Tracking and forecasting outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-transmitted diseases
New system infuses 'R0' models with climate information to help public health agencies forecast places and times when environmental conditions ...
Consumers don’t fully trust smart home technologies
Credit: University of Warwick Smart home technologies are marketed to enhance your home and make life easier. However, UK consumers ...
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
Credit: University of Plymouth A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is ...
CUNY ASRC researchers to help launch NSF Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry
The multi-institution team will explore novel methods of chemical synthesis through mechanochemistryCredit: NSF NEW YORK, August 4, 2020 -- Researchers ...
Recovering data: NIST’s neural network model finds small objects in dense images
Credit: NIST In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards ...
Assembly within the tumor center
Number of macrophages in tumor tissue enables prognosis of lung tumor progressionCredit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research Both in ...
Stars rich in phosphorus: Seeds of life in the universe
Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) All the chemical elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and most of the ...
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck ...
Nanostructures modeled on moth eyes effective for anti-icing
Nanostructures covered with a paraffin layer modeled on moth eyes exhibit anti-icing, anti-reflective propertiesCredit: Nguyen Ba Duc WASHINGTON, August 4, ...
NIH trial to test antibodies and other therapeutics for mild, moderate COVID-19
Initial trial to determine if monoclonal antibodies can shorten severity of COVID-19 in outpatientsCredit: NIAID A Phase 2 clinical trial ...
Green energy and better crops: Tinted solar panels could boost farm incomes
Credit: Paolo Bombelli/University of Cambridge Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce ...
Scientists suggest device to make breast MRI more effective
A group of Russian scientists, including ITMO University researchers, has proposed a system that can be used to update existing ...
Developing new smart soft materials
synthesis of a pH-responsive dendronized poly(substituted methylene)sCredit: Ehime University C1 polymerization is a useful technique for preparing polymers with a ...
The problem with microwaving tea
Why microwaving liquids is different from other heating techniques, and how this issue can be resolvedCredit: Baoqing Zeng WASHINGTON, August ...
Droplet spread from humans doesn’t always follow airflow
A mathematical model of droplet migration may have important implications for understanding the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19Credit: ...
35-second scan could pick the next sporting champion
Credit: By Ivan River How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding ...
UArizona Health Sciences researcher seeks safer, more effective leukemia treatment
Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis, of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, is studying a new chemotherapy treatment for patients with blood-related ...
New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s
The power of simulations combined with experiments reveals why protein agglomerations typical of neurodegenerative diseases dissociate with infrared laser irradiationCredit: ...
Methanol synthesis: Insights into the structure of an enigmatic catalyst
In the past, the catalyst for the production of methanol had eluded all attempts to clarify its surface structureCredit: RUB, ...
European Heart Journal: Cell infusions benefit heart patients
Trial that ended in 2017 was setback for innovative heart cell treatment, but new data analysis shows benefit for heart ...
