Object identification and interaction with a smartphone knock
Credit: KAIST A KAIST team has featured a new technology, "Knocker", which identifies objects and executes actions just by knocking ...
Month: October 2019
Can we peek at Schrodinger’s cat without disturbing it?
Researchers describe a way of measuring a quantum system while keeping its superposition intactCredit: Associate Professor Holger F. Hofmann and ...
Spying on topology
An ultra-fast optical way to extract critical information from quantum materialsCredit: Illustration: MBI Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due ...
The science of mindfulness — What do we really know and where do we go?
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for ...
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
Credit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Commercial 3D printing -- or additive manufacturing (AM) -- ...
S1P molecule regulates dendritic cell localization and vascular integrity in lymph nodes
Credit: Image by Dr. Szandor Simmons, Osaka University The trafficking of white blood cells called lymphocytes is crucial for controlling ...
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces research, development and collaboration agreement
Credit: (c) Entos Pharmaceuticals EDMONTON, Alberta, October 2, 2019 -- Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Entos" or the "Company"), a healthcare biotechnology ...
Inspired by Northern clingfish, researchers make a better suction cup
Credit: Petra Ditsche The finger-sized Northern clingfish employs one of the best suction cups in the world. A small disk ...
Physical activity and good fitness improve cardiac regulation in children
Credit: Dr. Aapo Veijalainen, University of Eastern Finland A recent Finnish study showed that more physically active and fit children ...
Why are there no animals with three legs?
Credit: Tracy J. Thomson in BioEssays If "Why?" is the first question in science, "Why not?" must be a close ...
A new route to blocking children’s bone cancer
A study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps the cancer from growing and spreadingCredit: Weizmann Institute ...
Preventing future forest diebacks
Credit: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg Bark beetles, heat, drought, storms, and fires have damaged the German forests. Those ...
NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
'Forward-oriented' design might boost treatment effectiveness and broaden useCredit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Researchers at the National Institutes ...
TTUHSC researchers use NHANES to search for hypothyroid-sleep apnea link
Study indicates hypothyroidism patients are more likely to develop the sleep disorderCredit: TTUHSC Several past studies have sought to determine ...
Chair yoga more effective than music therapy in older adults with advanced dementia
Pilot study first to show adults with advanced dementia can participate in non-pharmacological interventionsCredit: Florida Atlantic University As dementia progresses, ...
Ancient genomes provide insight into the genetic history of the second plague pandemic
Analysis of 34 ancient plague genomes from the Black Death and succeeding plague epidemics in Europe between the 14th and ...
Discovery of new source of cancer antigens may expand cancer vaccine capabilities
Credit: Arizona State University For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's ...
Smartphone typing speeds catching up with keyboards
A study of over 37,000 users shows that the 'typing gap', the difference typing speeds between mobile devices and physical ...
Planes and vehicles main culprits masking iconic natural sounds in peaceful national parks
Nearly 47,000 hours of audio recording reveals vehicles, aircraft are primary sources of human-caused noise in US national parksCredit: Rachel ...
Managing stormwater and stream restoration projects together
Credit: THK Associates Both stormwater control and stream restoration are proven ways to reduce erosion along water channels. Often, though, ...
