Month: May 2021

New S$4.6 million research programme aims to sustainably convert carbon dioxide into cleaner fuels and useful chemicalsCredit: National University of ...

Which animals will survive climate change?

Genetic changes in threespine stickleback fish driven by seasonal shifts could help scientist predict how certain species will adapt to ...

Organic, printable device could restore sight to the blind

'Artificial retina' created using a biomedical printing pressCredit: University of Sydney A researcher at the University of Sydney is developing ...

New cellular atlas maps out healthy and cancerous breast tissue

Credit: WEHI, Australia Australian researchers have documented the diversity of cells in the human breast, explaining the relationship between healthy ...

Herbivores developed powerful jaws to digest tougher plants after the mass extinctions

Credit: James Ormiston Researchers at the University of Bristol found that plant eaters diversified quickly after mass extinctions to eat ...

How moths find their flame – genetics of mate attraction discovered

Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromoneCredit: ...

Above the noise

Researchers at Osaka University use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data collected from nanopores, which may ...

Two-in-one: Wide-angle monitoring meets high-resolution capture in new camera platform

Researchers construct a dual hybrid camera system enabling a 360-degree monitoring for target detection and its capture in high resolutionCredit: ...

Force-sensing PIEZO proteins are at work in plants, too

Proteins that enable the sense of touch in humans have an evolutionary cousin that helps plants grow their root systemsCredit: ...

Study of nitinol deformations to enrich understanding of materials with targeted properties

A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in International Journal of Solids and StructuresCredit: Kazan Federal University The work was ...

OU researcher receives 2021 NSF CAREER Award

Grant will help fund program for students who are members of the Kiowa, Wichita tribesCredit: Travis Caperton, OU Photographer NORMAN, ...

The first frost is the deepest

Credit: John Innes Centre The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it ...

Tests of bitumen pave way to rational approaches in road building

A research conducted by Kazan Federal University was published in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University First co-author, Junior Research Associate ...

A Z-RNA nanoswitch encoded by “junk DNA” turns-off immune responses against self

Left-hand RNA and self-recognitionCredit: Alan Herbert In a paper published in the May 13th, 2021 issue of PLOS Genetics, a ...

To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water

Credit: Martin Visser, Unsplash Humans in the 21st century spend most of their time indoors, but the air we breathe ...

Ventilation in buildings: where water sanitation was in the 1800s

Credit: Jude Palmer/Royal Academy of Engineering A group of the world's leading experts in the transmission of airborne pathogens is ...

University of Cincinnati researcher says proteins in patients biomarkers of heart disease

Donald Lynch Jr., MD, presents findings at the American College of Cardiology's national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Laura Riesenberg ...

Study finds low sugar metabolite associates with disability, neurodegeneration in MS

Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 13, 2021 - A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds ...

Causes of concrete and asphalt deterioration explained

Credit: Akihiro Moriyoshi, et al. PLOS ONE. May 13, 2021 Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt ...

Researchers identify a missing piece of the Lyme disease puzzle