Harnessing the sun to purify concentrated waste streams
University of Arizona scientists and engineers are developing a solar-powered desalination system to recover water from concentrated waste streams with ...
COVID-19 a perfect storm for conspiracy theories
As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has created what the World Health ...
Anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life
Lithium lanthanum titanate particles enable high power densities even in micrometer sizes - publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Julia Maibach, KIT ...
REM sleep tunes eating behavior
Credit: © Pascal Gugler / Insel Gruppe Despite our broad understanding of the different brain regions activated during rapid-eye-movement sleep, ...
A closer look at water-splitting’s solar fuel potential
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis zero in on bismuth vanadate's role in renewable energy ...
Researchers propose strategy to evaluate tumor photothermal therapy in real-time
Credit: WANG Yanfang et al. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative method for cancer treatment due to advantages of ...
NTU develops peptide that makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
Peptide also kills multidrug-resistant bacteria on its ownCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ...
FAU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Researchers represent the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of ScienceCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ program significantly reduces post-op opioid use
ERAS protocol for elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery decreases opioid use and length of stayCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--The majority ...
Adranos secures $1.1 million in army contracts for hypersonic research
Credit: Chris Stoker/Adranos WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Adranos Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated company that has developed a high-performance solid rocket ...
New approach to airborne disinfection uses food-coloring dyes
Credit: Young Kim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved ...
First food-grade intermediate wheatgrass released
Credit: Prabin Bajgain Compared to annual crops, perennial crops provide sustainable environmental benefits such as reduced soil and water erosion, ...
Citizen scientists help geologists to identify earthquakes and tectonic tremors
Citizens outperform AI after only one hour of trainingCredit: The authors It is not yet possible to predict earthquakes, but ...
Children’s pester power a future target for interventions
Children's influence on their homes may be an underdeveloped potential target for future interventions, according to a new study in ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics
Research will explore 'orphan' receptors as potential drug targets for mental health disordersCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA ...
Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology
Strategic license to advance the field of 3D and live cell imagingCredit: Allen Institute Cytiva and the Allen Institute have ...
A ‘Devonian’ aquarium: Modern mutant fishes replicate creatures of ancient oceans
Credit: Tetsuto Miyashita Ottawa, August 5, 2020 - Zebrafish are a common aquarium species, of value to hobbyists and scientists ...
How cells keep growing even when under attack
New findings on how stress leads to pathway diversion, putting resources into growthCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In an ...
FDA approves the guardian needle, a solution for reducing accidental needle sticks
Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, ...
Helping protect medical professionals
Sandia researchers work with NM small businesses to test new respirator materialsCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, ...
