New spin-out company signals quantum leap for brain imaging
Credit: University of Nottingham A new type of wearable brain scanner, designed to allow people to move freely whilst being ...
Research brief: Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture
Discovery provides insight for developing next generation optoelectronic and infrared devicesCredit: Oh Group, University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (12/07/2020) -- ...
New plant species from Amazonia region named after Dresden botanist
Credit: Sébastien Sant The Chair of Botany at TU Dresden has intensively studied the plant family of pipevines (Aristolochiaceae) for ...
Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices
Columbia team discovers 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit with enormous on/off ratio due to quantum interference; finding could enable faster, smaller, and ...
New study findings: militarizing local police does not reduce crime
Credit: Anna Gunderson, LSU New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, ...
Hibiscus reduces the toxicity of ammonia for rainbow trout, say RUDN University biologists
Credit: RUDN University A team of biologists from RUDN University developed a hibiscus-based dietary supplement for trout that makes the ...
This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art
Credit: University of California San Diego A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a ...
‘Big data’ enables first census of desert shrub
Credit: Michael Young The creosote is the king of the desert. This scraggly shrub dominates the landscape of the American ...
Urban heat and mortality: who are the most vulnerable?
Credit: Ellena et al. Environmental Health (2020) 19:116 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00667-x Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in ...
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering ...
Rise of the underdog: a neglected mechanism in antiferromagnets may be key to spintronics
Credit: Tokyo Tech Enormous efforts are being made worldwide in a technological field that could far surpass the capabilities of ...
New research questions myth of the elderly widower: of course grandpa cook
The assumption that an elderly widower can hardly boil an egg simply doesn’t stand according to a recent University of ...
Study details how aerobic exercise reverses degenerative process that leads to metabolic diseases
Experiments with mice and humans showed that exercise training increased the expression in adipose tissue of a key enzyme for ...
Split wave
HZDR team develops component for neuromorphic computerCredit: HZDR/Sahneweiß/H. Schultheiß Neural networks are some of the most important tools in artificial ...
How to use antibodies to control chemical reactions
Researchers developed a strategy to synthesize functional molecules with specific diagnostic antibodiesCredit: Illustration by Oscar Melendre Hoyos Antibodies are remarkable ...
Caregiver burden in dementia during the COVID19 crisis
The COVID19 crisis increases caregiver burden due to memory deficits, neuropsychiatric symptoms and functional impairments Credit: Universities of Athens and ...
RUDN University biologist: Fern leaves improve immunity and support growth in carps
Credit: RUDN University According to a biologist from RUDN University, fern leaves powder has a positive effect on the immune ...
Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites
Credit: Daniel P. Glavin Scientists from Japan and the USA have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic ...
Shining a light on the weird world of dihydrogen phosphate anions
Credit: UNSW Sydney Scientists at UNSW Sydney, together with collaborators from Western Sydney University and The Netherlands, were surprised to ...
White blood cells may cause tumor cell death — but that’s not good news
Credit: Penn State College of Medicine HERSHEY, Pa. — White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in ...
