Month: July 2020

Credit: OIST Nanoparticles are tiny. At just 1/1000th of a millimeter, they're impossible to see with the naked eye. But, ...

COVID-19 increased anxiety, depression for already stressed college students

Study shows unprecedented increase in mental health challenges among undergraduatesCredit: Figure courtesy of Jeremy Huckins. HANOVER, N.H. - July 27, ...

How the zebrafish got its stripes

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish ...

Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein

Credit: © KAUST; Xavier Pita Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A ...

Lead white pigments on Andean drinking vessels provide new historical context

Isotope analysis suggest clues to the manufacture and distribution of qerosCredit: Alyson Thibodeau (Carlisle, Pa.) - Researchers studying lead white ...

Wrong number of fingers leads down wrong track

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Opole examined a fossil that raises questionsCredit: Image: Sudipta Kalita Have you ever ...

Manipulating non-magnetic atoms in a chromium halide enables tuning of magnetic properties

New approach creates synthetic layered magnets with unprecedented level of control over their magnetic propertiesCredit: Fazel Tafti Chestnut Hill, Mass. ...

NASA’s tracking Hawaii-bound Major Hurricane Douglas

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Hurricane Douglas is a major hurricane tracking through the Central Pacific Ocean on a forecast track to ...

NASA animation tracks Tropical Storm Hanna’s progression

Credit: Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery as Tropical ...

First-ever research network tackles diabetic foot complications

Credit: Credit: Marco Gutierrez, Indiana University School of Medicine. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, six U.S. research institutions ...

Photochromic bismuth complexes show great promise for optical memory elements

Credit: Timur Sabirov / Skoltech Russian chemists obtained a new photochromic complex composed of of bismuth (III) and viologen cations ...

Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs

A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems ...

IU School of Medicine leads study to treat diabetic foot wounds, decrease amputation rates

Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine is leading the first study of the national Diabetic Foot ...

New study explains ‘miracle’ of how the Warsaw Ghetto beat Typhus

New modelling of Typhus infections in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease.Credit: Property ...

Dartmouth-industry collaborations improve computer graphics

Research creates more realistic images for the technology of today and tomorrowCredit: Image credit: Amazon, Turbosquid, Kate Anderson. HANOVER, N.H. ...

Citizen science at heart of new study showing COVID-19 seismic noise reduction

Credit: Reprinted with permission from T. Lecocq et al., Science 10.1126/science.abd2438 (2020). Research published in the journal Science, using a ...

Discovery of disordered nanolayers in intermetallic alloys

Resolving alloys' strength-ductility trade-off and thermal instabilityCredit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1126/science.abb6830 Intermetallic alloys potentially have high strength in a ...

Big brains and dexterous hands

Credit: Karin Isler, ZOOM Erlebniswelt, Gelsenkirchen People are very skilled with their hands, but take a very long time to ...

Novel drug delivery particles use neurotransmitters as a ‘passport’ into the brain

Researchers create neurotransmitter-lipid hybrids that help ferry therapeutic drugs and gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier in miceCredit: Qiaobing ...

Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear