Open access hardware & 3D printing can help tackle demand for health supplies
Local communities could use open access hardware to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to ...
Month: April 2020
Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers
Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment ...
Salmonid fishes use different mechanism to defend against parasite infections
Credit: Pekka Hyvärinen, The Natural Resources Institute Finland Collaborate research of the University of Jyvaskyla and the Natural Resources Institute ...
WVU business experts partner with the National Guard to forecast PPE needs
Credit: West Virginia University When COVID-19 started depleting stockpiles of medical gear in hotspots like New York and New Jersey, ...
Rapid evolution in fish: genomic changes within a generation
Credit: University of Basel, Dario Moser Evolution is usually viewed as a slow process, with changes in traits emerging over ...
Superconductivity: It’s hydrogen’s fault
Nickel is supposed to herald a new age of superconductivity -- but this is proving more difficult than expected. Scientists ...
For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
New research shows a connection between a common human herpes virus-6 exposure that leaves a DNA copy of the virus ...
How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
Modeling 40 years of measles dynamics demonstrates the complexity of epidemic spread and the impact of vaccinationCredit: Max S. Y. ...
‘Elegant’ solution reveals how the universe got its structure
A direct, observation-based test of one of the pillars of cosmologyCredit: Photograph by Yuri Beletsky, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution ...
‘We urgently need a renewed public debate about new breeding technologies’
Göttingen agricultural economist evaluates research results on food securityCredit: S Koppmair Plant breeding has considerably increased agricultural yields in recent ...
Researchers’ method holds promise for brain study, better tests for viruses
Nanoparticles, lasers help stimulate brain, play key role in virus projectCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas ...
New metasurface laser produces world’s first super-chiral light
Laser opens up a new world of applications using optical control of physical objects.Credit: Wits University Researchers have demonstrated the ...
Coupled magnetic materials show interesting properties for quantum applications
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Like fans that blow in sync, certain magnetic materials can exhibit interesting energetic properties. In order ...
Proteasome phase separation for destruction
Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The proteasome is a major proteolytic machine that regulates cellular proteostasis through selective ...
Scientists unveil how general anesthesia works
A study in mice and rat brains reveals how general anesthesia dampens high frequency brain activity by weakening synapsesCredit: OIST ...
Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds
Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are ...
The North Atlantic right whale population is in poor condition
New research by an international team of scientists reveals that endangered North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer body ...
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses
Credit: Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech Keep people alive. Refer them to those who save lives. Finally, connect them to ...
Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com
The new website tracks landmark coronavirus studies throughout the pandemic on an interactive timeline.Credit: covidpreprints.com Cambridge, UK, 27 April 2020 ...
