NASA, industry partner for space-based study of potential Alzheimer’s key
An innovative experiment underway on the International Space Station could help researchers make new progress in the fight against aggressive ...
Month: November 2019
Engineers help with water under the bridge and other tough environmental decisions
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and ...
New material points toward highly efficient solar cells
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need ...
Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF
This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patientsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Long-held dogma says ...
Kent State researcher receives grant to design safer, more efficient level I trauma rooms
Credit: Kent State University Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age ...
Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, ...
Some hoppy news: Hops don’t need to go dormant in order to flower
New possibilities for indoor, sustainable, local production of hopsCredit: John Eisele/Colorado State University Photography The explosion of craft brewing across ...
NASA finds heavy rain in Tropical Storm Fengshen
Credit: NASA/NRL The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring within the ...
Drug dust
New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other ...
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devicesCredit: Worcester ...
Army researcher promotes cooperation between humans, autonomous machines
Credit: (U.S. Army illustration by Dr. Celso M. de Melo) The trust between humans and autonomous machines is a top ...
University of Florida scientists advance citrus greening research efforts
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society Citrus greening, a devastating disease, has reduced Florida citrus production by 70%, according to most ...
Delivering large genes to the retina is problematic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new study has shown that a commonly used ...
Is virtual reality the next big thing in art therapy?
Drexel researchers conduct study to see if creative arts therapies is next frontier for VR in healthcare.Credit: Drexel University College ...
ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms
Hospitals need to identify and develop interventions to help ICU patients return to workCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In ...
Low-cost, portable system takes OCT beyond ophthalmology
Researchers adapt OCT system to make it useful for minimally invasive joint surgeryCredit: Evan T. Jelly, Duke University WASHINGTON -- ...
Study reveals breach of ‘dancing’ barrier governs crystal growth
Controlling crystal growth for innovations in medicine, engineeringCredit: Meenesh Singh While crystals have been studied for centuries and are ubiquitous ...
At the heart of regeneration: Scientists reveal a new frontier in cardiac research
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles discover a mechanism of cardiac regeneration in the zebrafish that could change the field ...
Dartmouth engineers partner with arctic residents to bolster resilience and sustainability
$2.6 million NSF grant to fund four-year projectCredit: Hunter Snyder Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth has been awarded a ...
New Pitt research finds carbon nanotubes show a love/hate relationship with water
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Nov. 12, 2019) -- Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are valuable for a wide variety of applications. ...
