Water predictions: Telling when a nanolithography mold will break through droplets
Scientists formulate a novel strategy to predict the lifetime of nanolithography molds through changes in the contact angle of water ...
Keep the data coming
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A pre-emptive memory management system developed by KAUST researchers can speed up data-intensive simulations by 2.5 ...
Plant inspired: Printing self-folding paper structures for future mechatronics
Scientists develop a simple method that mimics plant motion to get paper to 'fold itself' after printingCredit: Hiroki Shigemune in ...
Terminator salvation? New machine learning program to accelerate clean energy generation
From 'The Terminator' to 'The Matrix', Hollywood has taught us to be wary of artificial intelligence. But rather than sealing ...
Scientists snap molecular building blocks of brain computing
Credit: TAO Changlu Synapses are specialized devices where learning and memory occur. The efficient transmission of synaptic signals relies on ...
Tough, strong and heat-endure: Bioinspired material to oust plastics
Credit: GUAN Qingfang Modern life relies closely on plastics, even though the petroleum-based production creates serious environmental challenges. The industry ...
Coating plastics by porous nanofilm
Credit: Tohoku University A research team has developed a new method for creating metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films that can ...
Significant psychological toll from New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown
Credit: University of Otago Research has confirmed the nationwide Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown had a significant toll on New ...
Study compares racial disparities in unilateral versus bilateral knee replacement
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Disparities in unilateral knee replacement surgery have been well-documented, with lower utilization and higher complication ...
Intellia doses first patient in CRISPR/Cas9 clinical trial of NTLA-2001 for ATTR
NTLA-2001: First single-course therapy that potentially halts and reverses ATTR progressionCredit: Intellia Therapeutics CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9, 2020 -- Intellia ...
Bringing drugs to the brain with nanoparticles to treat neurodegenerative diseases
Nanoparticles could cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver drugs to the brainCredit: Jean-Michel Rabanel Researchers from the Institut national de ...
Lev Manovich’s ‘Cultural Analytics’ is leading the way to understanding digital culture
New book looks at intersection of data science & media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural ...
WFIRM scientists create hybrid tissue construct for cartilage regeneration
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, NC, NOVEMBER, 2020 -- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists (WFIRM) have developed a method to ...
Cell ageing can be slowed by oxidants
Credit: Martina Butorac/Chalmers University of Technology At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species - known as oxidants - are harmful to ...
WEHI joins forces with World Health Organisation to combat anaemia
Credit: WEHI, Australia The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated Australian medical research institute WEHI as the WHO Collaborating Centre ...
Migration and molt affect how birds change their colors
Credit: Eric Liffmann In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, winging their ...
How cell processes round up and dump damaged proteins
UMass Amherst research chemists discover cells' unexpected clean-up techniquesCredit: UMass Amherst/Strieter lab AMHERST, Mass. - In a new paper with ...
Study shows disadvantaged communities may get overlooked for climate adaptation funding
Case study of California revealed an additional 348 communities eligible for fundingCredit: NASA MIAMI--While extreme heat threatens the wellbeing of ...
UM research essential to global arctic animal migration archive
Credit: Photo credit to Karsten Heuer MISSOULA - Warmer winters, earlier springs, shrinking ice and increased human development - the ...
Study reveals strategy to create COVID-19 drugs to inhibit virus’s entry and replication
University of South Florida Health-University of Arizona team reports compounds simultaneously targeting Mpro and cathepsin L may improve treatment of ...