Month: July 2020

Coming soon: the world's most precise, compact and cost-effective gyroscopeCredit: RMIT University Australian researchers and industry partners will collaborate to ...

Research at Spanish universities improves in competitiveness

Report about university research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) from the IUNE Observatory 2020Credit: IUNE Scientific publications by university lecturers have ...

POSTECH solves the durability issue of hydrogen cars

Credit: Yong-Tae Kim (POSTECH) When a bicycle gets wet in the rain, the frame and chain become corroded or rusty ...

Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought

Credit: The University of Queensland New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of ...

Review of progress towards advanced Lithium-sulfur batteries

Credit: Author How should one design porous carbon materials for advanced Li-S batteries cathodes? What electrolytes are extensively studied for ...

Big data analytics enables scientists to model COVID-19 spread

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science receives NSF RAPID Grant to work with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to predict COVID-19 ...

Perovskite solar cells developed by NTU Singapore scientists record highest power conversion

Use of existing industry method brings perovskites a step closer to market adoptionCredit: NTU Singapore A team of researchers at ...

Butterfly wings inspiring next-gen technological innovations

Credit: ©Science China Press The catastrophic effects of global environmental degradation, health deterioration and diminishing energy resources are demanding remedy ...

Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial

Credit: Takehito Suzuki, TUAT Terahertz radiation, or T-rays, has barely been exploited compared to most of the rest of the ...

Keck Medicine of USC enrolling patients as part of international clinical trial to study antiviral drug as treatment for COVID-19

The experimental therapy, DAS181, will be available for hospitalized patients with low oxygen levels and pneumonia caused by COVID-19Credit: Ricardo ...

When a pandemic strikes, we still expect an ambulance

Research published today has found that Australians strongly believe paramedics deserve a work environment free from the threat of physical ...

Predation by Caspian terns on young steelhead means fewer return as adults

Credit: (photo by Dan Roby OSU College of Agricultural Sciences) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Caspian terns feeding on young fish have ...

Space to grow, or grow in space — how vertical farms could be ready to take-off

Credit: LettUs Grow Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental ...

Molecularly thin interface between polymers — for efficient CO2 capture membrane

Researchers in I2CNER, Kyushu University discovered the highly selective separation of CO2 over nitrogen in composite membranes with ultrathin layers ...

Burrowing crabs reshaping salt marshes, with climate change to blame

Credit: Christine Angelini PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reveals how climate change has enabled a voracious crab species to ...

A dual antenatal therapy benefits extreme preterm babies better than either alone or none

Two treatments given together before birth -- magnesium sulfate and corticosteroids -- can improve outcomes in preterm childrenCredit: UAB Extremely ...

Domestic violence increased in the great recession

UC Davis study suggests preparing for similar issues in COVID-19Credit: Courtesy of Study Researchers Emergency room visits for domestic violence ...

Study finds that special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better

Effect persists even when glasses are not wornCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health A new UC Davis Eye Center ...

Green is more than skin-deep for hundreds of frog species

Biochemical workaround makes pigment that tunes light to the exact shade of a green leafCredit: Santiago R. Ron DURHAM, N.C. ...

UMass Amherst team makes artificial energy source for muscle