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Xin Zhang receives NSF CAREER Award
Award will support understanding of nitrogen pollution reduction in Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyondCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental...
Lanternfly’s attraction to vertical silhouettes could help monitor, trap it
Credit: Andrew Myrick, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Like moths to a flame, spotted lanternflies are visually drawn toward...
UTA team working to predict lifespan of Texas roads
How much life is left in Texas roadways? A UTA project aims to find out.Credit: UT Arlington A University of...
Experimental therapy for parasitic heart disease may also help stop COVID-19
By blocking human enzyme cathepsin L, chemical inhibitor K777 reduces coronavirus' ability to infect cell lines; clinical trials are underwayCredit:...
nTIDE March 2021 Jobs Report: Job numbers flatten as economic recovery pauses
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) -- issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation...
Most US adults who vape want to quit, study finds
Vaping cessation interest is highest among former cigarette smokers, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers findCredit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center More...
Fungi could manipulate bacteria to enrich soil with nutrients
Researchers have discovered a group of soil bacteria that could yield alternatives to conventional fertilizers for enriching soil and improving...
US deaths normally change less than 2% each year; in 2020, they rose nearly 23%
Black Americans experienced highest per capita excess death rates, while regional surges contributed to higher excess death rates from COVID-19...
A PTV-based polymer enabled organic solar cells with over 16% efficiency
Credit: @Science China Press Organic solar cell (OSC) is one of the most important green energy technologies. The photovoltaic efficiencies...
The first non-invasive biomarker to track and verify efficacy of senolytic drugs
The discovery and development of a lipid-metabolite biomarker is expected to facilitate research and clinical trials of drugs that target...
Dual-bed catalyst enables high conversion of syngas to gasoline-range liquid hydrocarbons
Credit: DICP Gasoline, the primary transportation fuel, contains hydrocarbons with 5-11 carbons (C5-11) and is almost derived from petroleum at...
Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef...
COVID-19 survivors might need just one dose of two-part vaccine
Cedars-Sinai research involving more than 260 individuals supports earlier findings from small studies about efficacy of single vaccine dose for...
Probiotics keep calves healthy, too!
Credit: Satoru Konnai Scientists in Japan have developed and tested a novel probiotic formulation to control severe diarrhea in calves,...
Qubits comprised of holes could be the trick to build faster, larger quantum computers
Electron holes could be the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-offCredit: FLEET A new study indicates holes the solution to operational...
Baby aspirin linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer death
Low-dose aspirin use prior to diagnosis of colorectal cancer associated with better survival outcomesCredit: Cedars-Sinai Long-term, regular use of baby...
Depositing Fe species inside ZSM-5 to oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanone
Credit: ©Science China Press The directly catalytic oxidation of alkanes has high atomic economy and application value to form corresponding...
Protein based biomarker identifies the chemo drug sensitivity
Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan - Cancer is the world's second deadliest disease which contributes towards the fatality of over...
Oxygen-promoted synthesis of armchair graphene nanoribbons on Cu(111)
Credit: ©Science China Press On-surface synthesis has received great attention as a method to create atomically-precise one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional...
Commercially available ultralong organic room-temperature phosphorescence
Credit: ©Science China Press Purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have been a hot research topic. Currently, the pure RTP...
