‘Epidermal VR’ gives technology a human touch
New system has applications in social interactions, prosthetics, telemedicine and entertainmentCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Imagine holding hands with ...
Researchers design an improved pathway to carbon-neutral plastics
Researchers from U of T Engineering and Caltech have designed a system that transforms renewable electricity and waste CO2 into ...
Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in Huntington’s disease
Improvement of motor coordination in miceCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (UB) Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of ...
Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure
A mouse-model study of the sensor will aid the search for treatments to delay human heart failure, which often follows ...
First detection of gamma-ray burst afterglow in very-high-energy gamma light
Credit: ESO/A. Roquette After a decade-long search, an international team of researchers including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and ...
Researchers discover highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst
International team, including two GW astrophysicists, identifies previously unseen component of extreme stellar explosionsCredit: NASA, ESA, and V. Acciari et ...
The tera from outer space
Astronomers discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever witnessedCredit: NASA Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic phenomenon known to humankind. ...
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key to treating pain
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key to treating pain using opioids to treat migraines needs reevaluationCredit: ...
Addressing challenges in inter-rater reliability in traditional chinese medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 20, 2019 -- Diagnostic agreement between practitioners is an ongoing ...
Study shows that African eye worm threatens elimination of river blindness
Efforts to eliminate river blindness, a debilitating disease affecting millions in Africa, will be hampered by another parasitic infection known ...
Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals
Scientists used heat to drive a spontaneous process in which different metals mixed to form 3-D interlocking nanostructures in thin ...
New hybrid device can both capture and store solar energy
Device offers a new avenue for capitalizing on abundant solar energyCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston ...
Asking if behavior can be changed on climate crisis
UMass Amherst, UPenn research suggests invoking moral obligation may helpCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - One of the more complex ...
University of Delaware startup awarded $3.4M in Department of Energy funding
Funding will help advance and commercialize a new class of polymer membranes to make fuels cells much more economicalCredit: University ...
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malariaCredit: Roarke Horstmeyer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at ...
Icebergs as a source of nutrients
Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean?Credit: Thomas Juul-Pedersen, GINR Sea creatures, whether large or small, ...
Harvesting energy from walking human body Lightweight smart materials-based energy harvester develop
Credit: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Specifically, the device can capture biomechanical energy from the motion of the human ...
Argonne teams up with Altair to manage use of upcoming Aurora supercomputer
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has teamed up with the global technology ...
Dog and sheep bones help injured pigeons fly again
Credit: Nazhvani et al. Sheep and dog bones can be whittled into orthopedic pins that stabilize pigeons' fractured wings, helping ...
A super-fast ‘light switch’ for future cars and computers
Credit: Haffner C, et al 2019 Self-driving cars have become better and more reliable in recent years. Before they might ...
