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FAST helps reveal the origin of fast radio bursts
Credit: NAOC Researchers from Beijing Normal University, Peking University and National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)...
Promising therapeutic approach against COPD
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München More than 250 million people suffer from COPD, a progressive inflammatory lung disease. On the list...
Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way
Close proximity of high energy pulse suggests magnetars may be at the origin of some fast radio burstsCredit: McGill University...
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases
Physicists use new model to demonstrate decrease in infection rates through social distancingCredit: M. te Vrugt et al./Nature Research Scientists...
New technique extends next-generation lithium metal batteries
Researchers find that alkali metal additives can prevent lithium microstructure proliferation during battery use; discovery could optimize electrolyte design for...
Dietary supplement may help in the treatment of fatty liver
A recent study by researchers at the University of Jyväskylä was successful in partially preventing fatty liver disease in rats.Credit:...
Divide and conquer–modular controller design strategy makes upgrading power grids easier
Credit: Takayuki Ishizaki Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) develop a novel approach for the modular design of...
Genetic mutation could worsen heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Those carrying a cystic fibrosis gene mutation could benefit from more aggressive and earlier cardiac interventions, study suggestsCredit: UT Southwestern...
Luminescent wood could light up homes of the future
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06110 The right indoor lighting can help set the mood, from a soft...
Covid-19 monitoring: New NUS system wirelessly captures data from pulse oximeters
Credit: National University of Singapore Automating the collection and presentation of healthcare data is crucial in the fight against COVID-19...
100,000-fold enhancement in the nonlinearity of Si
Scientists at Osaka University develop silicon nanoresonators that can control the scattering of light when excited by another laser; this...
Delirium could be an early marker of COVID-19
UOC researchers have reviewed the scientific studies published on how the coronavirus affects the central nervous systemCredit: Kat Jayne /...
New multicomponent reaction frontiers
An innovative protocol eases the synthesis of high structural complex moleculesCredit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition The synthesis of complex molecules...
AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the performance of radiologists in...
Magma ‘conveyor belt’ fuelled world’s longest erupting supervolcanoes
Credit: Pixabay International research led by geologists from Curtin University has found that a volcanic province in the Indian Ocean...
Recipe for a storm
Scientists from the University of Oldenburg generate realistic storm turbulence in the laboratoryCredit: University of Oldenburg/Mohssen Assanimoghaddam Strong storms often...
Experts release new management strategies for malignant colorectal polyps
Credit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, Maryland (Nov. 4, 2020) - Early identification and removal of cancerous colorectal polyps is critical...
Unraveling the genetic determinants of small vessel vasculitis
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown that TERT and DSP gene variants, which increase risk for idiopathic pulmonary...
Lighting the way to selective membrane imaging
Scientists at Kanazawa University demonstrate surface-specific molecular aggregates that emit visible light when attachment to artificial cell membrane surface with...
Microbial space travel on a molecular scale
How extremophilic bacteria survive in space for one yearCredit: © Tetyana Milojevic Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has...
