Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
Credit: Martin Brandt If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren't...
Childlessness by circumstance
Why zebra finches have problems with reproductionCredit: Drawing: Yifan Pe In birds and other species alike, pairs can face considerable...
$1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Credit: Andrew Mann From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces...
Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective...
Asymmetric optical camouflage: Tuneable reflective color accompanied by optical Janus effect
Credit: Taehyun Kim, Eui-Sang Yu, Young-Gyu Bae, Jongsu Lee, In Soo Kim, Seok Chung, Seung-Yeol Lee, and Yong-Sang Ryu In...
COVID-19: Distancing and masks are not enough
Decades-old data is being used to describe the propagation of tiny droplets; now a fluid dynamics team has developed new...
COVID-19 cough clouds in closed spaces
How COVID-19 cough clouds travel in the presence and absence of face masksCredit: Amit Agrawal and Rajneesh Bhardwaj WASHINGTON, October...
Hidden-symmetry-enforced nexus points of nodal lines in layer-stacked dielectric photonic crystals
Credit: by Zhongfei Xiong, Ruo-Yang Zhang2, Rui Yu, C. T. Chan, Yuntian Chen Discovering and synthesizing symmetry-protected topological (SPT) band...
Keeping COVID-19 out of classrooms: Open windows, use glass screens in front of desks
Aerosol spread of virus in classrooms with air conditioning poses issues for students, teachersCredit: Khaled Talaat WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020...
Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective, study shows
Researchers find no evidence that salt-water ingestion kills mosquitoesCredit: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org Annapolis, MD; October 20, 2020--A new study by...
Effective ventilation may be a key factor in preventing the spread of COVID-19
Credit: TalTech During the first wave of COVID-19, which paralyzed the world in spring, it was initially thought that effective...
Paperpal preflight–a one-stop solution for all editorial checks publishers & authors need
Credit: Cactus Communications (CACTUS) Oct 20, 2020, Denmark: Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, launched its new...
NTU spin-off ZES launches new radiation-protection chips for satellites
Singapore tech firm also raised $2.5 million seed fundingCredit: NTU Singapore A "smart chip" capable of protecting satellites from radiation...
D3Targets-2019-nCoV: a webserver for predicting drug targets and for target and multi-site based virtual screening against COVID-19
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B A highly effective drug therapy is urgently required to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The...
Focus Fund and MD Anderson launch investment fund to support promising investigational cancer therapies in early-stage clinical trials
Combination of over $50 million in committed capital along with access to cancer expertise and clinical facilities will help advance...
New evidence found of the ritual significance of a classic Maya sweat bath in Guatemala
Credit: San Bartolo-Xultun Regional Archaeological Project Sweat baths have a long history of use in Mesoamerica. Commonly used by midwives...
Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein RNA binding domain reveals potential unique drug targeting sites
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to cause human infection...
New approach to fighting cancer could reduce costs and side effects
Credit: Carina Biotech CAR-T biotherapeutics company Carina Biotech and researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel...
Ultraviolet shines light on origins of the solar system
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team By analyzing the oxygen isotopes (varieties of an element that have some extra neutrons)...
SwRI researchers evaluate impact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer
Study supports City of San Antonio's aquifer protection effortsCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 20, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute...
