The future looks bright for infinitely recyclable plastic
A new environmental and technological analysis suggests that a revolutionary eco-friendly plastic is almost ready to hit the shelvesCredit: (Credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab) Plastics are...
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Freeze! Executioner protein caught in the act
Credit: WEHI Australia A new molecular 'freeze frame' technique has allowed WEHI researchers to see key steps in how the protein MLKL kills cells. Small...
BioRescue creates four new northern white rhino embryos
Credit: BioRescue/Rio the photographer This is the most successful series of procedures - from oocyte collection in Kenya to in vitro fertilisation and cryopreservation in...
Neuro-researchers find repetitive head impacts can result in functional brain impairments
Brain vital signs concussion study in Bantam and junior A ice-hockey detects significant subconcussive changes in cognitive brain functionCredit: Health and Technology District Surrey, B.C....
The first US population to experience drone delivery gives it a seal of approval
Credit: Virginia Tech The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a survey was on the back....
Nearly half a million dollars to fund a research chair to ensure food safety and quality
Funding for a new research chair directed by INRS Professor Monique LacroixCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) What are the antimicrobial effects of stabilized natural products to...
ERC Advanced Grant to Daniel Gerlich
Credit: ©IMBA/Sazel The ERC-funded project builds on a new technology developed by the Gerlich lab, which enables detection of topological interactions within and in between...
Two EU grants of up to NOK 25 million to Norwegian researchers
Two European Research Council's Advanced Grants will fund robot research, advanced chemistryCredit: Kai Dragland, NTNU Two professors from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology...
Here comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power technology
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and "concentrated" sunlight have in common? Researchers...
HHU evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. William Martin receives third ERC advanced grant
European funding for cutting-edge researchCredit: HHU / Verena Zimorski The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a coveted Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million over...
Know your ally: Cooperative male dolphins can tell who’s on their team
Credit: Dr Simon Allen When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature...
From Interferon to Philanthropy: Autobiography of Dr. Jan Vilcek published as audiobook
Vilcek Foundation releases audiobook memoir of Dr. Jan Vilcek, narrated by Daniel K. IsaacCredit: Photo courtesy of the Vilcek Foundation. Photo by Alan Radom. New...
Membranes unlock potential to vastly increase cell-free vaccine production
Research sets the stage for biotech to generate 1 billion doses in less than a monthCredit: Justin Muir By cracking open a cellular membrane, Northwestern...
ALMA discovers rotating infant galaxy with help of natural cosmic telescope
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Fujimoto et al., NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the...
Emergency EMR created in a week to respond to COVID-19 crisis
Lessons learned can be applied in future health crisesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A team from Regenstrief Institute leveraged OpenMRS, a global open-source electronic medical...
