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A safer MRI contrast agent for high-resolution 3D microvascular imaging
The new contrast agent offers a vast improvement over traditional gadolinium-based productsCredit: Institute for Basic Science Heart attack and stroke...
Sonic Dirac points and the transition towards Weyl points
Credit: by Boyang Xie, Hui Liu, Hua Cheng, Zhengyou Liu, Jianguo Tian, and Shuqi Chen Recently, the three-dimensional (3D) Dirac...
Organ-on-chip project receives huge grant to make the leap from lab to fab
NWO Perspective grant of 4.8 million euros for multidisciplinary consortium, led by TU/e professor Jaap den Toonder to develop much-needed...
New compound targets enzyme linked to autoimmune disorders, severe COVID-19
Credit: NTU Singapore When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response...
A containment laboratory 3 propels research on COVID-19 and other pathogens at INRS
Credit: Simon Desbiens The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) inaugurates today its new Level 3 laboratory (CL3), which...
Adaptive microelectronics reshape independently and detect environment for first time
Credit: IFW Dresden/Chemnitz University of Technology Flexible and adaptive microelectronics is considered an innovation driver for new and more effective...
Who maintains discipline in a live cell: Physics perspective
Scholars explain the kinetics of distillation in eukaryotic cellsCredit: Igor Kolokolov Italian and Russian researchers confirmed the hypothesis that the...
The 3Rs of the genome: Reading, writing, and regulating
A new map of protein binding locations in yeast advances understanding of gene regulationCredit: Pugh Lab, Cornell and Mahony Lab,...
Fossil lamprey larvae overturn textbook assumptions on vertebrate origins
Study shows studies of the origin of vertebrates - including human - were based on incorrect assumptions since the late...
Long-accepted theory of vertebrate origin upended by fossilized fish larvae
Long considered a relic of deep evolutionary history, new fossils indicate that modern lamprey larvae are actually a relatively recent...
Researchers develop a new, efficient tin monosulfide solar cell prototype
Credit: Tohoku University A team of researchers from Tohoku University have created a tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cell that boasts...
Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds
Photosynthetic bacteria adapt to environment by using quantum mechanics to steer energyCredit: Photo by Lawson Lloyd, University of Chicago Photosynthetic...
Successful trial shows way forward on quieter drone propellers
Researchers have published a study revealing their successful approach to designing much quieter propellersCredit: RMIT University Researchers have published a...
Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
Credit: Rafael Luis Méndez Peña/Sciworthy.com A researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is the lead author of...
Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202033 Researchers at the University of Alabama at...
FAU researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER awards
Researchers represent the College of Engineering and Computer ScienceCredit: Florida Atlantic University Two researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of...
Study provides evidence that bone marrow cell injections help heal the brain after stroke
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Results of a clinical trial released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine provide evidence that...
Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04780 NASA's Perseverance Rover recently made a successful landing on Mars, embarking on...
UTA researchers investigating ‘smart’ helmets that could detect brain injuries
Protective gear for the battlefield and beyondCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is investigating the capabilities...
Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates
30-year study in Tanzania shows temperature-linked population declines in species important to forestsCredit: Monte Neate-Clegg The mountain forests of Tanzania...
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