Tech to help autonomous vehicles better scan for nearby fast-moving objects
Mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip could enhance lidarCredit: WoogieWorks graphic/Alex Mehler WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. --...
Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
Thr work is the culmination of a US Department of Energy project that began in 2014Credit: Photo courtesy of Matthew...
Love-hate relationship of solvent and water leads to better biomass breakup
Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering...
Translating skeletal movements, joint by joint
Credit: Kfir Aberman, Peizhuo Li, Dani Lischinski, Olga Sorkine-Hornung, Daniel Cohen-Or, Baoquan Chen Every human body is unique, and the...
UC3M coordinates a European innovation and entrepreneurship project in the space sector
Credit: Go2Space-HUBs Go2Space-HUBs is a European project within the framework of Horizon 2020, led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid...
University of Toronto scientists uncover key process in the manufacture of ribosomes and proteins
Credit: University of Toronto Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that an enzyme called RNA polymerase (Pol) II...
Running on empty: New affordable catalyst relies on nitrogen vacancies to produce ammonia
Credit: Tokyo Tech Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most commonly produced chemicals worldwide, because of its use as an...
Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
George Mason University study finds 2009 US Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by...
Children exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill suffered physical, mental health effects
Impacts persisted years after disasterCredit: Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/Patrick Kelley On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon...
FSU news: Scientists discover heavy element chemistry can change at high pressures
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt / Nature TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research shows that one of the heaviest known elements...
Common FDA-approved drug may effectively neutralize virus that causes COVID-19
Heparin could be used as a decoy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cellsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. --...
Bed bugs modify microbiome of homes they infest
Credit: Benoit Guenard Homes infested by bed bugs appear to have different bacterial communities - often referred to as microbiomes...
Shaking light with sound
Credit: Jijun He, Junqiu Liu (EPFL) Piezoelectric materials can convert electrical voltage to mechanical displacement and vice versa. They are...
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
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