Programmable structures from the printer
Credit: Tiffany Cheng, ICD Universität Stuttgart Researchers at the University of Freiburg and the University of Stuttgart have developed a new process for producing movable,...
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Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital launch diagnostic accelerator
The Brigham-Wyss diagnostic accelerator aims to create new diagnostic technologies through deep collaborations driven by unmet diagnostic needsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (Boston) --...
Match matters: The right combination of parents can turn a gene off indefinitely
UMD scientists discover that mating can cause epigenetic changes in nematode worms that last for 300 generationsCredit: Antony Jose/UMD Evidence suggests that what happens in...
Passing the ball: Shifting responsibility for care coordination from patient to provider
Study finds HIE event notification promising tool to solve major healthcare challengeCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - A new study from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,...
Red Dead Redemption 2 teaches players about wildlife
Credit: Matthew Silk Players of the popular game Red Dead Redemption 2 learn how to identify real American wildlife, new research shows. The game, set...
Ecologists compare accuracy of lidar technologies for monitoring forest vegetation
Findings suggest mobile platforms have great potential for monitoring a variety of forest attributesCredit: Northern Arizona University As light detection and ranging (lidar) technology evolves,...
FEWSION: Creating more resilient supply chains through nature-inspired design
Diverse supply chains that mimic ecological systems can more readily adapt to unforeseeable disruptionsCredit: Northern Arizona University A new paper in Nature lays out the...
Our genes shape our gut bacteria, new research shows
Credit: University of Notre Dame Our gut microbiome -- the ever-changing "rainforest" of bacteria living in our intestines -- is primarily affected by our lifestyle,...
The pressure is off and high temperature superconductivity remains
Development of a new pressure-quench technique demonstrates superconductivity in iron selenide crystals sans pressureCredit: University of Houston In a critical next step toward room-temperature superconductivity...
Study: How a large cat deity helps people to share space with leopards in India
The story of the Warli and the WaghobaCredit: Ramya Nair BENGALURU, India (July 8, 2021) - A new study led by WCS-India documents how a...
Where does the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower come from?
Credit: © Nathanael Prunet The mystery of the formation of one of the most peculiar plant forms - the Romanesco cauliflower - has been solved...
First study of nickelate’s magnetism finds a strong kinship with cuprate superconductors
New nickelate materials give scientists an exciting new window into how unconventional superconductors carry electric current with no loss at relatively high temperaturesCredit: Greg Stewart/SLAC...
LHAASO’s measurement of Crab Nebula brightness yields new UHE gamma-ray standard
Credit: Image by Institute of High Energy Physics The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), one of China's key national science and technology infrastructure...
‘Smart collar’ could prevent tapeworms in dogs
Credit: Yang S-J et al., 2021, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Dogs infected with echinococcosis play a major role in spreading tapeworms across...
Regular monitoring may be only way to prevent large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
New simulations suggest that waiting until a student tests positive is too late for preventionCredit: Paul Tupper (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A new study examines...
