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Pancake bonding as a new tool to construct novel metal based magnetic materials
Credit: Reproduced from Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers., 2020, 7, 2592-2601 with permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry. A Canadian-Finnish collaboration...
New tools catch and release molecules at the flip of a light switch
Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Bumper DeJesus A Princeton team has developed a class of light-switchable, highly...
Stanfill inducted into American Academy of Nursing 2020 class of new fellows
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (August 13, 2020) - Ansley Grimes Stanfill, PhD, RN, associate dean of Research for the UTHSC...
Becoming a nerve cell: Timing is of the essence
Credit: VIB - Ryohei Iwata Mitochondria are small organelles that provide the energy critical for each cell in our body,...
The behavior of therapeutic antibodies in immunotherapy
Credit: © Nicolas Reyes Since the late 1990s, immunotherapy has been the frontline treatment against lymphomas where synthetic antibodies are...
NASA satellite’s lone view of Betelgeuse reveals more strange behavior
Credit: NASA/STEREO/HI For several weeks in summer 2020, NASA's Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, had the solar system's...
Restoration helps forests recover faster
Credit: Michael O'Brien / SEARRP The rainforests of Southeast Asia are among the fastest declining tropical ecosystems worldwide. Researchers from...
Multiple sclerosis drug blocks HIV infection and transmission in human immune cells
Credit: NIAID An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus...
Contaminants from Mount Polley tailings spill continue to affect Quesnel lake
A tailings spill in 2014 may still be affecting the British Columbian lake, as contaminated sediment is mixed into the...
NASA-NOAA satellite nighttime imagery helps confirm Elida now post-tropical
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a night-time image...
Army researchers earn patent for secure communications invention
Credit: (Jason Edwards) Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to...
FEFU scientists propose to restore neural tissue with hydrogels based on modified pectins
Credit: FEFU press office Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) scientists have developed implantable hydrogels based on plant polysaccharides (pectins). They...
Task force examines role of mobile health technology in COVID-19 pandemic
UMass Amherst experts focus on potential benefits of wearable sensorsCredit: UMass Amherst An international task force, including two University of...
Hubble finds that Betelgeuse’s mysterious dimming is due to a traumatic outburst
Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI) Observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of...
New study shows increase in domestic violence injuries during COVID-19
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate...
Sustainable nylon production made possible by bacteria discovery
Nylon manufacture could be revolutionised by the discovery that bacteria can make a key chemical involved in the process, without...
Flavonoids’ presence in sorghum roots may lead to frost-resistant crop
Credit: Surinder Chopra, Penn State Flavonoid compounds -- produced by the roots of some sorghum plants -- positively affect soil...
UMD researchers identify structure of blue whirls
Discovered in 2016, the phenomenon could lead to improved oil spill remediation and provide a source of clean energy from...
Sufficiently distant parks and public services facilitate older adults’ physical activity
Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activityCredit: University of...
Artificial intelligence recognizes deteriorating photoreceptors
Study of the universities of Bonn, Stanford and Utah on atrophic AMDCredit: © Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn A software based on artificial...
