Cleaner solutions for marine and off-road transport
Finnish consortium aims for a breakthroughCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa The Clean Propulsion Technologies project consortium, led by the University of Vaasa, aims to...
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Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops in agriculture and the fourth...
Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
Credit: OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eucalyptus, a pest-resistant evergreen valued for its hardy lumber and wellness-promoting oil, can be genetically modified not...
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
LARC use by women in high-deductible health plans rose faster than use by other women after Affordable Care Act cut costCredit: University of Michigan Getting...
University of South Florida receives five-year, $44.4 million NIH grant to study dementia
The NIH-funded trial will test whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and dementias like Alzheimer's disease in older...
Stem cell therapy research could help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new...
New super parallel computer system ‘KAGAYAKI’ based on Dell at JAIST now in operation
Provides 2.24x higher performance than previous systemCredit: JAIST and Dell Technologies Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ("JAIST"; Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture ; President:...
South Korea data helps create framework to identify COVID-19 vulnerable areas worldwide
Credit: TTUHSC Though the U.S. and South Korea recorded their first official COVID-19 case on the same day, January 20, 2020, there were notable differences...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted peoples’ interactions with nature?
Credit: Dr. Soga The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans have with nature, in both...
The incredible bacterial ‘homing missiles’ that scientists want to harness
A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome scienceCredit: Antara Mutalik Imagine there are arrows that are lethal...
Development of a large CO2 conversion system, a core carbon neutrality technology
Features a high-performance, sea urchin-shaped nano copper catalyst electrode which provides a high selectivity for CO2 conversion; the realization of an electrochemical CO2 conversion stack...
Heavy water tastes sweet
Credit: Carmelo Tempra / IOCB Prague Ordinary pure water has no distinct taste, but how about heavy water - does it taste sweet, as anecdotal...
New formulation of existing medicines prove highly effective against drug-resistant fungus
Credit: CWRU CLEVELAND--A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has discovered a formulation of existing medicines that can significantly reduce the presence of...
Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
For individuals who care for other people's children in their home, building self-efficacy for healthy eating is an important component of health promotion and can...
Organic composts may help farmers prevent foodborne disease outbreaks
Credit: Dr. Devarajan Foodborne disease outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh produce have caused farmers to re-evaluate their practices. A recent analysis of a...
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