Science & Technology

YaleNews’ monthly science column looks at dopamine’s role in heart failure, the “early burst” of evolution, how to build a better flu vaccine, and more.

Yale chemists are pushing forward with innovative work to develop tomorrow’s liquid fuels from sunlight.

Fragile X syndrome — a disorder of the X chromosome — is the leading cause of autism and the primary genetic driver of intellectual disability.

The potential of paved roads and asphalt roofs to create urban air pollution is comparable to motor vehicle emissions, a new Yale study has found.

Timmermans studies the dynamics and variability of the Arctic Ocean, sea ice and climate.

A team of researchers at Yale may have solved a critical design challenge to portable cell counters that make them a valuable tool for medical treatment.

Yale physicist Steven Girvin, director of the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, discusses the new national center’s mission and Yale’s involvement.

Why does the brain perceive motion in some static images? Yale neuroscientists may have found some answers by studying the responses of fruit flies.

Marc Hammarlund, Pietro De Camilli, and Hongying Shen are among 30 pairs of scientists awarded grants to study the molecular of neurodegenerative diseases.

New research into Photosystem II, the enigmatic enzyme at the heart of photosynthesis, may lead to insights for designing new solar energy systems.