DOE unveils blueprint for quantum internet at ‘Launch To The Future: Quantum Internet’
Credit: (Image by UChicago.) Nationwide effort to build quantum networks and usher in new era of communications. CHICAGO -- In a press ...
Month: July 2020
PolyA-miner assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression
Credit: HK Yalamanchili/Liu lab/Nucleic Acids Research, 2020. Researchers with an interest in unraveling gene regulation in human health and disease ...
Two distinct circuits drive inhibition in the sensory thalamus of the brain
This research offers fundamental insights about sensory thalamic subnetworks and will enable powerful new strategies to probe behavioral and perceptual ...
Where are arctic mosquitoes most abundant in Greenland and why?
Examining the population dynamics during the larval life stage of these pestsCredit: Photo by Melissa DeSiervo. Bzz! It's mosquito season ...
Hubble sees summertime on Saturn
Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team Saturn ...
Battling harmful algae blooms
UD researcher part of international effort to understand genetics of marine algaeCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Throughout the world's ...
A new MXene material shows extraordinary electromagnetic interference shielding ability
Drexel and KIST researchers report material can absorb EMI from electronic devicesCredit: Drexel University As we welcome wireless technology into ...
Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures
Credit: David A. Paz-García Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in ...
Highly stable amyloid protein aggregates may help plant seeds last longer
Credit: Dr. Pavel Zykin Highly stable polymeric "amyloid" proteins, best known for their role in Alzheimer's disease, have been mostly ...
COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, ...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogensCredit: ...
NASA sees compact Douglas strengthening to a major hurricane
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Although a compact storm, hurricane Douglas in the Eastern Pacific is mighty, as it has become the ...
Seeing the light: Researchers combine technologies for better light control
New photonic integrated chip could enable developments for many optical technologiesCredit: Penn State College of Engineering A new technology that ...
Correct dosage of methane-inhibiting additive in dairy cow feed shown in study
Credit: DSM The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team ...
UMD researcher highlights trends in consolidation of US agriculture with 35 years of data
Data show a steady shift to fewer and larger farming operations across crops, dairy, and livestockCredit: Edwin Remsberg, University of ...
The genetic basis of bats’ superpowers revealed
First six reference-quality bat genomes released and analysedCredit: Olivier Farcy For the first time, the raw genetic material that codes ...
NIST’s post-quantum cryptography program enters ‘selection round’
Chosen algorithms will become part of first standard devised to counter quantum decryption threat.Credit: B. Hayes/NIST The race to protect ...
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin ...
Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning
Study first to measure neurological responses to light pollution in wildlifeCredit: Photographer Doug Gimesy Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch ...
