific team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University has made the first experimental observation of a material phase that had been predicted but never seen. The newly discovered…
A four-way switch promises greater tunability of layered materials
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2019–A scientific team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University has made the first experimental observation of a material phase that had been predicted but never seen. The newly discovered…
New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome
Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem Competition
New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome
Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem Competition
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) – After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy ‘s Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation at major United States shipping ports. In 2018,…
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) – After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy ‘s Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation at major United States shipping ports. In 2018,…
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) – After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy ‘s Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation at major United States shipping ports. In 2018,…
Ants fight plant diseases
New research from Aarhus University shows that ants inhibit at least 14 different plant diseases.
New smallpox vaccine tested by USAMRIID receives FDA approval
Army scientists played a key role in testing a new smallpox vaccine approved last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Marketed under the brand name JYNNEOS, the product, developed by Bavarian Nordic, is a live, non-replicating vaccine for…
Statistical inference to mimic the operating manner of highly-experienced crystallographer
Prior evaluation of crystal structure analysis using a small data set
A safer way for police to test drug evidence
What’s in the bag?
Researchers reveal ultra-fast bomb detection method that could upgrade airport security
Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new ultra-fast method to detect materials that could be used to build explosives. The new detection method is able to analyse a wider range of materials than current thermal based detection…