Protective shield: How pathogens withstand acidic environments in the body
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Certain bacteria, including the dangerous nosocomial pathogen MRSA, can protect themselves from acidic conditions in ...
Month: May 2020
Bluetooth-enabled device detects fermentation process over days
A miniaturized device that allows wireless detection of glucose and fructose molecules typically characterized in fermentation processes can also be ...
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Mass General advancing novel gene-based COVID-19 vaccine, AAVCOVID
AAVCOVID technology is unique in the vaccine field in its ability to scale and adapt rapidlyCredit: Mass. Eye and Ear ...
Identifying light sources using artificial intelligence
A smart quantum technology for identification of light sources with fewer measurementsCredit: Elsa Hahne WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 -- Identifying ...
New test could guarantee the perfect avocado
Lasers and vibrations reliably assess individual fruits' ripeness. Test could reduce waste by 10% and help meet consumer demands for ...
Long-term developments of energy pricing and consumption in industry
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have collaborated with British economists to study how ...
Yellow-legged gull adapts its annual lifecycle to human activities to get food
Opportunist species with great spread abilitiesCredit: Isabel Afán (EBD-CSIC) The yellow-legged gull has a high ability to adapt to human ...
Multifunctional porous carbon fibers show significant promise in capacitive desalination
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers in the College of Science have developed a material that is up to 40 times faster ...
Broadband enhancement relies on precise tilt
Investigators develop a quantum photonics prototype using hyperbolic metamaterials tilted at a precise angle from an optical fiberCredit: Lian Shen ...
Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas
A prototype design of a plasma jet thruster can generate thrusting pressures on the same magnitude a commercial jet engine ...
NUS researchers develop novel device to improve performance of underactive bladders
New device can be attached to the bladder to provide real-time volume detection and efficient voiding capabilitiesCredit: National University of ...
A new compound removes senescent cells and reduces toxicity in cancer treatment
Nav-Gal selectively removes tumourigenic senescent cells without attacking healthy cells and reduces the toxicity of plateletsCredit: UPV The accumulation of ...
A drug proves effective in the treatment of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion in animals
Credit: University of Córdoba Ischemia is a disease that occurs when tissue stops receiving the vascular supply it needs. Though ...
Surf and turf: Green new deal should be a ‘teal new deal’
Incorporating the oceans into climate policy is essential, scientists say in a new paperCredit: Authors of the paper Debates around ...