USC study shows promising potential for marine biofuel
Credit: Maurice Roper For several years now, the biofuels that power cars, jet airplanes, ships and big trucks have come primarily from corn and other...
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Rapid administration of methoxyflurane versus standard care for pain management in the ED
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Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
Korber's Epigraph algorithm used for HIV, Ebola, Marburg thus farCredit: Dreamstime LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 1, 2021-- A novel computer algorithm that could create a...
Three elder sisters of the Sun with planets
Elder suns with low-mass companionsCredit: Andrzej Romanski/NCU An international team led by Prof. dr habil. Andrzej Niedzielski, an astronomer from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in...
Shimmer launches Pulse+ the first line extension for its Verisense® wearable sensing platform for clinical trials
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Most older adults haven’t gotten screened or tested for hearing loss, poll finds
National poll spotlights opportunity for primary care providers and hearing care specialists to work together to spot and treat hearing lossCredit: University of Michigan Eighty...
New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects
Credit: Image provided by M.Zunhammer et al. A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a...
New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
Credit: Copyright Diamond Light Source Ltd In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little Foot Australopithecus skeleton, from South...
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have --...
Meeting the meat needs of the future
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Humans are largely omnivores, and meat in various forms has always featured in...
Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Credit: Virginia Tech Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four...
Tissue, scaffold technologies provide new options for breast cancer, other diseases
Credit: Sherry Harbin/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes for people with breast cancer...
A materials science approach to combating coronavirus
New cerium molybdate material could be a game-changer in managing SARS-CoV-2Credit: Material letters Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology working in collaboration with colleagues at...
The time is ripe! An innovative contactless method for the timely harvest of soft fruits
Scientists develop convenient technique to measure ripeness using laser-induced plasma shockwaves and the ensuing vibrations on the fruit's surfaceCredit: Shibaura Institute of Technology Most people...
Rarest seal breeding site discovered
Credit: SPOT/Monk Seal Project Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world's rarest seal species. The Mediterranean monk seal is classified...
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