Month: April 2020

Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredientCredit: Illustration by Michael Perkins/PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- The same ...

The truth lies in the soil: How human activity leaves a chemical footprint in soils

Researchers explore how natural processes determine the distribution of chemical elements in soils and highlight the effect of miningCredit: Earth ...

TAMA300 blazes trail for improved gravitational wave astronomy

Credit: NAOJ Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have used the infrastructure of the former TAMA300 gravitational ...

Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single atomic sheet

Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes

Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless ...

Machine learning tool could provide unexpected scientific insights into COVID-19

Berkeley Lab's COVIDScholar uses text mining algorithms to scan hundreds of new papers every dayCredit: Berkeley Lab A team of ...

A molecular pressure cooker tenderizes tough pieces of protein and helps to bite off

Credit: NINS/IMS Proteins are composed of amino acids connected by amide bonds. The amide bond exhibits high chemical stability and ...

Can an existing HIV medication slow the spread of COVID-19?

Team of Toronto researchers launches clinical trial to find out if existing HIV medication could prevent COVID-19 infectionCredit: MAP Centre ...

AGA and joint task force on allergy-immunology practice parameters release EoE guidelines

Guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for allergists and gastroenterologists focusing on the clinical management of EoE for pediatric and adult patientsCredit: ...

CNIC scientists design an experimental mouse model for investigating the mechanical function of proteins

The model, published today in Nature Communications, is based on the insertion of the HaloTag-TEV genetic cassette into titin, one ...

A great new way to paint 3D-printed objects

Efficient painting method reaches nooks and cranniesCredit: Jonathan P. Singer/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way ...

New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality

Strings attached to hand, fingers create more realistic haptic feedbackCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Today's virtual reality systems can create immersive ...

Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain

An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers ...

New DNA test will improve tracking of Salmonella food-poisoning outbreaks

The test may rapidly and sensitively distinguish subtypes of Salmonella, reports The Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsCredit: Public Health Image Library, ...

Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean

Credit: Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab An invasive species first identified in the Mediterranean Sea just eight years ago ...

Insilico and Astellas collaborate on AI for a conventionally challenging target family

Insilico Medicine enters into a collaboration research with Astellas Pharma Inc. to apply novel generative artificial intelligence system for a ...

UTA civil engineer helping DFW Airport manage storm water, predict future flooding

Teaming up to prevent flooding at DFW airportCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is partnering with ...

Skoltech research shows how a ‘Swiss Army knife’ protein helps phages disarm their victims

Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Researchers from the Severinov Laboratory at Skoltech, along with their colleagues from Switzerland and Israel, ...

Navy strengthens defense industrial base with new small business funding opportunity

Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donavan K. Patubo/released) ARLINGTON, Va.--To support the national response to ...

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