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Sydney researchers awarded over $42 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants
27 ground-breaking research projects receive funding
The University of Sydney has been awarded over $42 million in 2024 NHMRC Investigator Grants funding to research some of the nation's greatest health…
Sugar-Based Catalyst Transforms Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Resources
A new catalyst made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and common table sugar has the power to destroy carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.
In a new Northwestern University study, the catalyst successfully converted CO2 into carbon monoxide…
Northwestern University Celebrates Mercouri Kanatzidis and Aaron Naber’s Election to National…
Chemist Mercouri Kanatzidis and mathematician Aaron Naber, faculty members in Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Membership in the academy…
U-M Research Uncovers Overlooked Factor Fueling China’s Real Estate Crisis
The default of Evergrande, one of China’s largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China.
While analysts frequently attribute the crisis to China’s tax system,…
Six University of Michigan Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Six University of Michigan professors are among 120 new members inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
In addition, 24 international members were recognized.…
Study Unveils Mystery Behind Decaying Planetary Orbits
A new study has uncovered a mechanism that could solve a long-standing mystery about decaying planetary orbits around stars like our Sun.
The study, published today (Mon April 29th) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, proposes that…
University of Leeds Exhibition Explores Intersection of Migration, Memory, and Disability
An exhibition by Leeds-based Iranian artist Mohammad Barrangi opens on 1 May at the University of Leeds, as part of the year-long Smeaton300 celebrations.
The new body of work, ‘One Night, One Dream, Life in the Lighthouse’, draws on…
Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shields Pancreas Cells from Immune System Attack
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals’ lifespan.
The…
Scientists Trace ‘Doubling’ in Cancer Cell Origins
Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.
The…
UHI Launches State-of-the-Art Centre for Sustainable Seafood in Shetland
Today marks a watershed moment in marine research and innovation as the newest UHI Research Centre launches at the UHI Shetland Scalloway Campus, nestled in the heart of Shetland’s marine-based research community. Embracing Shetland's…