The talk will begin with a history of coronavirus research, from the 1960s, until the present. It will include the stories of three zoonotic coronaviruses- severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

NAS vice president Diane Griffin died unexpectedly on Monday, October 28 at age 84 in Baltimore, where she was a University Distinguished Service Professor, Gilman Scholar, and chair emeritus of the W ...

The Act to Incorporate the National Academy of Sciences, also known as the Academy Charter, was signed by President Lincoln on 3 March 1863, establishing the Academy as an independent honorary and ...

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Mercury is a naturally occurring element that has been mined and released by humans for over 3,000 years. Inorganic mercury, released through human activities, makes up the majority of the mercury ...

As a laser scientist I am exploring nonlinear interactions between coherent light and matter. My early work in laser spectroscopy includes the invention of the first practical narrowband tunable dye ...

Biological tissues and fluids become far more transparent to light in the near infrared spectral window, at wavelengths too long for our eyes to detect. This increased transparency is highly promising ...