NIH awards UC San Diego $33 million for five COVID-19 diagnostic projects
Efforts range from managing a large data center to expanding testing in disadvantaged communitiesCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego University of ...
Heavy rain affects object detection by autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick Future fully autonomous vehicles will rely on sensors to operate, one type of these sensors ...
Collaboration leads to 2D polymer discovery
Credit: Dr. Steve Lustig ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers reached a breakthrough in the nascent science of two-dimensional polymers thanks ...
Study identifies potential link between Soldiers exposed to blasts, Alzheimer’s
Credit: UNC Pembroke RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Research shows that Soldiers exposed to shockwaves from military explosives are at ...
WHOI and NOAA fisheries release new North Atlantic right whale health assessment review
North Atlantic right whales are a critically endangered species with less than 366 left on the planetCredit: Photo: J. Durban, ...
New saliva tests rolled-out to hospital staff to cut COVID transmission rates
Credit: Earlham Institute (EI) Frontline staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUH) are among the first in the country ...
Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires
Credit: Corli Coetsee More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the ...
Graphene filter makes carbon capture more efficient and cheaper
Credit: KV Agrawal, EPFL. One of the main culprits of global warming is the vast amount of carbon dioxide pumped ...
Repetitive compression of limbs appears to aid recovery from deadly brain bleeds
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 25, 2021) - Scientists want to know more about how an ...
A new prototype of an intelligent underground robotic system for urban environments
Credit: UC3M This robotic system is composed of two main elements: a surface vehicle with a geo-radar that is used ...
Decrease in peanut allergy among infants after guideline changes
Credit: Christian Hermann Changes to food allergy guidelines has led to a 16 per cent decrease in peanut allergy among ...
Engaging in mobile gambling for social interaction can lead to problem gambling
NUI Galway study finds problem and non-problem gamblers differ in the gratifications they seek from mobile gamblingCredit: NUI Galway NUI ...
Important steps for transforming toxic molecules in air at low temperatures
Credit: S. Dukhovnikov Air pollution from fuel combustion is one of the greatest environmental problems, especially in urban environments. In ...
With a pinch of salt: How reliable are existing studies on microplastics in table salt?
Scientists explain the large variability in reported data on microplastics concentration in edible saltCredit: Incheon National University Just as environmentally ...
Super-resolution RNA imaging in live cells
Innovative method provides new insight into molecular processes involving RNACredit: Heidelberg University/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is key ...
Scientists sniff out how amyloid β contributes to loss of smell in Alzheimer’s disease
New study shows that uneven accumulation of amyloid β is linked to olfactory dysfunction or partial loss of smell, an ...
Cryptic fleshy coat aids larvae in crawling on a moss carpet
"Fleshy lobes" in insect larvae are known as a tool for camouflage but it was found that they can also ...
Ultra-high-resolution X-ray imaging of 3D objects
New flexible X-ray sensor suitable for next-generation medical and industrial applicationsCredit: Ou Xiangyu X-ray imaging is widely used in areas ...
Virtual reality program lessens physical side effects of hemodialysis
Credit: Photo by Becky Ponder, U. of I. School of Social Work CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Hemodialysis patients routinely experience side ...
Belowground biodiversity in motion
Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functionsCredit: S. Piyaset - AdobeStock Soil microorganisms play ...