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Cyber toolkit a ‘complete package’ for detectives, companies
Credit: Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A growing number of law enforcement agencies from across the world want...
How do you make adhesives for electronics, vehicles, and construction tougher?
Credit: Jonathan Wilker/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Make them tougher by making them weaker. That's the proposed solution from...
MTU engineers zap and unstick underwater smart glue
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech With a small zap of electricity, biomedical engineers at Michigan Technological University take an underwater smart...
The microbes in your mouth, and a reminder to floss and go to the dentist
Oral microbiome was subject of crowd-sourced study by CSU, Denver museumCredit: Denver Museum of Nature & Science Most people know...
To predict an epidemic, evolution can’t be ignored
Credit: Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering When scientists try to predict the spread of something across populations--anything from a coronavirus...
Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with
Credit: Cory Inman Within hours of birth, a baby's gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal...
Study maps landmarks of peripheral artery disease to guide treatment development
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short...
Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data...
To bee, or not to bee, a question for almond growers
Credit: Drs. Saez and Negri Pollination by bees is vital even when crops are assumed to be pollinator independent. That's...
Improved work environments enhance patient and nurse satisfaction
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2020) - Healthcare provider burnout is a mounting public health crisis with up to...
Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust
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Collaborative using UVM researcher using NSF grant to recreate regional temperature data
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Study finds ‘silent’ genetic variations can alter protein folding
Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Proteins, the workhorse of the human cell, help digest our food, carry...
Beef consumption hurting river quality
New study shows water scarcity and fish imperilment are driven by beef production in the Western United StatesCredit: University of...
Beef consumption hurting river quality
New study shows water scarcity and fish imperilment are driven by beef production in the Western United StatesCredit: University of...
APS tip sheet: Using bird song to determine bird size
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Montana State researchers earn NSF grant to study caddisflies and stream health
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‘Smart water’ may aid oil recovery
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Andrew Butler receives prestigious Weintraub Award for outstanding graduate research
Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2020) - Andrew Butler, a PhD student at New York...
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