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Studies shed new light on how biodiversity influences plant decay
Two independent studies exploring how biodiversity impacts plant decay in forests worldwide could help predict the potential effect of species...
NAU partners in $26 million NSF initiative to establish new Center for Quantum Networks
In its first NSF Engineering Research Center collaboration, NAU will receive nearly $2 million in funding as a CQN contributing...
Svalbard Global Seed Vault commences seed experiment that will last 100 years
Credit: Manuela Nagel/ IPK The first experimental seed samples will be brought into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the...
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
Small telescope and inexpensive diffuser key to resultsCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard New detailed observations with NSF's NOIRLab facilities reveal a young...
Researchers create artificial organelles to control cellular behavior
New form of synthetic biology for controlling cellular behavior uses intrinsically disordered proteinsCredit: Michael Dzuricky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -...
NIH funds Dartmouth and Tufts AI tool to help doctors cure cancer
Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Using artificial intelligence (AI) to cure cancer may sound like science-fiction, but Eugene...
Researchers develop new mouse model for SARS-CoV-2
The model will help speed the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and highlights the pathologic role of type...
NASA infrared imagery shows Hagupit nearing landfall in China
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite provided a look at Typhoon Hagupit as it was nearing landfall in...
Identification of a new mechanism in the immune system provides knowledge about diseases
A recently identified mechanism in the immune system reveals a previously unknown protein that could provide an opening to a...
Tracking and forecasting outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-transmitted diseases
New system infuses 'R0' models with climate information to help public health agencies forecast places and times when environmental conditions...
Consumers don’t fully trust smart home technologies
Credit: University of Warwick Smart home technologies are marketed to enhance your home and make life easier. However, UK consumers...
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
Credit: University of Plymouth A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is...
CUNY ASRC researchers to help launch NSF Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry
The multi-institution team will explore novel methods of chemical synthesis through mechanochemistryCredit: NSF NEW YORK, August 4, 2020 -- Researchers...
Recovering data: NIST’s neural network model finds small objects in dense images
Credit: NIST In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards...
Assembly within the tumor center
Number of macrophages in tumor tissue enables prognosis of lung tumor progressionCredit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research Both in...
Stars rich in phosphorus: Seeds of life in the universe
Credit: Gabriel Pérez DÃaz, SMM (IAC) All the chemical elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and most of the...
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck...
Nanostructures modeled on moth eyes effective for anti-icing
Nanostructures covered with a paraffin layer modeled on moth eyes exhibit anti-icing, anti-reflective propertiesCredit: Nguyen Ba Duc WASHINGTON, August 4,...
NIH trial to test antibodies and other therapeutics for mild, moderate COVID-19
Initial trial to determine if monoclonal antibodies can shorten severity of COVID-19 in outpatientsCredit: NIAID A Phase 2 clinical trial...
Green energy and better crops: Tinted solar panels could boost farm incomes
Credit: Paolo Bombelli/University of Cambridge Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce...
