First research flight images from innovative balloon-borne telescope
Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope which has begun capturing images of the Universe on its first research flight.Credit: ...
Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too
Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the “munchies.” Not only does it make people want to eat more, ...
Cancer survivor gives $10 million to speed translational research and clinical trials
HOUSTON ― Vijay Goradia, a Houston-based businessman, philanthropist, and cancer survivor, has donated $10 million to The University of Texas ...
Two qudits fully entangled
In the world of computing, we typically think of information as being stored as ones and zeros – also known ...
Greenhouse gas release from permafrost is influenced by mineral binding processes
About a quarter of the organic carbon contained in ice-rich Arctic permafrost is more difficult for microorganisms to utilize. The ...
Co-thermal in-situ reduction of inorganic carbonates to reduce carbon-dioxide emission
This study is led by Prof. Mingfei Shao and Prof. Xue Duan (College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology). ...
Novel durable copper-aluminum-zinc shape memory alloys for energy-efficient refrigeration
The elastocaloric effect is a phenomenon where a material displays a temperature change when it is exposed to a mechanical ...
Research team publishes review study of interfacial solar evaporation systems
Freshwater is essential for human life and the scarcity of freshwater is a critical issue in parts of the world ...
One-step solution-coating method to advance perovskite solar cell manufacturing and commercialization
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, ...
FAU gets $6 million to increase mental health counselors in Florida schools
Youth mental and emotional health is a matter of high priority in Florida. A 2019 Florida Department of Health survey ...
Novel antibiotic-delivery system to target aggressive gum infections in adolescents
Aggressive periodontitis is a severe type of gum infection that causes the destruction of ligament and bone and can lead ...
Is Deep Learning a necessary ingredient for Artificial Intelligence?
The earliest artificial neural network, the Perceptron, was introduced approximately 65 years ago and consisted of just one layer. However, ...
Swedish quantum computer applied to chemistry for the first time
There are high expectations that quantum computers may deliver revolutionary new possibilities for simulating chemical processes. This could have a ...
African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past?
Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) over twenty thousand years ...
Trim the sugar: New HIV vaccine design improves immune response
LA JOLLA, CA— A new HIV vaccine from Scripps Research has shown a significantly improved ability to neutralize the virus ...
Researchers develop new lower cost, dual-modality imaging technique to facilitate earlier disease detection
Diagnostic imaging is indispensable in healthcare, as it allows clinicians to detect and diagnose a variety of medical conditions. Despite ...
Fighting a national nursing faculty shortage
Last year, nursing schools across the country were forced to turn away more than 90,000 qualified applicants. The reason: a ...
New cause identified for metabolic disease that strikes Native Americans
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke Health researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee ...
Scientists identify 2022 sea urchin killer
TAMPA, Fla. (APRIL 19, 2023) – The search for the 2022 killer that decimated the long-spined sea urchin population in ...
Newfound link between Alzheimer’s and iron could lead to new medical interventions
There is a growing body of evidence that iron in the brain may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Lending ...
