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In a pandemic, migration away from dense cities more effective than closing borders
A simulation shows reducing population density in large cities decreases disease spreadCredit: Image courtesy of Massimiliano Zanin WASHINGTON, November 17,...
Seeking the most effective polymers for personal protective equipment
Some polymers can resist bacteria; can they be designed to work against viruses?Credit: Morgan Alexander WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 --...
Engineered C. glutamicum strain capable of producing high-level glutaric acid from glucose
An engineered C. glutamicum strain that can produce the world's highest titer of glutaric acid was developed by employing systems...
Taking charge to find the right balance for advanced optoelectronic devices
Scientists explain how selective electrostatic doping can balance the charge in optoelectronic devices with 2D materialsCredit: DGIST 2D materials, consisting...
Environmental scientists’ new ozonation method treats water from antibiotic residues
Credit: TalTech Clean drinking water is considered to be one of the earth's most precious and threatened resources. Recent studies...
New phase of modeling the viscous coupling effects of multiphase fluid flow
Researchers led by Kyushu University find an improved way to explore key phenomena associated with multiphase fluid flow in porous...
Scientists develop world most-sensitive IR photon video detector
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Scientists from NUST MISIS National Technological Initiative Center "Quantum Communications" are developing the world's first prototype...
Mobility behavior may be the key to predicting, promoting individual well-being
Credit: Photo by Matheus Bertelli from Pexels.com DSI postdoctoral fellow Sandrine Müller uses smartphone sensor data to study human behavior....
One step for fibrosis, one giant leap for scleroderma
Lysyl oxidase plays several important roles in promoting fibrosis in patients with scleroderma and is a potential biomarker of treatment...
Promising results from in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19
Credit: Martin Stenmark. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report promising results from an in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19....
Samara Polytech scientists developed an energy-saving method for producing composites
Materials synthesized on its basis have a number of important advantagesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Department of Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy,...
New research reveals Australia’s multi-billion dollar superbug crisis
One of the world's most common infections will cost Australia more than $1 billion a year within the next decade,...
Mastering the art of nanoscale construction to breathe easy and bust fraud
A new way to arrange very small materials with perfect control could lead to more secure banknotes and passports, and...
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to deploy Insilico Medicine’s Chemistry42 AI platform
Insilico Medicine announces the first deployment of its flagship generative chemistry AI platform for de novo molecular design, Chemistry42™ on...
Tropical peatland conservation could protect humans from new diseases
Credit: Suzanne Turnock / Borneo Nature Foundation Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Reducing aerosol pollution without cutting carbon dioxide could make the planet hotter
Solving one environmental problem could create anotherCredit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCRP Humans must reduce carbon dioxide and aerosol...
Purdue-led team named quarterfinalist in DOE solar innovation contest
Credit: David Warsinger/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University innovator and his team are among the quarterfinalists in...
Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors
With just a 50-million-electron jumpstart, sensors can power themselves for more than a yearCredit: Chakrabartty Lab, McKelvey School of Engineering,...
UTA partners with NCTCOG to generate energy from food waste found in landfills
Project converts food waste into energyCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington environmental engineering professor is helping the...
X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19
Credit: Michelle Lehman, Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Experiments led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge...
