Scientists achieve higher precision weak force measurement between protons, neutrons
Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Through a one-of-a-kind experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ...
Month: September 2020
Hodder, WVU team to lead $1.5 million, multi-state data project to examine COVID-19 outcomes
Credit: West Virginia University The power of data, often an underappreciated catalyst to fixing the world's pressing problems, was recognized ...
NASA estimating Beta’s rains moving into the Tennessee valley
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Post-tropical Cyclone ...
Intersecting social inequities increase the likelihood of severe illness due to COVID-19
Disadvantaged Black and South Asian immigrants and Indigenous populations are nearly four times more likely to have multiple pre-existing medical ...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Lowell
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern North ...
How to bounce back from stretched out stretchable sensors
Credit: Hiroki Ota, Yokohama National University Elastic can stretch too far and that could be problematic in wearable sensors. A ...
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Leica Microsystems establish Center of Excellence in Microscopy
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Leica Microsystems, Inc. have combined efforts to ...
Alzheimer’s Center at Temple awarded $3.8 Million from Pennsylvania Department of Health
Grant award will allow Alzheimer's Center at Temple University to lead collaborative investigation into vascular risk factors in dementiaCredit: Lewis ...
Finding the Achilles’ heel of a killer parasite
Two studies in Science examine the basic biology of schistosomes to uncover vulnerabilities that could lead to new treatmentsCredit: UT ...
Researchers demonstrate how deep learning can advance study of neural degeneration
Credit: Adriana San Miguel, NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated the utility of artificial intelligence ...
St. Jude immunologist Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D., receives NCI award
The National Cancer Institute award provides extended support for researchers to pursue projects with groundbreaking cancer research potentialCredit: St. Jude ...
Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body
Credit: NIAID People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new ...
Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans now sequenced
Neandertals have adopted male sex chromosome from modern humansCredit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology In 1997, the very first Neandertal DNA ...
New system detects faint communications signals using the principles of quantum physics
Researchers have demonstrated a system that could dramatically increase the performance of communications networksCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute ...
Stirling experts lead research into impact of climate change on rainforest elephants
Stirling and Gabonese experts lead research into impact of climate change on rainforest elephantsCredit: University of Stirling Experts from the ...
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers
Metallic carbon circuit element enables work on faster, efficient carbon-based transistorsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Daniel Rizzo Transistors based on ...
Scientists trace severe COVID-19 to faulty genes and an autoimmune condition
Credit: The Rockefeller University More than 10 percent of young and healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies ...
Can you paint your migraine?
As migraine surgery becomes more popular, plastic surgeons ask patients to paint their painCredit: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery September 24, ...
Jindal school researchers examine COVID-19 impact on manufacturing
Credit: UT Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have examined how manufacturers are -- or aren't -- ...
Norwegian university supplying COVID-19 test kits to India, Denmark
Credit: Photo: Geir Mogen/NTNU A highly sensitive COVID-19 test, developed by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology ...
