Rock ‘n’ control
Göttingen physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transitionCredit: Dr Murat Sivis The goal of "Femtochemistry" is to...
Soil studies can be helpful for border control
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for...
Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing...
Evolutionary biologists find several fish adapt in the same way to toxic water
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Several species of fish have adapted to harsh environments using the same mechanism,...
Tackling coral reefs’ thorny problem
Scientists decipher the evolutionary history of a coral reef predatorCredit: OIST Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology...
Protein involved in corn’s water stress response discovered
The protein could help develop drought-resistant plant varieties and products that reduce losses related to climate change.Credit: GCCRC Researchers affiliated...
Programmable balloons pave the way for new shape-morphing devices
Kirigami balloons could be used in medical devices, soft roboticsCredit: (Image courtesy of the Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS) Balloon shaping isn't...
New AI ‘smart pill’ gut-imaging device takes aim at improved cancer detection
Credit: USask/David Stobbe A team led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Khan Wahid has been awarded $250,000 from the...
NIH launches clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools
Network website features secure method for volunteering for studiesCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part...
Making a material impact
New UD center receives $18 million grant from National Science Foundation to advance materials researchCredit: Graphic illustration by Don Shenkle...
Reducing radioactive waste in processes to dismantle nuclear facilities
The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has produced a methodological guide of in situ measurements for the purpose of...
How colliding neutron stars could shed light on universal mysteries
Credit: Courtesy of Arecibo Observatory/University of Central Florida - William Gonzalez and Andy Torres. An important breakthrough in how we...
Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals
Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot...
Neutralizing antibodies in the battle against COVID-19
Credit: Dorothea Hensen / Cologne University Hospital An important line of defence in the fight against the new corona virus...