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Researchers fabricate chip-based optical resonators with record low UV losses
WASHINGTON — Researchers have created chip-based photonic resonators that operate in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible regions of the spectrum...
New material captures coronavirus particles and could transform face mask efficiency
A research team at the University of Liverpool has developed a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the...
Aston University research pioneers making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol
Credit: Aston University’s Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute. Research shows way forward for making renewable hydrogen from glycerol Crude...
SRI spins off AI-powered drug discovery platform Synfini, Inc.
SRI International announced today it is spinning off Synfini, a biosciences platform that accelerates the process by which pharmaceutical and...
Latest version of the Healthy Eating Index covers toddler diet quality
Philadelphia, September 26, 2023 – In four articles in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, leading nutrition...
UH researcher on team developing sense-and-respond cancer implant technology
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could...
Ecological theory can help explain why segregation persists
An ecological theory may help to explain why segregation is so widespread and persistent in US cities, according to a...
Invertebrate decline reduces natural pest control and decomposition of organic matter
Leipzig. The decline in invertebrates also affects the functioning of ecosystems, including two critical ecosystem services: aboveground pest control and...
New study finds disparities among management of pediatric chronic asthma
Black children may have more severe asthma episodes than their white counterparts but are less likely to be transported to...
Genetically engineering associations between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes could lessen dependence on synthetic fertilizer
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is not sustainable....
A close-up of biological nanomachines: Researchers at Münster University take a deep look at peroxisomal processes
Every system has its waste disposal system. The cell organelles known as “peroxisomes” dispose toxic substances and fats in the...
Thiol ligands modify metal nanocluster structures and optical properties
Metal nanoclusters are tiny, crystalline structures up to two nanometers (2 x 10-9 meters) in diameter that contain a few...
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s final mirror fabrication begins
PASADENA, CA — September 26, 2023 — The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its...
New report shows Food is Medicine interventions would save U.S. lives and billions of dollars
Incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into healthcare on a national level will improve health and quality of life, reduce...
The ethics of accepting tainted donations
A study digs into a topical debate: should institutions accept donations from bad people? Jeffrey Epstein donated to MIT after...
Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior
LA JOLLA (September 26, 2023)—Movement offers a window into how the brain operates and controls the body. From clipboard-and-pen observation...
Why endangered wildlife needs AML law coverage and banks need to share IWT intelligence
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a fast-growing ‘financial portfolio’ within the larger illegal, violent, parallel transnational global economy. As...
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration review
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) marked the completion of an important step on the path to spacecraft assembly,...
National Science Foundation taps Worcester Polytechnic Institute fire protection expertise and resources for the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center
Over the past 22 years, wildfires in the United States have caused damages exceeding $100 billion, and as climate change...
Four novel receptors may link endometrial cancer to PCOS
“These findings hold significant promise for improving our understanding of mechanistic pathways leading to EC in PCOS.” Credit: 2023 Alqutami et...
