James Webb Telescope catches glimpse of possible first-ever ‘dark stars’
Stars beam brightly out of the darkness of space thanks to fusion, atoms melding together and releasing energy. But what if there’s another way to...
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UT Health Science Center San Antonio develops tool that counts brain lesions in seconds
SAN ANTONIO (July 13, 2023) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio accurately counts...
Scripps Research receives momentous award from NIH to lead key programs in national All of Us Research Program
LA JOLLA, CA—Scripps Research announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed funding for its Translational Institute to continue its work enrolling...
Astronomers identify the coldest star yet that emits radio waves
Astronomers at the University of Sydney have shown that a small, faint star is the coldest on record to produce emission at radio wavelength.Credit: NASA/JPL...
The 10th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota 2023: Unveiling the Future of Microbiotal Medicine
VENICE, ITALY - Set in the romantic city of Venice from October 17th to 19th, the 10th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota is set to...
Purdue researchers receive $118,000 to develop freeze-drying, meat validation and thermal imaging innovations
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers with patent-pending innovations for the agriculture, medical and autonomous transportation industries have received funding to further develop their...
The MemTrax Continuous Recognition Test for advanced cognitive impairment screening
“ MemTrax quickly demonstrates and quantifies the pertinent memory dysfunction of Alzheimer’s disease.”Credit: 2023 Ashford et al. “ MemTrax quickly demonstrates and quantifies the pertinent...
Spinout Delta g raises £1.5m to build gravity gradiometry platform for mapping the underground space
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Delta g, has raised £1.5 million in its pre-seed investment round to fast-track the commercial availability of its ground-breaking...
Eyes in the skies confirm the end of trash burning in the Maldives
DURHAM, N.C. – White sand beaches. Crystalline waters. Toxic smoke plumes wafting across a paradise clogged with plastic trash. Credit: Creative Commons by Ibrahim Asad DURHAM,...
Researchers develop approach that can enable inexpensive mass manufacturing of micro-LED displays
WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated a continuous roller printing process that can pick up and transfer over 75,000 micrometer-scale semiconductor devices in a single roll...
New UCF study examines insurance barriers to access opioid addiction medication
By Danielle Hendrix ’15Credit: Photo credit: Blake Osting, University of Central Florida By Danielle Hendrix ’15 ORLANDO, July 13, 2023 – In 2021, more people...
Freeze charges in flames
A burning flame is full of charged particles that can be affected by an electric field. KAUST researchers have now studied the use of high...
Structural biology: Molecular scissors caught in the act
FRANKFURT. Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are among the most common types of RNA in a cell and are indispensable for protein production in all known organisms....
Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer’s progression
Two pathologies drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Early on, amyloid beta plaques lead the way, but around the time cognitive symptoms arise, tau tangles...
Search for dark matter at Jülich
About 80 % of the matter in the universe consists of an unknown and invisible substance. This “dark matter” had already been postulated about 90 years...
