Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem
Scientists compile into a public database over 200 000 genomes from more than 4 600 species of gut bacteriaCredit: Credit: ...
Month: July 2020
Artificial Intelligence to identify individual birds of a same species
Credit: André Ferreira Humans have a hard time identifying individual birds just by looking at the patterns on their plumage. ...
New genome mapper is like “upgrading from dial-up to fibre-optic”
Credit: Marc Marti-Renom Researchers from Harvard University, the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG) and the Centre for Genomic Regulation ...
Samara Polytech scientists suggest a new way of high viscosity oil recovery
The innovative technology is cost-efficient, environmentally friendly and efficientCredit: @SamaraPolytech Recently in Russia there has been a significant increase in ...
Video camera in a public place knows the density of people or vehicle more accurately
Credit: JAIST Deep learning applied for image/video processing opened the door for the practical deployment for object detection and identification ...
Photonic amorphous topological insulator
Credit: by Peiheng Zhou, Xin Ren, Yihao Yang, Haoran Xue, Lei Bi, Longjiang Deng, Yidong Chong, and Baile Zhang The ...
Heat smarter, not harder — How microwaves make catalytic reactions more efficient
Credit: Tokyo Tech Many reactions that we use to produce chemical compounds in food, medical, and industrial fields would not ...
How to stack graphene up to four layers
Cu-Si alloy at high temperature offers clues for the synthesis of wafer-scale, single crystalline graphene stacking and for our lives ...
“Inchworm” pattern of Indonesian earthquake rupture powered seismic “boom”
University of Tsukuba researchers report "inchworm-like" slip evolution of supershear rupture along the Palu-Koro fault during the 2018 Palu earthquake ...
Recent advances in 2D, 3D and higher-order topological photonics
Credit: by Minkyung Kim, Zubin Jacob, and Junsuk Rho Topology, which is a branch of mathematics, is rising as a ...
Novel label-free imaging technique brings out the inner light within T cells
Credit: Image courtesy of Alexandra Walsh. MADISON -- T cells are the immune soldiers at the frontlines of the battle ...
Researcher studying the mechanics of breathing in adult survivors of preterm birth
With a three-year R15 grant of more than $432,000 from the National Institutes of Health, Duke is studying the underlying ...
Potential therapeutic effects of dipyridamole in the severely ill patients with COVID-19
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypercoagulability, ...
Cycad plants provide an important ‘ecosystem service’
Loss of cycads from natural habitats may create detrimental ripple effects for other organismsCredit: University of Guam A study published ...
Temporary salt crystals may provide a permanent solution to Alzheimer’s
Osaka University researchers show that salt crystals can precipitate at low concentrations owing to local density fluctuation and their repeated ...
The solar cell you can print
£6 million to drive next-generation solar technology into new applicationsCredit: Swansea University A £6 million award will drive next-generation solar ...
Glacial stream insect may tolerate warmer waters
Credit: Photo by Joe Giersch PULLMAN, Wash. - An endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers ...
AI therapeutics announces start of Phase II Trial of LAM-002A (apilimod dimesylate) for treatment of COVID-19 patients
Credit: (c) AI Therapeutics July 27, 2020. AI Therapeutics announced the start of Phase II clinical trial for the treatment ...
Researcher to develop drones that operate autonomously in remote environments
Project will develop small, inexpensive, artificially intelligent drone systems that can observe, understand, adapt and respond to changing environments on ...
NTU Singapore researchers speed up gold-standard COVID-19 diagnostic test
Portable test produces results in 36 minutes; works for dengue and other viruses as wellCredit: NTU Singapore Clinician-scientists at Nanyang ...
