Month: August 2022

Genoa/Pisa (Italy), 30 August 2022 - Artificial pneumatic muscles consisting of 3D-printed structures that can extend and contract as required: ...

Beetles rely on unique ‘back pockets’ to keep bacterial symbionts safe during metamorphosis

Beetles of the genus Lagria need a little help from their bacterial friends throughout their immature life stages. But keeping ...

New labeling approach enables examination of packages cells send out to gain insight about health

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 30, 2022) – Our cells are constantly communicating, and scientists have developed an efficient way to find ...

Five ORNL technologies identified for investment toward commercialization

Five technologies invented by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been selected for targeted investment ...

SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels linked to patient outcomes

WHAT: The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity ...

US Department of Energy awards $12.5 million to UChicago for new energy frontier research center

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded researchers at the University of Chicago $12.5 million to advance work aimed at finding innovative ...

New research shows no link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth

Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age at ...

New therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer

Breast cancer is categorized into three major subtypes: hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative. Although there are targeted therapeutic approaches for ...

University of Kentucky-led project awarded $2.5 million by NSF to study climate change, biodiversity

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2022) — A study led by the University of Kentucky has been selected for funding by the ...

Inside the head of one of Australia’s smallest fossil crocs

Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly tiny species of crocodile and now ...

CSU offers new clues to how plants retain healthy genomes, avoid mitochondrial disease

The devastation of mitochondrial diseases is felt by millions of people around the world, and about 1 in every 4,300 people ...

Bacteria provide immunity against giant viruses

Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by ...

Stolen DNA strengthens immune diversity

A few years ago, Professor Kathrin de la Rosa and her colleagues in the lab of the Swiss immunologist Antonio ...

AI spurs scientists to advance materials research

If you apply enough heat to a material, at some point, most things melt, just like ice cream on a ...

ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI

HOUSTON – (Aug. 29, 2022) – A breakthrough low-memory technique by Rice University computer scientists could put one of the ...

‘Naturally insulating’ material emits pulses of superfluorescent light at room temperature

Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation instead exhibited a ...

Can we reverse the effects of age related memory loss? Experts say yes

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in 2022. That ...

UW researchers bring first underwater messaging app to smartphones

For millions of people who participate in activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving each year, hand signals are the ...

Time’s arrow

Imagine you could take a medicine that prevents the decline that come with age and keeps you healthy. Scientists are ...

Keck Foundation awards $1.2M to KU, University of Chicago to transform understanding of RNA splicing