Samara Polytech chemists simplify crystal structures
This will enable scientists to better understand new materials and their behaviorCredit: @SamaraPolytech Science always strives to replace complex natural ...
COVID-19 infections in the U.S. nearly three times greater than reported, model estimates
Credit: Images by Jungsik Noh via GitHub DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - World health experts have long suspected that ...
From trash to treasure: Silicon waste finds new use in Li-ion batteries
Researchers at Osaka University fabricate Li-ion battery electrodes with Si swarf/graphite sheet composites, achieving high performance, reduced cost, and environmental ...
Findings of study comparing analgesics in acute post-trauma pain
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- The combination of a ...
New insights put a freeze on the mechanisms for safely cryopreserving biological materials
Scientists report major discoveries on how a class of molecules called polyampholytes can safely freeze biological materialsCredit: Picture courtesy: Kazuaki ...
Notes of discomfort: Study keys in on trends in marching band members’ pain
Credit: Photo by Zachary C.Person, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Marching band members in leadership roles are more likely to feel ...
New “molecular” tool helps shed light on individual synapses in brain cells
Scientists engineer a light-activated protein that can be used to study single synapses of neuronsCredit: Hideji Murakoshi Neurons are the ...
New method for asymmetric N,N-acetal synthesis promises advances in drug development
Scientists identify new method of preparing N,N-acetals with high enantiopurity using diketones, crowning a new approach to synthesizing bioactive drugsCredit: ...
New factor in the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean identified
GEOMAR scientists show that besides iron, manganese can also limit the growth of photosynthesis-performing planktonCredit: Thomas Browning/GEOMAR The term plankton ...
The invisible killer lurking in our consumer products
Credit: MostPhotos/Tatiana Mihailova Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to ...
New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range
Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2010 New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot ...
Environmentally friendly behavior is easy — tourists just need a ‘nudge’
Simple cues reduce cognitive strain and provide a nudge -- helping tourists to demonstrate environmentally conscious behavior, such as refusing ...
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Seasonal forecasts for Indian summer monsoon accurate in India's major agricultural regionsCredit: Amulya Chevuturi/University of Reading Farmers in India should ...
WVU biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change
Credit: West Virginia University New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more ...
1918 pandemic second wave had fatal consequences
Credit: Archive of the History of Medicine, University of Zurich In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a ...
Study seeks to better understand how COVID-19 and cancer intersect
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers join nationwide study to examine long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19Credit: MUSC Hollings ...
Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers ...
Researchers develop data tool that may improve care
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2021 - With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University ...
New book says by engaging in rapid frequent screening we can control the pandemic
The pandemic information solutionCredit: Joshua Gans February 8, 2021 New Book Says by Engaging in Rapid Frequent Screening We Can ...
Scientists discover how a group of caterpillars became poisonous
Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly ...