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Artificial sensor mimics human sense of touch
A team of researchers have developed an artificial tactile sensor that mimics the ability of human skin to detect surface...
Powered by windows: enhanced power factor in transparent thermoelectric nanowire materials
The increase of thermoelectric power factor by introducing nanowires. Embedded-ZnO nanowire structure exhibited a thermoelectric power factor 3 times larger...
White wine, lemon juice combo prevents unwanted discoloration of pastry dough
No matter if it's grandma's cookies or commercially produced rolls, pastry lovers expect their baked goods to have a certain...
A bionic mushroom that generates electricity
Credit: American Chemical Society In the quest to replace fossil fuels, scientists are always on the lookout for alternative, environmentally...
‘Bionic mushrooms’ fuse nanotech, bacteria and fungi
Credit: Sudeep Joshi, Stevens Institute of Technology In their latest feat of engineering, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have...
Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument home to rich bee diversity
Credit: Joseph S. Wilson, USU LOGAN, UTAH, USA - The state of Utah's nickname is "The Beehive State," and the...
UTSA constructs world’s most comprehensive digital roadmap to unlock male infertility
(San Antonio, Nov. 7, 2018) -- Millions of couples who have trouble conceiving may get relief from new research led...
Can social media lead to labor market discrimination?
A new Journal of Economics & Management Strategy study investigates whether social media may be used as a source of...
Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricity
Filtering and treating water, both for human consumption and to clean industrial and municipal wastewater, accounts for about 13% of...
Study compares stools of breastfed and formula-fed infants
When researchers compared the stools of 40 infants who were exclusively breastfed with those of 13 who were exclusively formula...
Researchers examine health behaviors after childhood cancer diagnosis
In a Psycho-Oncology study of childhood cancer survivors, several health behaviors fell short of expectations for exercise and diet during...
Radiotherapy is ‘undervalued’ and ‘needs greater investment’ say experts
7 November 2018, Brussels: Radiotherapy is 'undervalued' and 'needs greater investment' according to a new report published today (7 November...
Woodland hawks flock to urban buffet
MADISON, Wis. -- For the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common...
Ben-Gurion University research leads to first nationwide sunscreen chemicals ban in Palau
NEW YORK...November 7, 2018 -- The Republic of Palau, a South Pacific island nation, became the world's first country to...
UMN researchers study the impact of insurance coverage on transferred patients
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 07, 2018- University of Minnesota Medical School researchers seek to identify the relationship between insurance coverage and...
Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body
Credit: Yasser Khan, Arias Research Group, UC Berkeley Berkeley -- Injuries can't heal without a constant influx of blood's key...
Keystone Symposia and Vienna BioCenter launch scientific research conferences in Vienna
SILVERTHORNE, COLORADO, USA - November 7, 2018 - Keystone Symposia, in partnership with Vienna BioCenter Research Institutes GMI, IMBA, IMP...
Precision medicine is not enough: Moving towards precision surveillance
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The interval at which an individual undergoes a repeat colonoscopy because of previous pre-cancerous polyps...
Novel antibiotic shows promise in treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea
Credit: NIAID An investigational oral antibiotic called zoliflodacin was well-tolerated and successfully cured most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhea when tested...
Investigator at CHLA awarded $1.3 million to study stem cell therapy for liver failure
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Currently, the only therapy for metabolic liver disease is an organ transplant. Tracy Grikscheit, MD,...
