The neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish
Credit: NIBB In vertebrate muscles, there are slow and fast muscle fibers. Fast muscle fibers contract rapidly, but are prone ...
Month: May 2019
New data on ultrafast electron photoemission from metallic nanostructures obtained
The results of the Russian-Japanese experiment explain the mechanism of electron photoemission by metallic nanostructures under ultrafast laser excitation The ...
Genetic discovery may improve corn quality, yields
Rutgers-led study could benefit millions who rely on corn for nutritionCredit: Hugo Dooner/Waksman Institute of Microbiology Researchers may be able ...
Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers
Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to confer benefits like boosting memory and ...
Octopus-inspired wearable sensor
Credit: Adapted from ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 16951?16957 Wearable electronics that adhere to skin are an emerging trend ...
Charging into the future — novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries
A unique method to use novel rock salt in rechargeable magnesium batteriesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Life today depends heavily ...
Pain management protocol sends 92 percent of cancer surgery patients home without opioids
Penn study of robotic urologic surgery patients points to key step in overcoming opioid crisisCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A ...
New study shows crowdsourced traffic data could save lives
App-users post crash alerts minutes before they are reported to CHP A new University of California, Irvine-led pilot study finds, ...
New 3D-printed technology lowers cost of common medical test
Credit: Sean Flynn/UConn A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to ...
Proton therapy lowers risk of side-effects compared to conventional radiation
In largest study of its kind, Penn researchers compare overall adverse events of proton and photon therapiesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA ...
3D-printed device detects biomarkers of preterm birth
Credit: Adapted from Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01395 Preterm birth (PTB) -- defined as birth before the 37th week of ...
When wheels and heads are spinning — DFG research project on motion sickness in automated driving
Whether it is working on the computer or playing a card game with the kids - automated driving creates plenty ...
Electric hookahs might be no safer than traditional charcoal-based ones
Waterpipe tobacco smoking, otherwise known as "hookah" or "shisha," is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, especially among youth. Traditional hookahs burn ...
Press registration opens for American Chemical Society Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition
WASHINGTON, May 22,2019 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2019 National ...
Edward C. Stone receives 2019 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2019 is awarded to Edward C. Stone, David Morrisroe Professor of Physics and ...
Getting the lead and other metals out: Better detection can save lives
Fulbright Scholars award to help Purdue researcher establish innovative lab to identify common exposures to harmful metals, expand education through ...
Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris
Credit: Michaela Pink Just about a year after the launch of the NASA mission TESS, the first three comets orbiting ...
NUS pilot study opens new possibilities for AI to enhance cognitive performance
CURATE.AI platform creates individualized profiles so that training could be customized to improve performanceCredit: National University of Singapore In a ...
Study finds lower ER triage scores associated with delayed antibiotics delivery for sepsis patients
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Providing early, appropriate antibiotic treatment for patients with sepsis -- a serious complication of infection that can ...
Chimpanzees at the crossroads: adapt to living outside protected areas
Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments -- including ...
