Smart brain-wave cap recognizes stroke before the patient reaches the hospital
A special brain-wave cap can diagnose stroke in the ambulance, allowing the patient to receive appropriate treatment faster. Jonathan Coutinho, ...
The Dompé Foundation launches 16 scholarships for neuroscience and neurobiology students in the US
The Dompé Foundation is offering 16 scholarships to support neuroscience and neurobiology students enrolled at US universities for the academic ...
Researchers receive NIH grant to improve quality of life for people with Down syndrome
A team of researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has received a ...
AIP recognizes 2023 Andrew Gemant Award winner Sidney Perkowitz for contributions to physics and culture
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 – AIP is pleased to announce Sidney Perkowitz as the winner of the 2023 Andrew Gemant ...
Texas A&M receives over $1 million in USDA grants to study SARS-CoV-2 in deer
Texas A&M University scientists and research partners have received two National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food ...
Cocoa pods — a source of chocolate, and potentially, flame retardants
As Halloween approaches, so too does the anticipation of a trick-or-treating stash filled with fun-sized chocolate candy bars. But to ...
Orchid without bumblebee on island finds wasp, loses self
Because the bumblebee that an orchid relies on for pollination does not exist on a remote island, the plant gets ...
Study reveals our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants
For many people seaweed holds a reputation as a superfood, heralded for its health benefits and sustainability, but it appears ...
Harnessing molecular power: electricity generation on the nanoscale
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 – Wave energy technology is a proven source of power generation, but there is power inherent ...
Mitigating electrode-level heterogeneity using phosphorus nanolayers on graphite for fast-charging batteries
In a major stride towards achieving fast-charging lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with reliable cyclability, researchers at UNIST have made a groundbreaking ...
Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI
In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as ...
Sustainable smart agriculture with a biodegradable soil moisture sensor
Osaka, Japan – Increasingly limited land and water resources has inspired the development of precision agriculture: use of remote sensing ...
U.S. groundwater is getting saltier—what that means for infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health
17 October 2023 The Geological Society of America Release No. 23-41 Contact: Justin Samuel +1-303-357-1026 [email protected]: U.S. Geological Survey 17 ...
Art with DNA – Digitally creating 16 million colors by chemistry
The DNA double helix is composed of two DNA molecules whose sequences are complementary to each other. The stability of ...
How to help save plants from extinction
Now is the time to identify the conditions that cause plants to die. Doing so will allow us to better ...
Kennedy Krieger receives $5 million grant to expand reach of its pediatric post-COVID-19 clinic and support school students
BALTIMORE, October 17, 2023—Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health ...
Scientists discover the possible triggers for bacterial pathogens, opening the door for new treatment strategies.
Credit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV. Journal mBio Article Title VirB, a key transcriptional regulator of Shigella virulence, requires a CTP ligand for ...
MIT design would harness 40% of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel
MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven ...
Hillman grant for Penn Nursing professor to study virtual reality & loneliness
PHILADELPHIA (October 16, 2023) – Penn Nursing, with partners from the Annenberg Virtual Reality ColLABorative and New York University’s Rory ...
Jefferson Lab to lead $300+ million high performance data facility hub
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy has just announced the selection of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility as the lead ...
