The most sensitive and fastest graphene microwave bolometer
Credit: harvard-icfo-mit-bbntechnologies-nims Bolometers are devices that measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation thru the heating of materials, which exhibit ...
2020 $100k Jean Mayer Prize from Tufts Nutrition awarded for tackling COVID-19 food crisis
Recipients honored for response and commitment to COVID-19 crisis to improving food access, nutrition, communities and cultureCredit: Tufts University BOSTON ...
Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis
Biomedical scientist Seema Tiwari-Woodruff has received funding to identify compounds that can repair damaged axonsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
New research collaboration enhances primary care
Focused on advancing and strengthening primary care in Canada and across the globeCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (September 30, 2020) ...
New mechanism of cell survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Role of STING signaling in normal B cell differentiation suggests that reduced STING expression and activation promotes malignant cell survival ...
Cancer cells use nerve-cell tricks to spread from one organ to the next
Credit: Laboratory Of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Tumors come in many shapes and forms--curable or deadly, solid ...
Coral’s resilience to warming may depend on iron
Limited access to iron at high temperatures impairs growth and function of microalgae that live within coral cellsCredit: Penn State ...
Insights from the largest conference on aging research and drug discovery revealed
The 4-day, 7th Aging Research, and Drug Discovery on-site and online conference organized by the University of Copenhagen, Columbia University, ...
Stellar explosion in Earth’s proximity
Discovery of iron-60 and manganese-53 substantiates supernova 2.5 million years agoCredit: Dominik Koll / TUM When the brightness of the ...
New global research network to explore wonders of bats
Credit: Jon Flanders STONY BROOK, NY, September 30, 2020 - Bats are nature's solution to control insect pests like mosquitos ...
American Physical Society announces four 2020 fellows affiliated with Jefferson Lab
The American Physical Society's newly released list of 2020 Fellowships includes two staff scientists and two others who have conducted ...
Ocean warming and acidification effects on calcareous phytoplankton communities
Credit: ICTA-UAB A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma ...
NASA imagery reveals Kujira transitioning into an extratropical cycloneÂ
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant ...
Developing algorithms to detect earliest signs of COVID-19 from biometric smartwatch data
Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Certain changes in a person's heart and breathing rates could precede ...
AI taught to rapidly assess disaster damage so humans know where help is needed most
Researchers trained an AI to assess post-disaster building damage just by looking at aerial images of the aftermathCredit: Hiroyuki Miura ...
Study links low immunity to poor outcomes in patients with HIV who contract COVID-19
Age and underlying health conditions also associated with decreased survivalCredit: Justin Kelley Clinical trials are testing whether medications that treat ...
Advancing carbon dioxide catalysis
Engineering professor receives major Department of Energy grantsCredit: Photo illustration by Joy Smoker Climate-conscious consumers often take steps to curb ...
Innovative model improves Army human-agent teaming
Credit: U.S. Army ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers developed a novel computational model for gathering cognitive data that may be ...
Colloidal quantum dot light emitters go broadband in the infrared
Credit: ©ICFO Broadband light emission in the infrared has proven to be of paramount importance for a large range of ...
Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
Berkeley Lab scientists gain insight into charge generation induced by light; could enable the design of better solar fuels devicesCredit: ...