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The very first structures in the Universe
Astrophysicists at the Universities of Göttingen and Auckland simulate microscopic clusters from the Big BangCredit: Jens Niemeyer, University of Göttingen...
Biocrude passes the 2,000-hour catalyst stability test
Sewage and food waste biocrude conversion process reaches major milestoneCredit: (Illustration by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND,...
Nearly $1 million for an INRS research project in Madagascar
A project to assess the risks of well contamination in Madagascar receives major fundingCredit: INSTN-Madagascar The project of Professor Geneviève...
Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCredit: Paola Perez, PhD, Warner Lab, NIDCR An international team...
MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration optionCredit: Courtesy: N.R. Fuller, Sayo Studio The interiors of...
New light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scales
Credit: Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo (IAC). Scientists estimate that dark matter and dark energy together are some 95% of the gravitational material...
AllianThera Biopharma comes out of stealth and collaborates on AI with Insilico Medicine
AllianThera Biopharma lead by ex-pharma veterans, Dr. Yuan-Hua Ding and Dr. Javier Cote-Sierra partnered with an AI-driven drug discovery company,...
Technology uses ‘single’ approach to develop electronics, acoustics
Credit: Purdue University/Robynne Paldi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University innovator has developed a new approach to creating popular...
New CABI research confirms presence of highly invasive apple snail in Kenya
New research published today by scientists at CABI and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) confirms that the apple...
Harvard, Smithsonian astronomers help capture first image of black hole’s magnetic fields
This is the first time scientists have imaged magnetic fields so close to a black holeCredit: EHT Collaboration Cambridge, MA...
Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen
Credit: Montgomery Flack URBANA, Ill. - Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion...
COVID-19 vaccines may not produce sufficient antibody response in transplant recipients
Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense When clinical trials were conducted to determine the...
Deadly heat waves will be common in South Asia, even at 1.5 degrees of warming
People living in South Asia already experience potentially deadly heat waves, but these events will likely become more commonplace in...
Shining a healing light on the brain
Credit: (Image by Zhaowei Chen/Argonne National Laboratory.) Scientists make pivotal discovery of method for wireless modulation of neurons with X-rays...
Decline in black cherry regeneration may herald wider forest change
Credit: USDA Forest Service photograph In the heart of black cherry's native range, including a part of the Allegheny Hardwoods...
Argonne’s 2021 Maria Goeppert Mayer fellows bring new energy, promise to their fields
Credit: Northwestern Institute for Nanotechnology Dedicated to discovering and advancing next-generation scientists, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...
New computational methods allow for accurate determination of gene expression
Credit: Penn State College of Engineering A more accurate measurement and interpretation of gene activities, using large volumes of sequencing...
Group testing method developed for COVID-19
Credit: Mario R. Guarracino et al. Researchers Mario Guarracino the HSE Laboratory of Algorithms and Technologies for Networks Analysis in...
Repurposed heart and flu drugs may help body fight sepsis
Higher platelet counts linked to better outcomes for patients with staph sepsis; repurposed drugs that protect platelets improve survival of...
New machine learning tool diagnoses electron beams in an efficient, non-invasive way
It can help operators optimize the performance of X-ray lasers, electron microscopes, medical accelerators and other devices that depend on...