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Sound waves power new advances in drug delivery and smart materials
Pioneering research shows how high-frequency sound waves can help build smart materials, new nanoparticles & deliver drugs to the lungs...
New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater
Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water...
Most adults over 50 say they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, but many want to wait
People of color & those with lower incomes or education levels less likely to say they'll seek vaccination against a...
Experimental evolution reveals how bacteria gain drug resistance
Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has succeeded in experimentally...
Linda Schweizer tells the story of Palomar observatory in ‘Cosmic Odyssey’
New MIT Press looks at how intrepid astronomers at Palomar observatory changed our view of the universeCredit: Brianna Schweizer, 2020....
New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19
Credit: John Underwood/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective...
Vaccines and biotherapeutics: unique program provides hands-on manufacturing training
The Ottawa Hospital, Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and Mitacs partner on five-year training programCredit: The Ottawa Hospital As COVID-19...
Impressive impact: ONR executive director lauded for career achievements
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Corey Egler) ARLINGTON, Va.--The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) has awarded its most prestigious...
Making sense of a universe of corn genetics
Credit: Jianming Yu AMES, Iowa - Seed banks across the globe store and preserve the genetic diversity of millions of...
The science of windy cities
Researchers model urban airflows to help improve the design of drones, skyscrapers, and natural ventilation systemsCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING...
Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function
Researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to visualize quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an important step toward quantum information technologiesCredit:...
World’s smallest atom-memory unit created
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything...
Physicians investigate whether magnetic seizure therapy can treat bipolar depression
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Researchers are assessing whether magnetic seizure therapy (MST) can help relieve treatment-resistant depression in bipolar patients in...
Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy–and surprising physics
As wind energy scales up, researchers study the fluid dynamics challengesCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 --...
Study: COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsen patient outcomes
Researchers at UC San Diego Health connect blood clots to an increased risk of death from COVID-19Credit: UC San Diego...
PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children
Analysis of 135,000+ medical records shows the novel coronavirus hits hardest among teens, children with diabetes or cancer, lower-income families,...
How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19
Researchers are developing simple and inexpensive tools--like a DIY ventilator--to treat patients more effectively and prevent disease transmission in hospitalsCredit:...
Flow physics could help forecasters predict extreme events
Researchers are studying a tornado's song and other 'doors to danger' in an increasingly chaotic worldCredit: Brian Elbing VIRTUAL MEETING...
Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way, study finds
The long-held belief that the Milky Way, the galaxy containing Earth and the solar system, is relatively static has been...
A rich source of nutrients under the Earth’s ice sheets
Data from Greenland and Antarctica show: under ice trace elements are mobilised at higher rates than previously assumedCredit: Jon Hawkings,...
