Scientists transform a BBQ lighter into a high-tech lab device
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator ...
Month: January 2020
Moths’ flight data helps drones navigate complex environments
Study uses real insect flight trajectories to develop decision-making program for autonomous vehiclesCredit: Thomas Daniel lab, University of Washington, Seattle. ...
Scientists observe ultrafast birth of radicals
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory An international team led by Argonne has visualized the elusive, ultrafast proton transfer process following the ...
Scientists observe ultrafast chemistry in water caused by ionizing radiation
Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team jointly led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the U.S. Department of ...
Preparing for the hydrogen economy
Key step taken for hydrogen fuelled futureCredit: University of Sydney In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have found ...
Mars: Water could disappear faster than expected
Credit: © ESA The small red planet is losing water more quickly than what theory as well as past observations ...
Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores
UMass Amherst work offers advances in materials for clean energy and carbon captureCredit: UMass Amherst/Auerbach lab AMHERST, Mass. - Zeolites ...
CT startup brings collaborative robotics to children with special needs
Movia Robotics improves educational outcomes for autistic kids with robot technologyCredit: (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Robots. These humanoid machines aren't just ...
Mohamad Khazaei’s research in spinal cord injury earns him Young Investigator Award
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC- Mohamad Khazaei, Ph.D., scientific associate in Dr. Michael Fehlings' lab at Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ...
Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Teenagers in the US simply don't get enough shut eye. The consequences ...
Vector-borne causes of fever in cats demand year-round preventive therapy
Credit: Image courtesy of Professor Michael Lappin Increased body temperature is the single-most commonly noted abnormal finding for the medical ...
One-fourth of children with autism are undiagnosed
Black and Hispanic children are most at risk for missed autism diagnosis, according to a Rutgers researcherCredit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University ...
Unlimited potential: Researchers found new ways to generate totipotent-like cells
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München Totipotent cells own the highest differentiation potential of all cells. They can only be found shortly ...
UCF study: Judo may help health, social interactions of children with autism
Credit: University of Central Florida Judo may be just the right sport to increase the physical activity level among children ...
Wake up dormant dopaminergic neurons to reverse Parkinson’s disease
Astrocytic GABA identified as the novel therapeutic target of motor symptoms in Parkinson's diseaseCredit: IBS As many as seven to ...
First patient for Parkinson’s disease trial recruited
Credit: Credit: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The first patient has been recruited for a UK-wide trial into ...
Less severe cases of diarrheal illness can still lead to child mortality, research shows
Landmark GEMS research could help set path to reduce child mortality linked to diarrheal illnessCredit: University of Maryland School of ...
An out-of-the-box attack on diabetes
Researchers use proteomics to pinpoint new prevention strategy for type 1 diabetesCredit: Courtesy of Rose Perry/PNNL RICHLAND, Washington -- A ...
Prosocial and tolerant parrots help others to obtain food
African grey parrots spontaneously help conspecifics without obvious benefits to themselvesCredit: Comparative Cognition Group Parrots are considered extraordinarily clever animals. ...
BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) BPA's counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to ...
