UTEP awarded $1 million NNSA grant to expose minority students to nuclear energy industry
Credit: Norman Love. EL PASO, Texas - Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities to train for competitive jobs...
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Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions in new infections in generalized...
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
Plasma processing modifies carbon black powder to catalyze valuable chemicalCredit: Tour Group/Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) - Rice University researchers have...
Super-Earth atmospheres probed at Sandia’s Z machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxyCredit: Artist image by Eric Lundin; Z firing photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --...
Color is in the eye of the beholder
The evolution of red color vision in lycaenid butterflies linked to coordinated rhodopsin tuningCredit: Image copyright Nanfang Yu (Columbia University). The colors in a flower...
UIC researcher awarded $10.15M to develop antibody-based dry eye treatment
Credit: Dr. Sandeep Jain/University of Illinois Chicago Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum...
Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials
Credit: D-Wave A multi-institutional team became the first to generate accurate results from materials science simulations on a quantum computer that can be verified with...
Starling success traced to rapid adaptation
Genetic evolution doesn't always take millions of yearsCredit: Ian Davies, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, NY--Love them or hate them, there's no doubt...
Why ‘warts and all’ Zoom dates spell success
Attraction expert delivers good news for anyone dating during lockdownCredit: Routledge Virtual Zoom dates can lead to more successful long-term relationships, believes the author of...
Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies
UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulationCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team led...
The pandemic lockdown leads to cleaner city air across Canada, Concordia paper reveals
A study led by master's student Xuelin Tian examining emission levels shows a sharp drop in vehicle pollutants as of March 2020Credit: Concordia University The...
Shining a light on the true value of solar power
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your house actually benefits your whole...
Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota’s Northwoods
In first systematic analysis of their ambushing behavior, U of M researchers find wolves' hunting strategies are highly-flexible depending on their prey.Credit: Voyageurs Wolf Project...
Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
Credit: Lindsay Bloch/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery - but...
New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
Rice's programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteinsCredit: Hilton Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) - Finding a needle in...
