Speedy antibiotic susceptibility tests for high-priority pathogens
Credit: Emily Savela At the core of the antibiotic-resistance crisis is the lack of a rapid and general antibiotic susceptibility ...
BU astrophysicist and collaborators reveal a new model of our heliosphere
Credit: Image courtesy of Opher, et. al The heliosphere, despite its name, is not actually a sphere. Space physicists have ...
Nature-inspired green energy technology clears important development hurdle
A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reachCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Scientist Heinz Frei has ...
How to slow down ageing?
Credit: Andres Tennus/University of Tartu Healthy ageing has become one of the priorities of research in Europe. University of Tartu ...
How to operate building services to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2
Credit: TalTech On March 17, Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations REHVA published guidance on the operation ...
UC identifies populations most at risk of opiate addiction
Findings could help health officials target prevention measuresCredit: UC Health Geography and Disease Modeling Laboratory Researchers at the University of ...
Public health leadership paramount to emerging coronavirus pandemic
Credit: Florida Atlantic University For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably ...
New drug combination passes safety test in pancreatic cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2020--A new study has shown a novel peptide antagonist, ...
Portable AI device turns coughing sounds into health data for flu and pandemic forecasting
UMass Amherst computer scientists tested 'FluSense' in campus clinic waiting roomsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented ...
Study by international team of scientists investigates evolution during Cambrian Explosion
Credit: Deline, et. al. A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed the developmental and evolutionary mechanisms ...
A nanoscale laser made of gold and zinc oxide
Researchers from Oldenburg, Germany, and collaborators reveal how new nanomaterial enhances light emissionCredit: University of Oldenburg Tiny particles composed of ...
Improving success of giraffe translocations
Credit: Wild Nature Institute Giraffes that are being translocated for conservation purposes should be moved in groups that contain at ...
Lehigh University engineers unlock secrets to swimming efficiency of whales, dolphins
Findings of team led by MechE professor Keith W. Moored could influence the design of next-gen underwater robotsCredit: Fatma Ayancik/Lehigh ...
Advances in genetic, geospatial techniques aid efforts to fend off invasive insects
Two research collections showcase new tools to protect ecosystems from invasive insects and related arthropodsCredit: Fruit fly: USDA ARS Photo ...
New contrast agent for early diagnosis of brain metastases
Credit: Barth van Rossum, FMP A group of researchers led by Leif Schroeder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) ...
How molecules self-assemble into superstructures
Researchers from Kiel control the size of molecular superstructures on surfacesCredit: Manuel Gruber and Torben Jasper-Toennies Most technical functional units ...
We’re getting better at wildlife conservation, AI study of scientific abstracts suggests
Credit: © Monterey Bay Aquarium, photo by Jessica Fujii Researchers are using a kind of machine learning known as sentiment ...
Sugar leads to early death, but not due to obesity
Credit: Suzy Hazelwood via Pexels.com Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity reports a new study ...
NASA finds little strength left in Tropical Cyclone Herold
Credit: NASA/NRL Wind shear pushed former Tropical Cyclone Herold apart and infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed the system ...
Understanding how COVID-19 affects children vital to slowing pandemic, doctors say
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications Though COVID-19 so far appears to be largely sparing children, researchers are cautioning that ...
