New insight on mole growth could aid development of skin cancer treatments
A study detailing the processes that control mole size may help scientists find new ways to prevent skin cancer from ...
Month: October 2020
Wearable IT devices: Dyeing process gives textiles electronic properties
Credit: Oliver Dietze Computer scientists at Saarland University show how these special textiles can be produced in a comparatively easy ...
Sea star’s ability to clone itself may empower this mystery globetrotter
Credit: Michael Boyle For decades, biologists have captured tiny sea star larvae in their nets that did not match the ...
Perovskite materials: Neutrons show twinning in halide perovskites
Credit: HZB A good ten years ago, research teams discovered the class of semi-organic halide perovskites, which are now making ...
Getting the full scope
Pitt's Takashi K-Y Kozai will use a $3M NIH award to harness state-of-the-art imaging and guide the use of neural ...
Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress ...
Agbioscience startup using multisensor drone technology sees growth
Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Despite changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup ...
St. Jude achieves Magnet designation for nursing services for the second time
Magnet® designation is the highest honor bestowed in nursing and serves as a benchmark for patients to measure the quality ...
Fellow at Sandia Labs appointed to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Gil Herrera has been appointed to the ...
New medtech manufacturing capability launches in Brisbane
Credit: Translational Research Institute Brisbane, Australia: The Hon Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology is opening the Translational ...
Researchers discover a cell type responsible for cardiac repair after infarction
The researcher of the University of Malaga Adrián Ruiz-Villalba leads an international study that has revealed the molecular mechanisms involved ...
Machine-learning technique from Sandia Labs could improve fusion energy outputs
Building a better reactor by modifying its wallsCredit: Photo: by Randy Montoya) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. ...
A call for more comprehensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients who smoke
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered ...
Ed Fry selected as The Oceanography Society’s 2020 Jerlov Award recipient
For significant advances in knowledge of how light interacts with the oceanCredit: Texas A&M University Dr. Edward S. Fry, distinguished ...
Layer of strength, layer of functionality for biomedical fibers
Polymer fibers with layers of different properties have a wide variety of promising biomedical applications, including the creation of antiviral ...
Record high values of peak power with picosecond generators
Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators ...
New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards
Credit: Dan Bell ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a ...
Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
NSF helps Rice University professor crunch data on atmospheric gravity wavesCredit: Loon HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - An unintended ...
Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause ...
University of Houston partners with AuraVax Therapeutics on COVID-19 vaccine
Exclusive option agreement covers inhalation vaccine developed by UH professorCredit: University of Houston The University of Houston has entered into ...
