Maternal and early-life high-fat diets result in a taste for salty food
Tokyo, Japan – We are all aware of the importance of eating healthy food, especially during pregnancy. A high-fat diet has dramatic consequences on the...
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Researchers develop ultra-tunable bistable structures for universal robotic applications
Bistable structures in nature are unparalleled for their fast response and force amplification even with the minutest physical stimulation. Harnessing bistability and instability to rapidly...
Scientists discover three new hydrothermal vent fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vent fields over a 434-mile-long stretch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the first scientific...
Future doctors and nurses feel unprepared for disasters
Most students of medicine and nursing in Sweden consider their own knowledge of disaster medicine inadequate. However, students who have been conscripts in the military...
A panoramic view on lithium-mediated electrochemical dinitrogen reduction reaction
The Haber-Bosch process is the industrial approach for NH3 production today, which must be operated at energy-intensive high temperatures and pressures. The reduction of dinitrogen (N2)...
Pushing frontiers through upcycling: eggshell waste for bone graft material
Autologous and allogeneic bone grafts are considered the gold standard when it comes to reconstructing bones, largely due to their bioactive compounds and osteoblastic cells...
JMIR Publications and Society of Digital Psychiatry partner to advance digital mental health research
(Toronto, April 24, 2023) JMIR Publications and the Society of Digital Psychiatry (SODP) have announced a new partnership aimed at advancing research in the field...
Masashi Watanabe to receive 2023 Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award
Lehigh University materials science and engineering (MSE) professor Masashi Watanabe is the 2023 recipient of the Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award, which recognizes a senior scientist for “outstanding...
NCCN publishes new resource to help patients understand quick-moving type of breast cancer
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published a new addition to its library of patient resources, expanding the information...
Cryo-imaging lifts the lid on fuel cell catalyst layers
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which are being developed for use in electric vehicles, rely on nanoparticles called catalysts to trigger electricity-producing reactions between hydrogen...
Study finds significant variation in anatomy of human guts
New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has...
As “deprescribing” medicines for older adults catches on, poll shows need for patient-provider dialogue
As the movement toward “deprescribing” medications among older adults grows, a new poll shows strong interest in this idea.Credit: Emily Smith - University of Michigan...
New programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity
A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to...
Want to make better materials? Read between the lines. Or the “grain boundaries,” as they’re known in materials science.
The orientations of these infinitesimally small separations between individual “grains” of a polycrystalline material have big effects. In a material such as aluminum, these collections...
New approach to developing efficient, high-precision 3D light shapers
Modern-day technologies like optical computing, integrated photonics, and digital holography require light signals to be manipulated in three dimensions. To achieve this, it is necessary...
