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July 31, 2025

A reanalysis of satellite data shows that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning megaflash stretched 829 kilometers and lasted 7.39 seconds. Read more

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May 22, 2012

A new handbook has been published under Empa leadership which aims to unify European standards in nanoparticle research. It contains detailed regulations for the manufacture and analysis of specific nanoparticles in the laboratory environment, placing research work in this field on a unified foundation and enabling valid comparisons to be made between studies. The editor, Prof. Harald Krug, is head of Empa's Materials meet Life Department. Read more

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February 24, 2012

Would you be able to find an automated external defibrillator if someone's life depended on it? In a Perspective piece published this week in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality Outcomes, two University of Pennsylvania researchers outline the tremendous potential associated with greater utilization of the estimated one million AEDs in public places and a method to find the devices and help more people use them during emergencies. Read more

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February 10, 2012

Catalytic materials, which lower the energy barriers for chemical reactions, are used in everything from the commercial production of chemicals to catalytic converters in car engines. However, with current catalytic materials becoming increasingly expensive, scientists are exploring viable alternatives. Read more

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February 12, 2012

Although the process of mitotic cell division has been studied intensely for more than 50 years, Whitehead Institute researchers have only now solved the mystery of how cells correctly align their chromosomes during symmetric mitosis. Read more

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February 8, 2012

Imagine a device combining sensors to measure physiological changes. Then imagine a smartphone with software applications designed to respond to your bodily changes in an attempt to change your behavior. That is the vision behind "iHeal," a device to detect developing drug cravings and intervene as the cravings develop to prevent drug use. A study on iHeal has just been published online in Springer's Journal of Medical Toxicology. Read more

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July 30, 2025

A leftover from microbes’ meals is linked to early heart disease in people. In mice, it contributed to plaque buildup in the arteries. Read more

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March 15, 2023

Deeply buried remnants of a hypothetical planet that slammed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago might have set subduction into motion. Read more

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May 3, 2024

The Moon (left), Saturn, and Jupiter (lower right; Saturn is above and to the left of Jupiter) were seen in the sky above the Washington Memorial on Dec. 17, 2020. At the time, Saturn and Jupiter were nearing each other in the sky, culminating in a “great conjunction” on Dec. 21, where they appeared a […] Read more