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Fostering creativity in researchers: how automation can revolutionize materials research
Credit: Tokyo Tech At the heart of many past scientific breakthroughs lies the discovery of novel materials. However, the cycle...
Super-resolution “street view” microscopy hits the SPOT
Advanced microscopy technique opens up inner working of cellsCredit: From Nature Communications Karl Zhanghao et al 2020 (doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19747-0) The ability...
Largest number of highly cited scientists in Singapore comes from NTU for 3 straight years
Credit: NTU Singapore Thirty-eight scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have been recognised for their research influence -...
The ultimate conditions to get the most out of high-nickel batteries
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick The automotive industry has become increasingly interested in the use of high-Ni (nickel) batteries for...
Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 17, 2020--COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological...
Lovestruck by oxytocin! Novel roles of the hormone in controlling male sexual function
Researchers from Okayama University in Japan decode the mechanisms behind oxytocin controlled male sexual functions and behaviorsCredit: 2020 Okayama University...
Gold nanoparticles turn the spotlight on drug candidates in cells
Osaka University researchers report a combination of alkyne tags and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microscopy for following the dynamics of...
Faster detection of photocatalyst-generated oxygen has big implications for clean energy
New method is 1000 times faster and could be used to illuminate reaction mechanisms behind artificial photosynthesisCredit: (TOC graphic from...
Antibiotic resistance genes in three Puerto Rican watersheds after Hurricane Maria
Credit: Maria Virginia Riquelme In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane that made landfall in September 2017,...
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological...
Tackling food allergies at the source
Credit: Eliot Herman Food allergies are a big problem. About 7% of children and 2% of adults in the U.S....
New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI
Prototype tech shrinks AI to deliver brain-like functionality in one powerful deviceCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed artificial intelligence technology...
Machine learning innovation to develop chemical library
One-step multicomponent reaction with interpretable machine learning innovation to develop chemical library for drug discoveryCredit: Purdue University/Gaurav Chopra WEST LAFAYETTE,...
Could your vacuum be listening to you?
Researchers hacked a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotelyCredit: Sriram Sami A team of researchers demonstrated that...
Like fire and ice: Why societies are increasingly fragmenting
The phenomenal increase in social contacts leads inevitably to a filter bubble society and thus becomes a danger to democracy...
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus
Credit: MCRI Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from...
Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19
School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationallyCredit: CWRU School of Medicine CLEVELAND--New research funded by the...
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Stem Cell UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human...
Oil droplet predators chase oil droplet prey
Researchers design system that emulates life-like behavior in non-living systemCredit: Zarzar Laboratory/Nature Chemistry Oil droplets can be made to act...
Financial penalties imposed on large pharmaceutical firms for illegal activities
UNC Charlotte research shows price pharmaceutical firms pay for illegal practicesCredit: UNC Charlotte Some pharmaceutical companies have received criticism for...
