Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Credit: Zayda Morales Moreira Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor ...
Shoe scanner technology on the horizon
New technologies licensed to scan people, with their shoes on, at security checkpointsCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest ...
Improved catalyst may translate to petrochemical production gains
A new and improved zeolite could mean greater yield and longer lifecycles for petrochemical catalystsCredit: University of Houston Aromatics are ...
ORNL licenses revolutionary AI system to General Motors for automotive use
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory today announced it has licensed an ...
University of Chicago scientists design “Nanotraps” to catch, clear coronavirus
Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy virusesCredit: Huang Lab Researchers at the Pritzker ...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers design simulator to help stop the spread of ‘fake news’
The new game, Fakey, emulates a social media feed and teaches users to recognize credible contentCredit: Courtesy of NYU Abu ...
The science of sound, vibration to better diagnose, treat brain diseases
Multidisciplinary researchers uncover new ways to use ultrasound energy to image and treat hard-to-reach areas of brainCredit: Allison Carter, Georgia ...
Nontoxic, flexible energy converters could power wearable devices
Nontoxic, nanotube-based thermoelectric generation converts uneven heat distribution from wearables to electrical energy for their next cycle of operation.Credit: Injung ...
Exposure to high heat neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in less than one second
Texas A&M research shows exposure to high temperatures can neutralize the virus, preventing it from infecting another human hostCredit: Texas ...
The factors that improve job resiliency in North American cities have been identified
Credit: UC3M The researchers in this study reached this conclusion by drawing on network modelling research and mapped the job ...
Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations because of suspected links to deadly blood clots could allow COVID-19 to continue to spread, cause more ...
Army technique enhances robot battlefield operations
Credit: (Photo illustration / U.S. Army) ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers developed a technique that allows robots to remain resilient ...
Solar-powered desalination unit shows great promise
Scientists develop a low-cost, highly efficient technique that uses solar energy to remove salt from seawater, producing safe drinking water.Credit: ...
Hepatitis C drugs combined with Remdesivir show strong effectiveness against covid-19
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A combination of remdesivir, a drug currently approved in the United States for treating COVID-19 ...
Horizontal transmission can cause severe and persistent eye inflammation
Credit: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus similar ...
Exploiting non-line-of-sight paths for terahertz signals in wireless communications
In a step toward enabling ultrafast wireless data transmission, researchers explore non-line-of-sight path issue for link discovery method using terahertz ...
Few young adult men have gotten the HPV vaccine, study finds
But they should: A cancer found in the throat is now the leading cancer caused by HPV -- and 80% ...
Polymer-based coatings on metallic implants improve bone-implant integration
Polysaccharide and protein-based coatings on metallic implants increase bone tendency to attach on implants, prevent loosening and bacterial invasionCredit: Ahmet ...
Salk scientists reveal how brain cells in Alzheimer’s go awry, lose their identity
New technique models brain cells in older patients more accurately than ever beforeCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 27, 2021) Despite ...
New 2D superconductor forms at higher temperatures than ever before
Credit: (Image by Anand Bhattacharya/Argonne National Laboratory.) New interfacial superconductor has novel properties that raise new fundamental questions and might ...