Does cold wildfire smoke contribute to water repellent soils in burned areas?
New pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smokeCredit: Vera Samburova/DRI. ...
Month: May 2021
Holograms increase solar energy yield
A newly developed holographic light collector boosts solar panel efficiency for an energy conversion increase of approximately five percent over ...
Microbes metabolizing toxic substances were found in the burning coal seams of Kuzbass
Microbes that metabolize substances harmful to humans were found in the burning coal seams of KuzbassCredit: Vitaly Kadnikov Geothermal ecosystems, ...
Dimensions of invasion success
Credit: Trevor Fristoe and Mark van Kleunen Invasive alien plants are plant species that grow in an environment outside their ...
Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog reverses effects of stress in mouse study
Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of ...
Study shows how fungi and bacteria can activate genes associated with head and neck cancer
A research group at São Paulo State University (UNESP) analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene ...
A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells
New LJI review shows how T cells target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2Credit: CDC LA JOLLA--In a new paper, ...
Scientists discover a protein that naturally enhances wheat resistance to head scab
Credit: John McLaughlin Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab, is a significant disease of small grain cereals, such ...
Made in the shade or fun in the sun
New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperatureCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Plants contain ...
For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19
New clues on why more men than women develop severe diseaseCredit: SARA MOSER Throughout the pandemic, doctors have seen evidence ...
Candid cosmos: eROSITA cameras set benchmark for astronomical imaging
An overview and performance assessment of the seven cameras of eROSITA, a space x-ray telescope launched in 2019Credit: P. Friedrich, ...
Hurricane Matthew storm surge data wins NHERI DesignSafe Dataset Award 2021
Data assimilation method improves NOAA forecasts of coastal floodingCredit: FEMA News Photos Hurricane storm surge is one of the most ...
New study shows how to boost muscle regeneration and rebuild tissue
Salk research reveals clues about molecular changes underlying muscle loss tied to agingCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 25, 2021) One ...
New wiki on salivary proteins may transform diagnostic testing and personalized medicine
Database curates info on inner workings of saliva, an attractive tool for noninvasive diagnostics and precision medicineCredit: National Institute of ...
SARS-CoV-2: Estimating infectiousness
Science publishes new study on viral loadCredit: © Charité | Victor Corman What started as the preliminary analysis of routine ...
Probing deeper into origins of cosmic rays
Simulation model provides first step in developing algorithms to enhance detection methods.Credit: Salvatore Buonocore WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 -- Cosmic ...
SARS-CoV-2 RNA discovery unlocks new potential treatments
Credit: Molecular Cell An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and ...
Two new attacks break PDF certification
Credit: RUB, Kramer A security issue in the certification signatures of PDF documents has been discovered by researchers at Ruhr-Universität ...
CWRU-led research to determine which diabetic people can donate corneas for transplant
With five-year, $6.4M grant from National Eye Institute of NIHCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--About a third of the corneal ...
Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging
Stiffened graphene opens up avenues for novel applicationsCredit: University of Jyväskylä/Pekka Koskinen, Vesa-Matti Hiltunen Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized ...
