UMass Amherst engineers, nurses design low-cost face shield PPE for health care
Protective plastic face shields can be mass-produced quickly by existing manufacturersCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In just under two ...
Deep-sea worms and bacteria team up to harvest methane
Credit: Alvin/WHOI Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom ...
Extreme rainfall days in metropolitan São Paulo have risen four-fold in seven decades
Study by researchers at Brazil's National Disaster Surveillance and Early Warning Center (CEMADEN) also shows a rise in the number ...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Harold develop near Solomon Islands
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific ...
A direct protein-to-protein binding couples cell survival to cell proliferation
This discovery has implications in cancer, stem cell growth, and blood or neuron progenitor cell speciationCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...
New study identifies characteristics of patients with fatal COVID-19
Credit: ATS April 03, 2020-- In a new study, researchers identified the most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who ...
Trial for potential coronavirus treatment is underway at Montefiore and Einstein
Experimental therapy might help people with serious COVID-19 complicationsCredit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine April 3, 2020--(BRONX, NY)-- Montefiore Health ...
Making plant protein look and feel more like whole meat
UMass Amherst food scientists awarded grant for innovative approach to improving sensory qualities of plant-based foodCredit: UMass Amherst A team ...
Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance
University of Maryland and Hong Kong University study shows masks may limit the spread diseases including influenza, rhinoviruses and coronavirusesCredit: ...
nTIDE Mar 2020: COVID-19 effects not yet seen in jobs data for Americans with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment -- Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire IOD - ...
A twist connecting magnetism and electronic-band topology
Combined optical and torque measurements establish the microscopic mechanism linking magnetism and electronic-band topology in a Dirac materialCredit: ETH Zurich/D-PHYS ...
NASA sees tropical cyclone Irondro developing an eye
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview As Tropical Cyclone Irondro continues to move through the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA's Terra satellite saw ...
Do urban fish exhibit impaired sleep?
Light pollution suppresses melatonin production in perchCredit: Photo: Michael Feierabend Melatonin controls the body clock - high melatonin levels make ...
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history ...
IRB Barcelona collaborates with Amazon in the development of a computational tool
Credit: IRB Barcelona There are currently more than 10,000 scientific articles related to coronavirus infections. In fact, in recent weeks, ...
Tissue dynamics provide clues to human disease
EMBL scientists examine the molecular causes of a rare hereditary disease of the spine and ribsCredit: Ebisuya group/EMBL Segmentation clock ...
Researchers map mechanism to explain role of gene mutations in kidney disease
Study could pave the way for future targeted treatments for kidney diseaseCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers from ...
New measurements reveal evidence of elusive particles in a newly-discovered superconductor
Material may be natural home to quasiparticle hiding for decadesCredit: Illinois Quantum Information Science & Tech Center Particle chasing--it's a ...
Rice University emergency ventilator plans now online
ApolloBVM, an open-source bag valve mask automation device, could help patients in treatment for COVID-19Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - ...
How do superconductors break time-reversal symmetry?
Credit: Carl Blesch / Rutgers University Superconductors are one of the most exciting materials discovered in the last century. It ...
