Simulated image demonstrates the power of NASA’s wide field infrared survey telescope
Credit: NASA, STScI and B.F. Williams (University of Washington) Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a ...
Month: January 2020
URI, BayCare, Butler Hospital launch trial for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Study seeks 330 volunteers for clinical trialsCredit: URI photo by Michael Salerno. KINGSTON, R.I. - January 6, 2020 -- The ...
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) - Kees van Oers, Perro de Jong & Brechje van Beek It's no secret ...
Some genetic sequencing fail to analyze large segments of DNA
UTSW experts: Gaps in clinical whole exome sequencing at major commercial labs indicative of larger issueCredit: UTSW Highlights: Reanalysis of ...
Moving domain walls induce losses in superconductor/ferromagnet hybrid systems
Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/ Mihail Silaev Physicist have shown that the motion of domain walls can be detected by ...
Epilepsy study shows link between brain activity and memory
Cedars-Sinai research findings could lead to better treatments for cognitive impairment in epilepsy patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6, 2020) ...
Polluted wastewater in the forecast? Try a solar umbrella
Berkeley Lab scientists demonstrate a 'photo-thermal' umbrella that can double evaporation rates, thus reducing environmental impact of settling pondsCredit: Berkeley ...
New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors
Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone Health A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces ...
Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure ...
False negatives: Delayed Zika effects in babies who appeared normal at birth
Credit: Children's National Hospital Colombian infants exposed to Zika virus in the womb showed neurodevelopmental delays as toddlers, despite having ...
Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy
Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville). To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ...
Scientists develop new method to detect oxygen on exoplanets
Technique could speed search for life in outer spaceCredit: (NASA/GSFC/Friedlander-Griswold) Scientists have developed a new method for detecting oxygen in ...
Formation of a huge underwater volcano offshore the Comoros
Seismologists of the GFZ observe processes in the upper mantle for the first time before the formation of an enormous ...
LD Motif Finder locates ancient hidden protein patterns
Credit: © 2019 Rayan Naser An iterative machine learning approach has identified elusive 800 million-year-old amino acid patterns that are ...
Power dressing
The mechanical and thermoelectrical self-healing process of the composite film. Wearable electronics could be perpetually powered by stretchy, self-mending materials ...
Researchers use remote sensing to estimate nitrogen deposition in North China
Credit: Zhen Wang Northern China, a hotspot of air pollution, has always been an area of great interest to study ...
Researchers create nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials
Credit: Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure ...
2017 San Diego wildfire increased pediatric ER visits for breathing problems
Credit: ATS Jan. 6, 2020--A small wildfire in San Diego County in 2017 resulted in a big uptick in children ...
Laser pulse creates frequency doubling in amorphous dielectric material
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials ...
Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland, study suggests
Credit: James H. Barrett The mysterious disappearance of Greenland's Norse colonies sometime in the 15th century may have been down ...
