FSU engineering researchers visualize the motion of vortices in superfluid turbulence
Credit: Courtesy of Wei Guo Nobel laureate in physics Richard Feynman once described turbulence as "the most important unsolved problem ...
Month: April 2021
COVID-19 causes ‘unexpected’ cellular response in the lungs, research finds
Credit: Purdue University photo/ Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could ...
Seeing quadruple
Machine-learning methods lead to discovery of rare "quadruply imaged quasars" that can help solve cosmological puzzlesCredit: The GraL Collaboration With ...
NASA’s NICER finds X-ray boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s radio bursts
Credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) A global science collaboration using data from NASA's ...
Bacteria help plants grow better
New study may in the long term lead to new varieties that require less fertilizerCredit: © Barbara Frommann/University of Bonn ...
New discovery uncovers secret switch that could revolutionise heart attack treatment
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have discovered a critical new gene that it is hoped could help ...
The tuberculosis pathogen releases its toxin by a novel protein transport system
This transport system may be widespread across many Gram-positive bacteria that contain proteins in the WXG100 superfamily. Tuberculosis kills 1 ...
Can a 3D printed beetle model simulate the real thing?
Researchers assess the feasibility of using 3D printed insects in mating studiesCredit: Photo Courtesy: Huai-Jun Xue, Institute of Zoology, Chinese ...
Two studies support key role for immune system in shaping SARS-CoV-2 evolution
New findings and novel technology could inform COVID-19 treatment and vaccine-development effortsCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 ...
New method offers insights into tension-sensitivity of potassium channels
Experiments with a novel time-lapse system show that potassium channel exhibit hysteresis in their responses to membrane tensionCredit: Masayuki Iwamoto ...
Supportive partners protect relationship quality in people with depression or stress
New findings emerge from UMass Amherst newlyweds studyCredit: UMass Amherst Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of ...
New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years agoCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/CNES/CNRS/LANL/IRAP/IAS/LPGN LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April ...
Huntsman Cancer Institute research shows melanoma rates in Utah compared to
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - A letter published today by Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University ...
Scientists discover ‘jumping’ genes that can protect against blood cancers
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 8, 2021 - New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called ...
Violence and its effects on healthcare service, access, and strategies
Credit: Laura Vargas PHILADELPHIA (April 8, 2021) - Many factors, including need, affect healthcare use. Strategies geared to enhancing the ...
Bioengineer wins NIH grant to attack cystic fibrosis
Xue Sherry Gao developing base editors to fix multitude of single mutations that cause diseaseCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - ...
Purdue scientists use malaria expertise to track COVID-19 variants
Credit: Purdue University photo/Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Scientists have been using genetics to track diseases for decades. Now, ...
Rochester Institute of Technology engineering leaders honored as 2021 IISE Fellows
Nabil Nasr and Iris Rivero recognized for significant contributions in industrial engineeringCredit: RIT The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers ...
How to tame a restless genome
Credit: Ipsaro/Joshua-Tor lab, CSHL/2021 Short pieces of DNA--jumping genes--can bounce from one place to another in our genomes. When too ...
Mountain growth influences greenhouse effect
Weathering of rocks can bind or release carbon dioxide -- in active mountain ranges, carbon-dioxide release strongly dominatesCredit: Kristen Cook ...
