According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more than 25 percent in certain parts of the world. The regions
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Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more than 25 percent in certain parts of the world. The regions
Computer model simulates sense of touch from the entire hand
The software will allow scientists to see how entire populations of nerve fibers respond when we interact with objects. This model will allow scientists to better understand how the nerve
Microbe mystery solved: What happened to the Deepwater Horizon oil plume?
The team, led by Berkeley Lab microbial ecologist Gary Andersen, is the first to simulate the conditions that occurred in the aftermath of the spill. Their study, “Simulation of Deepwater
Glycans as biomarkers for cancer?
Tumor cells are characterized by an accelerated metabolism with some proteins up- and some downregulated compared to cells in normal healthy tissue. As the quantity and quality of proteins in
Animals, not drought, shaped our ancestors’ environment
The shores of Lake Turkana, in Kenya, are dry and inhospitable, with grasses as the dominant plant type. It hasn’t always been that way. Over the last four million years,
New research could help humans see what nature hides
UT Austin researchers investigated the three main background properties that affect the ability to see objects: the luminance or brightness, the contrast (the variation in luminance) and the similarity of
Collapse of European ice sheet caused chaos in past
This ice sheet alone lowered global sea-level by over 20 meters. As it melted and collapsed, it caused severe flooding across the continent, led to dramatic sea-level rise, and diverted
Could this strategy bring high-speed communications to the deep sea?
By taking advantage of the dynamic rotation generated as acoustic waves travel, the orbital angular momenta, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) were able
Odd properties of water and ice explained: Water exists as two different liquids
Most of us know that water is essential for our existence on planet Earth. It is less well-known that water has many strange or anomalous properties and behaves very differently
A little place for my stuff: How big bacteria can grow depends on how much fat they can make
Just as people endlessly calculate how to upsize or downsize, bacteria continually adjust their volume (their stuff) to fit inside their membrane (their space). How they do this is not
Early antiretroviral therapy linked with bone loss in patients with HIV
The study followed 399 participants (195 immediate ART and 204 deferred ART) for an average of 2.2 years. Although the study revealed a negative effect on bone density of immediate
Where are the new therapies for heart disease?
The article, which is entitled “Landscape of innovation for cardiovascular pharmaceuticals: from basic science to new molecular entities” and appears in the journal Clinical Therapeutics, tracked the development of 168
Brains evolved to need exercise
In a new article published in the journal Trends in Neurosciences, University of Arizona researchers suggest that the link between exercise and the brain is a product of our evolutionary
Could humans ever regenerate a heart? A new study suggests the answer is ‘yes’
In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the University of Florida scientist and colleagues found genes known to form hearts cells in
