UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Animals and electronic devices aren't the only things with memory. Materials can retain memories of past deformations in their microscopic structure. A common example is a crease in a sheet of paper that has been folded then unfolded. Understanding this type of memory could benefit the design of materials that respond to changes in their environment i more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release: * * * Cleveland Clinic Researchers Find Link Between Gut Bacteria Byproduct and Irregular Heart Rhythm * A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) -a byproduct of gut bacteria digestion of nutrients found in red meat and other animal products -and a higher risk of atrial fibrillation. The research team, led by Robert Koeth, M.D., Ph.D., analyzed blood samples from  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * How will climate change affect marine life in the Arctic? * Polar scientist's research with students highlights disappearing sea ice and threatened food chains Polar scientist Karen Frey and geography Ph.D. students Morgan Lehman and Anna Zhu of Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society have returned to the Pacific Arctic this summer to study the warming ocean, declining sea ice, and shifting food-web dynamics that impact marine life, from mic more PR

LANCASTER, England, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Nanoplastics found in Antarctic soils for the first time Scientists have found evidence of microplastics and nanoplastics in remote soils of Antarctica. Sampling by an international team of researchers led by scientists at Lancaster University uncovered the presence of nanoplastics (less than a micrometer in diameter) in the soils of the McMurdo Dry Valleys - a particularly remote and ice-free region of Antarctica. The study, published in the jour more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 25 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Wearable Patch Vibrates When It Detects Environmental Hazards Researchers have created a wearable patch that can detect hazards in the environment - such as dangerous gases or heavy metals in water - and then notify wearers by vibrating against their skin. The researchers have also extended the work to create an "e-skin" for robotic devices, allowing robots to detect and avoid hazards in their environment. "There are already more PR