New editor-in-chief appointed for SPIE journal Optical Engineering
Adam Wax will lead the SPIE journal beginning in January 2021Credit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA -- On 1 January 2021, ...
Month: October 2020
COVID-19 recovery at home possible for most patients
Cedars-Sinai emergency department researchers confirm the safety of home discharge for low-risk patients with COVID-19Credit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES ...
USask VIDO-InterVac expands international role to test antiviral compounds against COVID-19
Credit: David Stobbe The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been ...
New tool can detect COVID-19 outbreaks in US counties that host pro football events
The model can help public officials and team owners in their decision-making regarding in-person attendance.Credit: © Massachusetts General Hospital Recent ...
Penn engineers create helical topological exciton-polaritons
This new type of quasiparticles could have applications in quantum computingCredit: University of Pennsylvania Our understanding of quantum physics has ...
NIH study aims to identify promising COVID-19 treatments for larger clinical trials
Credit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today launched ...
A tiny jaw from Greenland sheds light on the origin of complex teeth
Credit: Marta Szubert A team of scientists led from Uppsala University have described the earliest known example of dentary bone ...
Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jolanda Mueller From microscopes to data transfer via optical fibres all the way to modern quantum ...
Scientists replicated self-cleaning anti-reflective coating of insects’ eyes
Credit: Mikhail Kryuchkov, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Department of Pharmacology ...
University of Guam part of international effort to understand cycad pollinators
Researchers say cycad conservation plans must consider mutualistic relationshipsCredit: University of Guam University of Guam researchers continue to expand knowledge ...
UCF researchers are working on tech so machines can thermally ‘breathe’
The UCF researchers are developing a way for large machines to "breathe" in and out cooling blasts of water to ...
IU study examines effects of low-level lead exposure and alcohol consumption
Credit: Indiana University A new IU study examining effects of low-level developmental lead exposure in mice could explain why some ...
Scientists shed new light on mechanisms of malaria parasite motility
The first X-ray structures of the molecular complex that allows malaria parasites to spread disease highlight a novel target for ...
Quantum physics: Physicists successfully carry out controlled transport of stored light
Patrick Windpassinger and his team demonstrate how light stored in a cloud of ultra-cold atoms can be transported by means ...
If the glove fits
Modern tools and US Army-edition gloves may have uncovered the original dimensions of the tefach, a biblical unit of measurement ...
The puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.9% dark matter is solved
Credit: Credit: Teymoor Saifollahi and NASA/HST At present, the formation of galaxies is difficult to understand without the presence of ...
How to catch fire
Rising star and mechanical engineer Chloe Dedic is measuring the elusive qualities of flame to inform hypersonic engine designCredit: Tom ...
On the trail of novel infectious agents in wildlife
First scientific description of a previously unknown Streptococcus species of Chacoan peccariesCredit: K. Mühldorfer, IZW The species richness of zoo ...
Modeling organic-field effect transistors with a molecular resolution
Credit: ©Science China Press Field-effect transistors are key components of sensors, electrical circuits, or data storage devices. The transistors used ...
The perfect angle for e-skin energy storage
The trick to extremely thin supercapacitors with improved performance is spraying graphene ink at an angle.Credit: DGIST Materials scientists Sungwon ...
