Electronics giant TDK Corp. and the University of Alabama have signed a two-pronged research agreement to address challenges associated with the growing electric-energy movement and the miniaturization of electronic components.

High-fat feeding can cause impairments in the functioning of the mesolimbic dopamine system, says Stephanie Fulton of the University of Montreal and the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM.) This system is a critical brain pathway controlling motivation. Fulton's findings, published recently in Neuropsychopharmacology, may have great health implications.

North Carolina State University researchers have developed an effective and environmentally benign method to combat bacteria by engineering nanoscale particles that add the antimicrobial potency of silver to a core of lignin, a ubiquitous substance found in all plant cells. The findings introduce ideas for better, greener and safer nanotechnology and could lead to enhanced efficiency of antimicrobial products used in agriculture and personal care.

Blue LEDs can kill off pathogens most effectively in cold temperatures and acidic conditions.

CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ORCID to support discoverability in scholarly communications.

Sometimes you don’t need a crystal ball to predict the future—it’s right in front of you. That’s why FutureFood 2050 turned to top food technology innovators to find out more about the latest projects with the potential to revolutionize different areas of our food system.

When the spacecraft New Horizons left Earth more than nine years ago on a 3-billion-mile journey to the outer solar system, Pluto, its primary target, was still a planet.

A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has linked two seemingly unrelated cancer treatments that are both now being tested in clinical trials.

New robotic lawn mowing technology aims to deliver freshly cut yards with little set-up.

Infections with one of the most troublesome and least understood antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are increasing at alarming rates, particularly in health-care settings.

Groundbreaking work at two Department of Energy national laboratories has confirmed plutonium’s magnetism, which scientists have long theorized but have never been able to experimentally observe. The advances that enabled the discovery hold great promise for materials, energy and computing applications.

X-ray studies at SLAC's synchrotron pave the way for better methods to convert sunlight to electricity.