Dr. Malene Hansen receives 2020 BIG Award
Hansen is the first scientist to receive grants in four different award categories offered by AFARCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical ...
Month: September 2020
40% of O’ahu, Hawai’i beaches could be lost by mid-century
Credit: Kammie Tavares The reactive and piecemeal approach historically used to manage beaches in Hawai'i has failed to protect them. ...
E. coli bacteria offer path to improving photosynthesis
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia ...
Hyperbolic metamaterials exhibit 2T physics
3D nonlinear ferro-fluid-based hyperbolic metamaterials may contribute to ultra-fast all-optical hyper-computingCredit: V. Smolyaninova et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.5.056001 Metamaterials--nanoengineered structures designed ...
Earth MRI funds critical minerals projects in twenty-one states
A total of $7.97 million will fund new research and preserve important data across the NationCredit: USGS The U.S. Geological ...
Researchers combine photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging in tiny package
New microendoscope poised to advance our understanding of the brainCredit: Emmanuel Bossy, CNRS/ Université Grenobe Alpes Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique ...
New national imaging center has potential to transform medicine
Credit: Joseph Kim and Tanner Tenpas, UW-Madison MADISON - A national research initiative announced today will place the University of ...
New study reveals why flu can be devastating for pregnant women
Pre-clinical study suggests virus does not stay in the lungs but spreads throughout the mother's bodyCredit: RMIT University New research ...
CRISPR-based malaria testing on-the-fly
A Plasmodium species-specific, ultrasensitive, nucleic acid detection assay to enable fast and inexpensive testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers in ...
Artificial intelligence detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Credit: Kundu et al. (2020) PNAS PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21. 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Dolphin going swimmingly
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of ...
Regulatory T cells could lead to new immunotherapies aimed at treating multiple sclerosis
New study finds presence of regulatory T cells enables partial recovery from paralysisCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - ...
Long-term COVID-19 containment will be shaped by strength, duration of immunity
Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in ...
How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants
Combining two tools would boost understanding of climate changeCredit: Christian Frankenberg How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind ...
Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century
Analysis published in Scientific Reports is based on climate models for the mid-Pliocene period, which occurred 3 million years ago ...
Funding climate action policies: Consumers weigh in
New research shows international support for simple funding plans -- even if costs are highCredit: Washington University For decades, scientists ...
Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis
A warming climate threatens crop diversity; the 'Seeds for Needs' approach combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties ...
AI could expand healing with bioscaffolds
Rice University engineers use machine learning to speed bioscaffold developmentCredit: Mikos Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 21, 2020) - ...
NASA analyzes soaking capabilities of hurricane Teddy on Bermuda approach
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy's ...
New technology is a “science multiplier” for astronomy
Credit: NASA Federal funding of new technology is crucial for astronomy, according to results of a study released Sept. 21 ...
