Researchers invent method to ‘sketch’ quantum devices with focused electrons
Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as grapheneCredit: ...
Month: December 2020
Drinking milk while breastfeeding may reduce the child’s food allergy risk
Credit: John Browne/Chalmers University of Technology Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced ...
Autobahn Labs and UCSF announce strategic drug discovery collaboration
Collaboration will advance UCSF discoveries to patients; Autobahn Labs and UCSF will establish new ventures for drug discovery and developmentCredit: ...
Do I know you? Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchersCredit: Chicago Face Database (Ma et al., 2015) BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 21, 2020 ...
Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic
National poll: Cyberbullying, depression and unhealthy habits on parents' top 10 list of worries; Black families rank racism as No.1 ...
TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative
Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established ...
Water and genes flow between the two largest Baltic salmon rivers
Credit: Ville Vähä Salmon from upstream reaches of the two northernmost Baltic rivers are different from downstream salmon. A recent ...
Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital
Credit: European Heart Journal Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after ...
Ivory Coast creates first marine protected area
Credit: CEM Ivory Coast has announced the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA). The MPA will cover 2,600km2 ...
Study sheds new light on how the brain distinguishes speech from noise
Researchers provide the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed, identify a ...
Plants can be larks or night owls just like us
Credit: Earlham Institute Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research ...
The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth
Researchers take a closer look at the genomes of microbial communities in the human mouthCredit: Photo credit: Jessica Mark Welch, ...
A step toward understanding why COVID-19 boosts stroke risk
UCLA-led study uses 3D-printed 'blood vessels' to identify possible link between coronavirus and strokeCredit: UCLA Health A UCLA-led study may ...
Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
A future of fewer Christmas trees and other conifersCredit: Joseph Stewart, USGS/UC Davis In the aftermath of megafires that devastated ...
New class of cobalt-free cathodes could enhance energy density of next-gen lithium-ion batteries
Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a new family of cathodes with ...
Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for ...
Low-income preschoolers exposed to nurturing care have with higher IQ scores later on
UM School of Medicine researchers find lower IQ scores in impoverished children can be mitigated with responsive care and learning ...
nTIDE COVID Update November 2020: Surge takes its toll on jobseekers with disabilities
Following months of decline, furloughs increased for people with disabilities in November while continuing to decline for workers without disabilitiesCredit: ...
Ultra-fast gas flows through tiniest holes in 2D membranes
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and the University of Pennsylvania identify ultra-fast gas flows ...
Study finds growing numbers of critically endangered sawfish in Miami waters
The findings have important implications to better protect this endangered speciesCredit: see above MIAMI--A new collaborative study lead by scientists ...
