NASA infrared data shows Genevieve strengthening into a hurricane
Credit: redit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures and found ...
Month: August 2020
Cashew shell compound appears to mend damaged nerves
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes ...
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's SerengetiCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Aug. 17, 2020) ...
NASA looks at water vapor in remnants of tropical depression 10E
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL Tropical Depression 10E weakened to a remnant low-pressure area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite ...
Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words
Credit: Thompson et al. What do we mean by the word beautiful? It depends not only on whom you ask, ...
Ultra-low voltage proven effective at killing bacteria, study finds
The research advances understanding of bacteria vulnerability and opens the door to new methods of fighting drug-resistant bacteriaCredit: Russell Cothren ...
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers
Rice lab makes case for high-performance carbon nanotube fibers for industryCredit: Pasquali Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 17, 2020) ...
Wearable sensors printed on natural materials analyze substances present in sweat
Applied to skin as a piece of sticking plaster, the device developed by Brazilian researchers can be used to monitor ...
Why young and female patients don’t respond as well to cancer immunotherapy
Tumor cells in younger and female patients accumulate cancer-causing mutations that are more poorly presented to the immune system, better ...
Survival of the fit-ish
Credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO - It can be hard to dispute the common adage 'survival ...
Merging global resources to support urban sustainability
UT-led effort to develop research network focused on food, energy, and water resourcesCredit: Image by D. Sager, courtesy Unsplash. KNOXVILLE, ...
Contextual engineering adds deeper perspective to local projects
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - When engineers develop drinking water systems, they often expect their ...
NASA satellite catches the end of Post-tropical Storm Kyle
Credit: Image: NASA Worldview NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible image of the end of Post-tropical Storm Kyle in the ...
AACN Distinguished Research Lecturer explores her role as nurse scientist
UMass Amherst associate professor heads up medical product development labCredit: UMass Amherst In her role as the American Association of ...
Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider
Credit: Lawrence E. Reeves Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you ...
NASA sees former Tropical Storm Josephine open into a trough
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Storm Josephine weakened on Aug. 16 ...
New superlattice material for future energy efficient devices
Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, August 17, 2020 - A team of international physicists including Jennifer Cano, PhD, ...
Does city life make bumblebees larger?
Credit: Wilhelm Osterman Does urbanisation drive bumblebee evolution? A new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German ...
Combating ‘chemobrain’ with music
University of Cincinnati colleges collaborate to develop app that studies whether music therapy can improve the brain from effects of ...
Farmers help grow water plan
Local knowledge helps manage scarce resourcesCredit: Dr Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University Overallocation of surface water for growing food crops is ...
