The search for 3D printing filament may help lift some of the world’s most destitute people from poverty while cleaning up a major blight on the earth and its oceans: plastic trash

A new method developed for studying battery failures points to a potential next step in extending lithium ion battery lifetime and capacity, opening a path to wider use of these batteries in conjunction with renewable energy sources.

Berkeley Lab study reveals key catalytic factors in carbon dioxide reduction.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are the first team to sequence the entire genome of the Clostridium autoethanogenum bacterium, which is used to sustainably produce fuel and chemicals from a range of raw materials, including gases derived from biomass and industrial wastes.

Salk scientists find that a vitamin D-derivative makes tumors vulnerable to chemotherapy.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of 15 universities joining an initiative to increase the percentage of women and minorities pursuing undergraduate degrees in computer science. UIC and each of the other universities will receive $30,000 a year for three years to support their efforts. 

This is the inescapable conclusion of Michael Kinch’s adventures in data mining

Findings from two newly published papers may help provide a design for new anticancer tactics.

A rapid and simple method to detect whether horse meat is present in processed foods

Researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have explained why marijuana in small doses can cause paranoia, and higher doses that mimic long-term exposure can result in apathetic and emotionally-blunted behavior

After 12 years of hosting the annual Ion Channel Retreat in Vancouver, Aurora Biomed is expanding its global reach to include a second retreat in Guangzhou, China.

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