Diabetes-prevention program supports addition of years to average lifespan
Participants were part of a new study from West Virginia University's School of Public Health.Credit: WVU Photo You can do a lot in four years:...
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Of mice and men: Mutation linked to autism impairs oxytocin-mediated social behavior
Mutations associated with autism can inhibit the release of the bonding hormone oxytocin and cause abnormal social behavior in miceCredit: Tokyo University of Science Autism...
Megaprojects threaten water justice for local communities
Credit: Photo: Dr Scott Hawken. Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems,...
New testing platform for COVID-19 is an efficient and accurate alternative to gold-standard RT-qPCR tests
A microchip technology test kit may facilitate point-of-care testing in remote locations, clinics, and airports while providing similar accuracy to the tube-based real-time PCR tests,...
Scientists to take a new step in the microelectronics’ development
Researchers developed a method to determine the electrochemical capacity.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed...
NUS engineers harvest WiFi signals to power small electronics
Researchers have devised a method, using spin-torque oscillators, to harness wireless signals and convert them into energy to power small electronicsCredit: National University of Singapore...
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announces 2021 graduate fellows
Credit: Fannie and John Hertz Foundation The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the most promising innovators in science and...
Land can retain about 1/4 monthly precipitation
Credit: Enda Zhu To support growing human and animal life, freshwater sources must continuously supply water. Freshwater from lakes, rivers, and underground is mainly recharged...
Modular photoswitch cpLOV2 developed for optogenetic engineering
Credit: ZHU Lei Recently, Prof. WANG Junfeng from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), together with international scholars,...
Electric cars: Special dyes could prevent unnecessary motor replacements
Credit: Uni Halle / Alexander Funtan One day in the near future dyes in electric motors might indicate when cable insulation is becoming brittle and...
In search of drought-tolerant holm oaks
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Córdoba studied the molecular properties of the holm oak (Quercus ilex) in search of...
LHAASO discovers a dozen PeVatrons and photons exceeding 1 PeV and launches ultra-high-energy gamma
Credit: Image by Institute of High Energy Physics China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO)--one of the country's key national science and technology infrastructure...
When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis
Credit: Earlham Institute A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy of their biological data, and...
Discovery increases likelihood of growing food despite drought
Genes to keep plants greenCredit: Siobhan Brady/UC Davis University of California scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice...
‘Bite’ defects revealed in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
Credit: @Michele Pizzochero Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because of the interplay between their...
