Spike in use of online communication apps could be driven by isolation during COVID-19
Credit: NTU Singapore The use of online messaging and social media apps among Singapore residents has spiked during the COVID-19...
Change of course on the journey to the island of stability
Center of the island of stability is not located at element 114 -- Heavier elements will move into the spotlightCredit:...
Nixing bone cancer fuel supply offers new treatment approach, mouse study suggests
2 drugs targeting cancer cells' energy source potentially could replace toxic chemo in osteosarcomaCredit: RICHA RATHORE An innovative approach to...
A research team from Denmark discovers new control mechanism in the innate immune system
Credit: Rasmus Kjeldsen Jensen, Aarhus University Although the protein ITIH4 is found in large amounts in the blood, its function...
Microwaves used to deactivate coronavirus, flu, other aerosolized viruses
Tool uses electromagnetic energy to help study inactivation of aerosolized viral particles and reduce the spread of infectionCredit: Air Force...
First direct band gap measurements of wide-gap hydrogen using inelastic X-ray scattering
Credit: Bing Li Utilizing a newly developed state-of-the-art synchrotron technique, a group of scientists led by Dr. Ho-kwang Mao, Director...
How does incident solar radiation affect urban canyons?
Prediction of the upward-to-downward reflection ratio of glass bead retro-reflective material applied to the outer walls of buildingsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C)...
To find the right network model, compare all possible histories
Credit: Jean-Gabriel Young Two family members test positive for COVID-19 -- how do we know who infected whom? In a...
New neural network enables easy screening of sleep apnoea in patients with cerebrovascular disease
Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen A new neural network developed by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio...
Keeping a clean path: Doubling the capacity of solid-state lithium batteries
Credit: Taro Hitosugi Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and...
Development of rapid method for extraction of natural blue chromophore from cyanobacteria
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: Phycocyanobilin (PCB) is a natural blue chromophore found in...
ETRI develops the world’s first 5G indoor DAS(Distributed Antenna System) technology
Transmitting 5G signals based on 28GHz millimeter wave to indoor area; supporting 5G services at the speed of up to...
Tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide breathes fresh air into catalyst technology
New air purifier catalyst keeps working in "wet" conditionsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University...
Beauty in imperfection: How crystal defects can help convert waste heat into electricity
Scientists clarify how crystal defects in Ni-based alloys give rise to high thermoelectric conversion efficiencies, advancing thermoelectric technologyCredit: Photo courtesy:...
Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction
Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell typesCredit: Elsevier Philadelphia, January 26, 2021 - Addiction, or substance use disorder (SUD),...
Breakthrough design at UBCO vastly improves mechanical heart valve
A twist on the decade's-old design improves blood flow, prevents clotsCredit: UBCO New research coming out of UBC's Okanagan campus...
How did Florida fail to respond to a coral disease epizootic and what’s to follow?
Credit: William Precht By 2020, massive losses of large populations of corals have been observed throughout Florida and into the...
Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation
Patient-reported symptom information from a brief questionnaire can be correlated with MRI findings to distinguish presumptive pain generators from incidental...
Governments need to set clear rules for vaccinating health care workers against COVID-19
CMAJ analysis by members of uOttawa's Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine find legal justification for mandating vaccinating health...
In ED patients with chest and abdominal pain, care delivered by physicians and APPs is similar
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL -- In patients matched on...
