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Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems reveals exoplanet nurseries
Systematic survey of 104 nearby stars turns up 25 dust disks with evidence of planetsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Thomas...
Undergrad-led study suggests light environment modifications could maximize productivity
Credit: WEST project/University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The crops we grow in the field often form dense canopies with...
OSU research suggests a better way to keep birds from hitting power lines
Credit: Photo provided by Virginia Morandini, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Suspended, rotating devices known as "flappers"...
Inherited mutation found among Brazilians increases cancer risk
Genomic research helps explain why some people with a common TP53 mutation widespread in Brazil get cancer while others do...
Tour scores prestigious Centenary Prize
Rice University chemist's achievements earn top Royal Society of Chemistry honorCredit: Royal Society of Chemistry HOUSTON - (June 24, 2020)...
Manchester experts launch spin-out to bring new water-filtration technology to market
Materials spin-out demonstrates how Manchester ecosystem can accelerate breakthrough science to a market-ready productCredit: Rob Dryfe and Mark Bissett Scientists...
Self-powered alarm fights forest fires, monitors environment
Credit: Michigan State University Smokey the Bear says that only you can prevent wildfires, but what if Smokey had a...
Cowbirds change their eggs’ sex ratio based on breeding time
Credit: Photo (c) by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brown-headed cowbirds show a bias in the sex...
NASA finds post-Tropical Cyclone Dolly exiting the tropical stage
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Terra satellite provided a night-time look at what is now Post-Tropical Storm Dolly in the...
Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy — but pose their own dangers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a...
BigHPC Texas/Portugal partnership forged to transform data science
Supercomputing, computer science experts to create new R&D for academia and the commercial sectorCredit: UT Austin Department of Computer Science...
A shorter IQ test for children with special needs
MU researchers reduce IQ exam length while maintaining accuracyCredit: MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders COLUMBIA, Mo. -...
‘Stay at home but don’t stay still,’ researchers recommend
In a review article published in the American Journal of Physiology, Brazilian researchers present scientific evidence on the impact of...
School nurses key to safe school reopening
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2020) - Sudden school closures in the United States were undertaken to reduce COVID-19...
Plug-and-play lens simplifies adaptive optics for microscopy
Credit: T. Furieri (CNR-IFN), G. Calisei and A. Bassi (Politecnico of Milan), E. Daini and A. Vilella (University of Modena...
New process could safeguard water quality, environment and health
Pioneering single process can remove pollutants from waste waterCredit: Swansea University A research team at Swansea University have developed a...
Measure squeezing in a novel way
Credit: Weig Group, University of Konstanz "Squeezing" is used in physics, among other things, to improve the resolution of measuring...
Researchers use electric fields to herd cells like flocks of sheep
Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Neil Adelantar Princeton researchers have created a device that can herd groups...
Bristol innovation challenges regular touchscreens with new spray-on technique
Credit: Oliver Hanton Bristol innovation challenges regular touchscreens with new spray-on technique A team at Bristol has challenged the idea...
Researchers sharply reduce time needed for glass and ceramic 3D printing
Credit: Motoyuki Iijima, Yokohama National University The fabrication of complex ceramic or glass structures via stereolithography, a type of 3D...
