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Discovery of novel viral proteins of HSV and elucidation of the onset mechanism of herpesvirus encephalitisCredit: ©Yasushi KAWAGUCHI Comprehensive identification...

Wind tunnel tests will help design future Army tiltrotor aircraft

Army researchers will study whirl flutter behavior to determine the viability of new tiltrotor analysis toolCredit: Harlen Capen, NASA NORFOLK,...

Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August

Credit: Mark Sisterson The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and...

Military flights biggest cause of noise pollution on Olympic Peninsula

Credit: Quiet Parks International An area in the Olympic Peninsula's Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state for years held the...

Risks of invasive and alien predator species for health and ecology

The research project 'ZOWIAC' by Goethe University and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research will be funded with three fourths...

Synthetic biology and machine learning speed the creation of lab-grown livers

Credit: Arizona State University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have combined...

TU Graz develops screening system for lung sound analysis

The prototype of a lung sound recording system developed at TU Graz (Austria) allows high-quality recordings of lung sounds, which...

Appearances can be deceiving: Display versus surface colors

Credit: Yokohama National University The white of paper and the white of monitor can be precisely the same color values,...

Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent “zombie” cells

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University How well women with cervical cancer respond to treatment and survive correlates with...

The ever-elusive riddle: What’s the best way to cut Christmas cookies?

Credit: Mikkel Abrahamsen At some point in life, most people have stood over a rolled-out slab of cookie dough and...

The natural ‘Himalayan aerosol factory’ can affect climate

Credit: Federico Bianchi Large amounts of new particles can form in the valleys of the Himalayas from naturally emitted gases...

Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a...

Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk

Credit: Breuer lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study of airflow patterns inside a car's passenger cabin...

No strings attached: maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters

New control strategy dynamically changes transmitter currents for optimal wireless charging in moving devices, such as robots and electric carsCredit:...

Safe space: improving the “clean” methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell

Scientists encapsulate catalyst in a protective molecular sieve that selectively prevents undesired reactions in methanol fuel cellsCredit: Unsplash Because of...

Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open?

UMass Amherst research reveals some non-intuitive answersCredit: UMass Amherst/Mathai lab AMHERST, MASS. - If you find yourself in a car...

New pathway in Alzheimer’s disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target...

Crystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior

Credit: Image credit: USGS Scientists striving to understand how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the...

The heavier, the better — superior stability in isotope functionalized perovskites

Credit: Gang Liu Organic-inorganic hybrid lead iodide perovskites are universally recognized as very promising photovoltaic (PV) materials. While outstanding PV...

Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery