The problem with microwaving tea
Why microwaving liquids is different from other heating techniques, and how this issue can be resolvedCredit: Baoqing Zeng WASHINGTON, August...
Droplet spread from humans doesn’t always follow airflow
A mathematical model of droplet migration may have important implications for understanding the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19Credit:...
35-second scan could pick the next sporting champion
Credit: By Ivan River How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding...
UArizona Health Sciences researcher seeks safer, more effective leukemia treatment
Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis, of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, is studying a new chemotherapy treatment for patients with blood-related...
New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s
The power of simulations combined with experiments reveals why protein agglomerations typical of neurodegenerative diseases dissociate with infrared laser irradiationCredit:...
Methanol synthesis: Insights into the structure of an enigmatic catalyst
In the past, the catalyst for the production of methanol had eluded all attempts to clarify its surface structureCredit: RUB,...
European Heart Journal: Cell infusions benefit heart patients
Trial that ended in 2017 was setback for innovative heart cell treatment, but new data analysis shows benefit for heart...
Plant size and habitat traits influence cycad susceptibility to invasive species
Credit: University of Guam When humans bring a non-native herbivore to an isolated island, the native trees do not possess...
A normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer
Scientists at IRB Barcelona describe the "mutation fog"Credit: Dave Hoefler on Unsplash. Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead...
Food menu fit for pandemic times
Ethical eating with health, environment in mindCredit: Flinders University In the midst of a global pandemic, eating well in a...
NTU and A*STAR scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)...
Iron study combats anaemia with cutting-edge computer simulation
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new iron intervention study has determined which of the world's low-and-middle income...
A 40-year journey leads to a new truffle species
Credit: Joyce Eberhart CORVALLIS, Ore. - As a first-year graduate student studying truffle ecology at Oregon State University, Dan Luoma...
Machine learning methods provide new insights into organic-inorganic interfaces
Simulations at Graz University of Technology refute earlier theories on long-range charge transfer between organic and inorganic materials.Credit: © Baustädter...
Exposure to common cold coronaviruses can teach the immune system to recognize SARS-CoV-2
Researchers caution: It is too soon to say whether pre-existing immune cell memory affects COVID-19 clinical outcomesCredit: Gina Kirchweger, La...
Sulfur-containing polymer generates high refractive index and transparency?
Transparent polymer thin film with refractive index exceeding 1.9 to serve as new platform materials for high-end optical device applicationsCredit:...
Dolphin calf entangled in fishing line only lived two years following rescue
Study of Indian River lagoon bottlenose dolphin shows severe, long-term damage from monofilament fishing lineCredit: Private citizen More than 1,000...
A research team of the CNIO and the HKUST identifies how some gliomas develop chemoresistance
Credit: CNIO A team led by Massimo Squatrito, Head of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish...
Ghasempour receives 2020 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award
ECE alum honored for Ph.D. work on terahertz wireless network connectionCredit: Photo courtesy of Rice University HOUSTON -- (Aug 4,...
Grooming behavior between dairy cows reveals complex social network
Insights into how cattle react to changes in social groups could help shape future farm management practicesCredit: Gustavo E. Monti...
