Renewable energy OK, but not too close to home
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board. They're less keen, however, having...
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Firefighters found to have persistent lung damage from Fort McMurray wildfire
Risk of developing asthma is more than doubled, says University of Alberta occupational health researcher who used the same parameters as a study on 9-11...
New sunspot catalogue to improve space weather predictions
Credit: Kanzelhöhe Observatory, Austria Scientists from the University of Graz, Kanzelhöhe Observatory, Skoltech, and the World Data Center SILSO at the Royal Observatory of Belgium,...
Non-neuronal cells drive sex differences in early brain development
Credit: W. Christopher Risher, Ph.D. Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on...
New material could mean lightweight armor, protective coatings
Credit: MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other...
EHT pinpoints dark heart of the nearest radio galaxy
Credit: Radboud University; CSIRO/ATNF/I.Feain et al., R.Morganti et al., N.Junkes et al.; ESO/WFI; MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A. Weiss et al.; NASA/CXC/CfA/R. Kraft et al.; TANAMI/C. Mueller et al.;...
NSF grant to advance research in cancer treatment
Credit: Virginia Tech Jessica Gannon, a recent graduate in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, will continue her education and research as a doctoral student in...
Scientists seek details of cancer’s evolutionary tree
Rice computer scientist, engineering dean Luay Nakhleh earns NSF support for single-cell genome studyCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 19, 2021) - Rice University...
A small molecule induces readthrough of cystic fibrosis CFTR nonsense mutations
This research suggests that a path to treat currently untreatable cases of cystic fibrosis is clearly achievable.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An experimental drug reported...
In vitro Zoo helps in understanding SARS-CoV-2
Credit: © IFIK / UniBE Since the beginning of the pandemic, several reports have indicated that SARS-CoV-2 spillover events have occurred from humans to animals,...
A simple compound to control complex gut microbes
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) have discovered that acetate, a major metabolite produced by some intestinal bacteria, is...
Kids’ sleep: check in before you switch off
Credit: Pixabay The struggle to get your child to go to sleep and stay asleep is something most parents can relate to. Once the bedtime...
Cosmic rays help supernovae explosions pack a bigger punch
Credit: Credit: F. Rodríguez Montero. The final stage of cataclysmic explosions of dying massive stars, called supernovae, could pack an up to six times bigger...
EU project ADMIRE launched
Interdisciplinary consortium aims to develop intelligent adaptive storage systemsCredit: ill./©: ADMIRE project Fourteen institutions from six European countries are developing a new adaptive storage system...
Scientists adopt deep learning for multi-object tracking
Their novel framework achieves state-of-the-art performance without sacrificing efficiency in public surveillance tasksCredit: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Computer vision has progressed much over...
