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Radiation: is the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization. In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.
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SEP 06, 2020Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Cancer
How would you feel about a robot conducting your cancer surgery? According to new research published in JAMA Oncology, i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2020Cancer
Drug targets often focus on one thing, inhibiting or activating some critical function in a cell. Cancer drugs are no di ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
DNA, whose signature double helix structure scored Watson and Crick (and Frankland presumably according to many) a Nobel ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop an aggressive form of breast cancer in their lifetime, making it the ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Earth's magnetic field is crucial for life on Earth. Generated by the molten iron core 3000 km beneath our plane ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 31, 2020Chemistry & Physics
2020 turns out to a year of breakthrough for nuclear fusion. The world's largest fusion project ITER (International ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 24, 2020Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 22, 2020Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Research from a century ago points towards the potential of low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) for treating pneumonia. Ev ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Radiometric dating is an effective method for determining the age of the material, whether a mineral or a piece of organ ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 03, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A report published in the journal Joule describes an innovative paint that is capable of reflecting up to 98% of solar h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Physicists often ponder in an unusual way: they use one unsolved problem as a hypothetic solution to another, hoping to ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 25, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of an acoustic levitator? Acoustic levitation uses acoustic radiation pressure from high-intensity s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published in the journal Joule highlights the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic: reductions in air polluti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Cancer
How would you feel about a robot conducting your cancer surgery? According to new research published in JAMA Oncology, i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2020
Cancer
Drug targets often focus on one thing, inhibiting or activating some critical function in a cell. Cancer drugs are no di
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
DNA, whose signature double helix structure scored Watson and Crick (and Frankland presumably according to many) a Nobel
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop an aggressive form of breast cancer in their lifetime, making it the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Earth's magnetic field is crucial for life on Earth. Generated by the molten iron core 3000 km beneath our plane
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 31, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
2020 turns out to a year of breakthrough for nuclear fusion. The world's largest fusion project ITER (International
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 24, 2020
Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 22, 2020
Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Research from a century ago points towards the potential of low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) for treating pneumonia. Ev
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Radiometric dating is an effective method for determining the age of the material, whether a mineral or a piece of organ
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 03, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A report published in the journal Joule describes an innovative paint that is capable of reflecting up to 98% of solar h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Physicists often ponder in an unusual way: they use one unsolved problem as a hypothetic solution to another, hoping to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 25, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of an acoustic levitator? Acoustic levitation uses acoustic radiation pressure from high-intensity s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published in the journal Joule highlights the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic: reductions in air polluti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch