Chemistry
Plant breeding: Using “invisible” chromosomes to pass on packages of positive traits
The ideal crop plant is tasty and high-yielding while also being resistant to diseases and pests. But if the relevant...
Silicon nanopillars for quantum communication
“Silicon and single-photon sources in the telecommunication field have long been the missing link in speeding up the development of...
Updated climate models clouded by scientific biases, researchers find
Clouds can cool or warm the planet’s surface, a radiative effect that contributes significantly to the global energy budget and...
Can eyes on self-driving cars reduce accidents?
Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety, according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Participants...
Drug detection: ONR SCOUT tests tech for monitoring illicit maritime cargo
ARLINGTON, Va.—To improve capabilities for monitoring aircraft and vessels carrying illicit maritime cargo such as drugs — for longer periods...
SwRI scientist helps identify new evidence for habitability in Enceladus’s ocean
SAN ANTONIO — Sept. 19, 2022 — The search for extraterrestrial life just got more interesting as a team of...
Human Brain Project researchers map four new brain areas involved in many cognitive processes
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that plays...
Nation’s first Institute of Optics eyes 50% increase in faculty; largest gift in its history will help meet an increasing demand for trained optics graduates
Thanks to a $12 million challenge fund from one of its most distinguished alumni, the Institute of Optics at the...
Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
While millions around the world face the threat of famine or malnutrition, the production of feed for livestock and fish...
Why isn’t weed killer working anymore? (video)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2022 — Farmers used to worry about weeds. Then, herbicides solved that problem. At least for a...
Titanium hosts record high superconductivity for elements superconductors
Element superconductors are important either for superconducting mechanism studies or for potential applications because of the single composition....
Bird’s enzyme points toward novel therapies
HOUSTON – (Sept. 19, 2022) – Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better...
A smartphone’s camera and flash could help people measure blood oxygen levels at home
First, pause and take a deep breath.Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington First, pause and take a deep breath. When we...
National poll: 2 in 3 parents say their child is self-conscious about their appearance
TV/RADIO: Click link for broadcast-quality sound bites & b-roll, visuals and script suggestions (Full poll report included here as well.)Credit: C.S....
Damage-free way to gauge the health of next-gen batteries for electric vehicles
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have demonstrated that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) can be a powerful non-destructive...
Algorithm sheds new light on ICU patients’ consciousness
Visit a neurological ICU during a consultant’s morning rounds, and you’re likely to see physicians conducting painstaking tests to assess...
Aerobic exercise training promising for restoring function in individuals with multiple sclerosis-related thalamic atrophy
East Hanover, NJ. September 16, 2022. Thalamic atrophy needs to be considered in clinical studies of the functional abilities of...
When macrophage digestion goes wrong
The exchange of gases between the air we breathe and our blood takes place via alveoli – tiny air sacs...
Data science reveals universal rules shaping cells’ power stations
Mitochondria are compartments – so-called “organelles” -- in our cells that provide the chemical energy supply we need to move,...
University of Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents
For the first time University of Rochester researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. In...
