Borrowing a shape from a to-go cup lid, a drone wing could learn how to sense danger faster
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The oddly satisfying small domes that you press on your soda’s to-go cup lid may one day save a winged drone from a...
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People with paranormal beliefs spooked by science and the COVID-19 vaccine, WVU sociologists suggest
The number 13, telekinesis and witchcraft play a part in a person’s mistrust of science and vaccines, including the COVID-19 shot, according to research from West...
Popular pharmaceutical target in cells may prove even more useful
Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already exploited by hundreds...
SuperPHOTON: Quantum computers, light sensors, increased efficiency
Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı of the Koç University Departments of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics was awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the...
Salk Institute’s Christina Towers recognized for scientific achievements and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion
LA JOLLA (October 26, 2022)—Salk Institute Assistant Professor Christina Towers has received a $1.15 million Science Diversity Leadership Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, in...
The view on myopia: why we wear glasses
Research by a University of Houston College of Optometry scientist supports the continued investigation into how peripheral vision may contribute to myopia, or nearsightedness, and...
Tracking mental health over the COVID-19 pandemic
Philadelphia, October 26, 2022 – When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over experienced profound...
How Imperfections can actually improve alloys
Sometimes, in creating an alloy out of multiple metals, defects and structural instability can occur in the material. Now, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh...
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs.Credit: Dr Elsa Panciroli. A...
Denmark’s youngest female professor appointed at the University of Copenhagen
COMPUTER SCIENCE Credit: Photo: Ali Roshanzamir, SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE Her research investigates how to combat fake news through automated online fact-checking and the portrayal of women...
FAU lands $1.2 million NSF grant to transform prosthetic hand control
Most people use their hands seamlessly to perform daily tasks and more complex tasks like playing a musical instrument. But for more than 1.6 million...
Center for One Health Research receives nearly $2 million from NIH to find new ways to combat gonorrhea
COVID-19 and monkeypox grab modern day headlines, but gonorrhea is an ongoing scourge that has covered centuries.Credit: Andrew Mann for Virginia Tech. COVID-19 and monkeypox...
UNIST signs cooperation MoU with AASTU!
UNIST has recently embarked on a new partnership with the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) to help establish Ethiopia’s first graduate degree program...
The brain cells needed for fever
Researchers at Linköping University have identified in mice the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that are necessary for a fever reaction. The...
New research shows how octopuses may have evolved
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that a type of octopus appears to have evolved independently to...
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