Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Researchers have found that injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas ...
Month: March 2020
Chemists create new artificial enzyme
Designed at the University of Miami, the triple-stranded molecule may help put chemistry's holy grail in reachCredit: Photo: Jenny Hudak/University ...
NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away ...
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
New design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances and moreCredit: Stephan Herb Optimized surface structure innately reduces frost ...
Slime mold simulations used to map dark matter holding universe together
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Burchett and O. Elek (UC Santa Cruz) The behavior of one of nature's humblest creatures ...
Icarus is launched
Test phase for the animal monitoring system beginsCredit: MPI f. Animal Behavior/ J. Stierle The German-Russian observation system for animal ...
Intel processors are still vulnerable to attack
Credit: KU Leuven Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors. Jo Van ...
Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, ...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web
The problem-solving prowess of a simple slime mold has been harnessed to trace the large-scale structure of the universeCredit: Burchett ...
Patient-friendly brain imager gets green light toward first prototype
Quantum sensor enables flexible, wearable designCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M -- It might not start a fashion trend, but ...
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on ...
Feeding wildlife can disrupt animal social structures
Credit: UGA A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and San Diego State University has found that the ...
Microplastics affect the survival of amphibians and invertebrates in river ecosystems
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has demonstrated that 15 days' exposure to microplastics affects some freshwater ...
To make ultra-black materials that won’t weigh things down, consider the butterfly
Some butterflies have ultra-black wings that rival the blackest materials made by humans, using wing scales that are only a ...
Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered why obesity causes ...
Music shows promise in decreasing delirium in critically ill patients
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form ...
Common feed ingredient tested safe in bulls
Credit: Dan Shike, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Cattle feeders choose distillers grains in feedlot diets as an inexpensive ...
What features make text-based counseling effective?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 10, 2020--A fascinating new study has shown that the duration ...
New study confirms value of family meals
Propels family meals movement as Americans celebrate National Nutrition MonthCredit: Food Marketing Institute Foundation A new study published in the ...
