Studying pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer manmade flight
Credit: Mark Witton Pterosaurs were the largest animals ever to fly. They soared the skies for 160 million years--much longer ...
T2K insight into the origin of the universe
Credit: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo Lancaster physicists working on the T2K major ...
Sarit Kraus named ACM Athena Lecturer for contributions to artificial intelligence
Bar-Ilan University professor is world leader in multi-agent systems, automated negotiationCredit: Bar-Ilan University ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today ...
Soot may only be half the problem when it comes to cookstoves
Researchers find organic carbons are also absorbing light -- and likely harming people's healthCredit: Washington University in St. Louis A ...
New silicon chip ‘fingerprint’ for stronger hardware security at low cost
Novel PUF silicon fingerprinting technique achieves long-term stability using machine learning, eliminates conventional attack points via physical hiding, and reduces ...
Novel tin ‘bubbles’ spur advances in the development of integrated chips
Credit: Keiji Nagai The use of extreme ultraviolet light sources in making advanced integrated chips has been considered, but their ...
‘Frailty’ from age 40 — what to look out for
Diet, exercise, mental wellbeing, sleep all factorsCredit: Flinders University With all eyes on avoiding major illness this year, health researchers ...
ECMO physicians offer guidance in the context of resource-scarce COVID-19 treatment
Credit: ATS April 15, 2020 - Rapidly escalating numbers of COVID-19 patients suffering from respiratory failure threaten to overwhelm hospital ...
Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects’ structural colors
Analysis of 13,000-year-old fossils suggest photonic nanostructures in insects, which create colorful iridescent colors, may have originated as a means ...
KIST develops nanometer-thick electromagentic shielding film using MXene
Uniform nanometer-thick MXene films can be used as electromagnetic shields in flexible electronics and 5G telecommunication devicesCredit: Korea Institute of ...
Breeding a hardier, more nutritious wheat
Credit: Lynn Veenstra Some new crop varieties are bred to be more nutritious. Others are more resilient, bred to tolerate ...
Insilico collaborates with Boehringer Ingelheim on AI system for target discovery
Insilico enters into a research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to apply novel generative artificial intelligence system for discovery of potential ...
Chemist developing 3D simulations of coronavirus spike proteins
Research will show how the virus binds to human cell receptors and will aid the development of vaccines and therapeuticsCredit: ...
Transposable elements play an important role in genetic expression and evolution
Credit: Adam Diehl Until recently, little was known about how transposable elements contribute to gene regulation. These are little pieces ...
Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells, microglia
Immune cell mutations lead to inadequate pruning of brain connections in young male miceCredit: Baoji Xu lab, Scripps Research, Florida ...
New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
Credit: Courtesy of Cary Forest / UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- When a fire extinguisher is opened, the compressed carbon dioxide ...
Your nose may know more when it comes to COVID-19
UC expert says loss of smell could be an early indicator of infectionCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A University ...
Miller School researchers alert otolaryngologists about high COVID-19 transmission risk
Credit: University of Miami Health System A harsh reality has emerged as COVID-19 has spread around the globe. Several thousand ...
Anesthesiologists on the front lines of treating surgical COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 14, 2020--A new study examined the knowledge and attitudes of ...
UMass Amherst scientists prepare sterile solution for COVID-19 tests
Critical shortage of viral transport media has hampered diagnostic testing during pandemicCredit: UMass Amherst Answering an urgent call for assistance ...
