Why are there superspreaders?
Scientists are analyzing the development and bursting of infectious aerosols in tissue cultivationsCredit: Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer, Dr. Fabian Reuter/ Uni Magdeburg Scientists from the Departments...
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World’s first fiber-optic ultrasonic imaging probe for future nanoscale disease diagnostics
Credit: Dr Salvatore La Cavera Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of...
Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Prestigious honor recognizes Pickett's contributions advancing the field of ecologyCredit: Cary Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) Steward T.A. Pickett, a Distinguished Senior Scientist at Cary Institute...
New view of species interactions offers clues to preserve threatened ecosystems
Analysis reveals complex forest connections that underscore diversity's role in protecting ecosystem healthCredit: Christopher Wills, UC San Diego As the health of ecosystems in regions...
Researchers develop chip that improves testing and tracing for COVID-19
Credit: University of New Mexico Jeremy Edwards, director of the Computational Genomics and Technology (CGaT) Laboratory at The University of New Mexico, and his colleagues...
The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular diseaseCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 30, 2021) Scientists have...
2020 Chicago Region Tree Census details benefits, concerns
Research will guide tree planting and care for under-resourced communitiesCredit: The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill (April 30, 2021)--Trees provide more than $416 million in benefits...
Care teams differ for Black, white surgical patients in the same hospitals
Could the makeup of medical teams help explain why Black patients are more likely than white patients to die after heart surgery in the same...
Dalian coherent light source reveals oxygen production from three-body photodissociation of water
Credit: DICP The provenance of oxygen on Earth and other solar planetary bodies is a fundamental issue. It is widely accepted that the prebiotic pathway...
New brain-like computing device simulates human learning
Like Pavlov's dog, device can be conditioned to learn by associationCredit: Northwestern University Researchers have developed a brain-like computing device that is capable of learning...
Northern forest fires could accelerate climate change
BU researchers used NASA satellite imaging data to analyze 30 years of Earth's northern forests and found that fires are increasingly hampering forests' ability to...
Small galaxies likely played important role in evolution of the Universe
Researchers find first-ever galaxy observed in a 'blow-away' stateCredit: Credit: Podevin, J.f., 2006 A new study led by University of Minnesota astrophysicists shows that high-energy...
Open-source GPU technology for supercomputers
Researchers navigate advantages and disadvantagesCredit: Vladimir Stegailov Researchers from the HSE International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modelling and Multi-scale Analysis, JIHT RAS and MIPT have...
International organization honors renowned Rutgers microbiologist
Martin J. Blaser, MD, recognized for career-long focus on the microbiome's effect on human healthCredit: Roy Groething Martin J. Blaser, MD, has been awarded the...
Discarded ostrich shells provide timeline for our early African ancestors
Uranium-series dating shows South African midden is world's oldestCredit: Image courtesy of E. Niespolo. Archeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through...
