NRAO joins space mission to the far side of the moon to explore the early universe
Spacecraft DAPPER will study "dark ages" of the universe in radio wavesCredit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Sophia Dagnello The National Radio Astronomy Observatory ...
Month: September 2020
Inducing plasma in biomass could make biogas easier to produce
With the help of microwave pulses, plasma induced into polymer solutions helps break down thick material, lowering the viscosity and ...
Scientists identify solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance
Identified materials could improve safety and performanceCredit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford University Stanford University scientists have identified a new class of solid ...
New research says Sodium-ion batteries are a valid alternative to Lithium-ion batteries
Credit: University of Warwick - Lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) are the electrochemical energy storage systems of choice for a wide ...
A fresh sense of possibility
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Harsh environments that are inhospitable to existing technologies could now be monitored using sensors based on ...
Master’s degree in artificial intelligence now within reach of low-income students
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science awarded $1 million NSF grant for accelerated five-year programCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic ...
Warming ocean, old-forest loss put a squeeze on an elusive seabird
Credit: Photo courtesy OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Squeezed by changing ocean conditions that limit their food options ...
Just add water: Biodiversity resurgence in effluent-fed desert riverbeds
Dragonflies, mayflies and caddisflies may be small, but their appearance could signal a big comeback for the beleaguered rivers of ...
The co-occurrence of cancer driver genes, key to precision medicine
Researchers from the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology Laboratory at IRB Barcelona develop a system to predict tumour response to ...
Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection
Credit: Perino et al. in Phytopathology Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that ...
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles
International research team led by Göttingen University shows patterned vegetation regenerates by "ecosystem engineering" of the grassesCredit: S Getzin, University ...
Wels catfish genome assembled
Credit: Anti Vasemägi/EMÜ An international research team led by scientists from Estonian University of Life Sciences has for the first ...
CSU secures $3.1 million from NIH to advance SolaVAX coronavirus vaccine research
Credit: Ron Bend/Colorado State University A team of scientists at Colorado State University was awarded a base contract worth $3.1 ...
ALSA Ventures closes US $59 million European Biotech Venture Capital Fund
ALSA Ventures today announced first closing of its European biotechnology investment fund with commitments of US$59M.Credit: ALSA Ventures London, UK ...
BioCanRx invests $10 million in promising new cancer immunotherapy research and biomanufacturing
Funding will move novel cancer technologies from the lab to the clinicCredit: BioCanRx OTTAWA, ON (Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 8 ...
Thin and ultra-fast photodetector sees the full spectrum
Researchers have developed the world's first photodetector that can see all shades of light, in a prototype device that radically ...
Cincinnati Children’s scientists identify hormone that might help treat malabsorption
Human intestinal organoids grown from stem cells used to model congenital disorder in babiesCredit: Heather A. McCauley, PhD/Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...
Web resources bring new insight into COVID-19
Credit: CDC Researchers around the world are a step closer to a better understanding of the intricacies of COVID-19 thanks ...
New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease
Targeting RNA with small molecules could pave the way for new antiviralsCredit: Courtesy of the Hargrove lab DURHAM, N.C. -- ...
Diabetes dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability clean itself
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (September 22, 2020) - The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in ...
