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Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
A new chemistry technique expands known targets of signaling protein galectin-3, with implications for liver disease and the immune systemCredit:...
High social and ecological standards for chocolate
Research team including agroecologists from Göttingen University study conditions in Peruvian cocoa agroforestry systemsCredit: Dr Bea Maas Worldwide demand for...
An ultrasonic projector for medicine
A chip-based technology that modulates intensive sound pressure profiles with high resolution opens up new possibilities for ultrasound therapyCredit: MPI...
Oldest securely dated evidence for a river flowing through the Thar Desert, Western India
Using luminescence dating of ancient river sediments, a new study presents evidence for river activity at Nal Quarry in the...
CNIO team finds how melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great...
Smarter models, smarter choices
A new approach to artificial intelligence that builds in uncertaintyCredit: Graphic by Jeffrey C. Chase They call it artificial intelligence...
Fighting fire with data
Pitt IE professor receives $270K from NSF for Wildfire Management OptimizationCredit: University of Pittsburgh The wildfires that consumed the west...
‘Multi-omics’ adds new cell to immune family tree
Credit: WEHI, Australia WEHI researchers have used powerful 'single cell multi-omics' technologies to discover a previously unknown ancestor of T...
AI methods of analyzing social networks find new cell types in tissue
Credit: Gabriele Partel In situ sequencing enables gene activity inside body tissues to be depicted in microscope images. To facilitate...
Food waste: cities can make the difference
Credit: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC...
Detecting early-stage failure in electric power conversion devices
Researchers from Osaka University use non-destructive acoustic monitoring to identify the earliest stages of failure in silicon carbide power electronics,...
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study
With FRAX fracture risk calculations down by 58% in April 2020 alone, it is estimated that within a 3-month period,...
Using plasma jets to decontaminate medical equipment exposed to Covid-19
Lancaster University researchers working with local hospital trust on new application of groundbreaking technologyImages: A NEW project developed by Lancaster...
New ‘green’ engine for lorries ahead of the demanding anti-contamination regulation
It would decrease the levels of NOx and soot by 92% and 88% respectively, and the CO2 emissions from the...
Tough love: intense glare helps next-gen solar tech through awkward phase
Increasing the intensity of light beyond the typical range is a surprising method of smoothing disorder, enabling control and maximising...
The new software technology introduced in TalTech brings benefits to hospital
Credit: Photo credit: TalTech In the information technology sector, the rapid developments in hardware and software have significantly reduced the...
HKU physicist joins international effort to unveil the behavior of “strange metals”
Credit: The University of Hong Kong The Landau's theory of Fermi liquid (FL) (Note 1), established in the first half...
Global research center secures UN funding to extend work to Brazil
Innovative research uses video games to prevent online sexual exploitation of childrenCredit: University of Huddersfield Researchers at the University of...
Studying new solar tracking strategies to maximize electric production
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba From making a small calculator work to generating energy to produce the entire output of an...
High pressure is key for better optical fibers
Credit: Yongjian Yang, et al., npj Computational Materials, September 17, 2020 Optical fiber data transmission can be significantly improved by...
