Deforestation favors an increase in the diversity of antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria
Study analyzed some 800 million DNA sequences extracted from 48 soil samples collected in Pará State and northern Mato Grosso State, both of which are...
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A touch of silver
Researchers develop unique Ag-hydrogel composite for soft bioelectronicsCredit: Soft Machines Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University In the field of robotics, metals offer advantages...
Multiple factors synergistically drive socioeconomic disparities in flu burden
Computational modeling identifies areas where inequities are most severe and overlookedCredit: Flockine, Pixabay A comprehensive modeling study sheds new light on socioeconomic-based mechanisms that drive...
Simultaneous multicontrast OR-PAM from single laser source
Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy innovation enables simultaneous multicontrast imaging with shorter imaging time and improved accuracyCredit: Wang, et al. Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM), a new hybrid...
New insight into how cancer spreads
Heide Ford, Ph.D., associate director of basic research at the CU Cancer Center, published a study in Oncogene investigating how cancer metastasizesCredit: University of Colorado...
Polarization: From better sunglasses to a better way of looking at asteroid surfaces
Unique technique may help planetary defense prepare for asteroids on a collision course with EarthCredit: Credit: Arecibo Observatory/Israel Cabrera Using the same principles that make...
Hyperpolarized proton MRI used to observe metabolic processes in real time
New technique using nuclear spin hyperpolarization of hydrogen paves the way for further advances in the field of magnetic resonance imagingCredit: photo/©: Laurynas Dagys, University...
Cheaper carbon capture is on the way
PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterpartsCredit: (Animation by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND, Wash.--As part of a...
NJIT’s Guvendiren develops 3D-printed biomaterials to create rejection-proof organs
Developing biomaterials that enable the production of fully functional, human-scale tissues and organs capable of replacing failed organs would be a transformative benefit to society.Credit:...
Researchers boost potency of an HIV-1 antibody, tracing new pathways for vaccine development
Credit: Matheus Oliveira de Souza LAWRENCE -- Much like coronavirus, circulating HIV-1 viruses mutate into diverse variants that pose challenges for scientists developing vaccines to...
How to make all headphones intelligent
Rutgers engineers can turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones by turning them into sensorsCredit: Xiaoran Fan How do you turn "dumb" headphones into smart ones?...
UCI-led team creates new ultralightweight, crush-resistant tensegrity metamaterials
Study shows how century-old design principle can be a pathway to overcoming failureCredit: Jens Bauer and Cameron Crook / UCI Irvine, Calif., March 11, 2021...
NIH awards grants to support bacteriophage therapy research
"Phage" therapies offer potential strategy to combat antibacterial resistanceCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of...
Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble finds
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, and R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may...
Wing tags severely impair flight in African Cape Vultures
Study urges the use of leg bands for marking individuals instead of wing tagsCredit: VulPro Conservationists who apply wing tags for identifying Cape Vultures--a species...
