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Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics
A small trace vapor generator is developed for noncontact sensing of explosives and narcoticsCredit: Diagram provided by U.S. Naval Research...
Stress overload and pain common among patients with traumatic brain injury
NeuroRehabilitation sheds light on the relationship between stress and pain following TBI and its implications for rehabilitationCredit: St. Josephs Health...
Climate change impact on green energy production
Investigating the impact of temperature on solar and wind energy production in AustraliaCredit: Jing Huang WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 --...
Drugs against alpha-ketoglutarate may combat deadly childhood brain tumor
NIH funded pre-clinical study highlights intricate links between brain tumors and cancer cell metabolismCredit: Courtesy of Venneti lab, University of...
100 cool worlds found near the sun
Citizen scientists help locate some of the coolest brown dwarfs ever discoveredCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld; acknowledgement: William Pendrill Maunakea, Hawaii -...
Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient...
Huddersfield research predicted anti-COVID steroid benefits
Huddersfield researchers publish study that found that dexamethasone could reduce death rates in hospitalised COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Credit:...
New superlattice by CCNY team could lead to sustainable quantum electronics
Credit: Image by Lukas Zhao A team of international physicists led by Lia Krusin-Elbaum of the City College of New...
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
Theoretical design for gravitational wave detector has many additional applicationsCredit: R. Marshman et al A group of theoretical physicists, including...
The easy way to get a square deal
Scientists at Osaka University demonstrate a simple method for inserting high-energy cubane molecules into an existing single-crystal supramolecular framework, work...
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs
Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact - by stretching, slicing or...
Russian chemists proposed a new design of flow batteries
The new design allows not only to reduce the cost of experiments, but also increases the power of vanadium batteriesCredit:...
Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
Credit: Bernard Mundet / EPFL We are surrounded by electronic devices. Transistors are used to power telephones, computers, televisions, hi-fi...
A new two-dimensional carbon allotrope — semiconducting diamane film synthesized
Credit: Feng Ke Atomically thin diamond, also called diamane, is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope and has attracted considerable scientific interest...
Further details revealed about a highly-efficient anticancer drug delivery system
Credit: Tohoku University The majority of drug delivery systems use nano carriers to transport drugs due to their small size...
Low-dose real-time X-ray imaging with nontoxic double perovskite scintillators
Credit: Wenjuan Zhu, Wenbo Ma, Yirong Su, Zeng Chen, Xinya Chen, Yaoguang Ma, Lizhong Bai, Wenge Xiao, Tianyu Liu, Haiming...
Scan for arterial plaque is better at predicting heart attack than stroke
Study examined predictive value of coronary calcium scores for heart attack and stroke in men and women and among different...
Native Hawaiian tiger cowries eat alien invasive species
Credit: Leon Weaver Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa's Hawai?i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have just...
Dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography: 3D live-imaging of retinal organoids
Credit: by Jules Scholler, Kassandra Groux, Olivier Goureau, José-Alain Sahel, Mathias Fink, Sacha Reichman, Claude Boccara and Kate Grieve Current...
New links found between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Credit: UEF / Raija Törrönen A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides insight into the association...
