Breakthrough with a chain of gold atoms
Credit: Created by Enrique Sahagun Heat transport is of similar fundamental importance and its control is for instance necessary to...
Big improvement to brain-computer interface
Credit: Sam Kassegne When people suffer spinal cord injuries and lose mobility in their limbs, it's a neural signal processing...
AVN-322 is a safe orally bio-available potent and highly selective antagonist
5-hydroxytryptamine subtype 6 receptor (5-HT6R) has been extensively considered as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of neuropathological disorders....
Future trends for top materials by Mario J F Calvete
In the last four decades materials science has evolved and developed into a very diverse range of highly specialised family...
Where are the whales off the West Coast?
WHAT: Webinar on WhaleWatch tool for estimating blue whale locations and densities WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m. to 11...
Particles from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on personal electronics
Credit: Bharat Bhuva, Vanderbilt University You may not realize it but alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are...
How dads bond with toddlers: Brain scans link oxytocin to paternal nurturing
Fathers given boosts of the hormone oxytocin show increased activity in brain regions associated with reward and empathy when viewing...
Six-legged robots faster than nature-inspired gait
Loading video... Credit: EPFL/Alain Herzog When vertebrates run, their legs exhibit minimal contact with the ground. But insects are different....
Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionize electronics
A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next...
DNA computer brings ‘intelligent drugs’ a step closer
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) present a new method that should enable controlled drug delivery into the bloodstream...
NIST quest for climate-friendly refrigerants finds complicated choices
BOULDER, Colo. - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just completed a multiyear study to...
‘Lossless’ metamaterial could boost efficiency of lasers and other light-based devices
Credit: Ultrafast and Nanoscale Optics Group at UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed...
Can facial recognition systems help save lemurs?
Credit: Michigan State University Facial recognition is a biometric system that identifies or verifies a person from a digital image....
Online-only pharmacies that don’t require prescriptions could fuel antibiotic resistance
The researchers from Imperial College London analysed 20 pharmacies that were available for UK citizens to access online. This is...
Invite: Protecting the Crown Jewel of the Caribbean – Cuba’s Marine Ecosystems
Cuba has some of the healthiest coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean, with largely intact coastal mangroves and many of the...
Method developed by biomedical scientists could help in treatment of several diseases
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - In cells, DNA is first converted to RNA, and RNA is next...
Identifying vaccination capacity for future foot-and-mouth outbreaks
Credit: Ryan McGuire CC0 A new reactive vaccination strategy for future foot-and-mouth disease epidemics shows that significant cost savings can...
Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawater
ITHACA, N.Y. - Seagrass meadows - bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal...
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment
Credit: Graphic created by Steven P. Brady using symbols courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center...
Food additive found in candy, gum could alter digestive cell structure and function
Credit: Gretchen Mahler BINGHAMTON, NY - The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier...