New book uncovers cross-dressing in 18th century British lit
Credit: UW Oshkosh Sapphic Crossings, a new book by the Women's and Gender Studies program director at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, explores why cross-dressing...
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SPARKZ licenses ORNL technology to speed up rechargeable battery production
Credit: ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed a battery cycling technology from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National...
New piezoelectric material remains effective to high temperatures
Credit: Elizabeth Flores-Gomez Murray, Penn State Piezoelectric materials hold great promise as sensors and as energy harvesters but are normally much less effective at high...
Women at higher-risk of fatal, nightime cardiac arrest
Novel research from the Smidt Heart Institute suggests clinicians should be cautious when prescribing certain medications to high-risk, female patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES - New...
Study reveals neurons responsible for rapidly stopping behaviors, actions
First-ever study in people describes 'stop signal neurons' in patients with Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Feb. 3, 2021) -- For the first time in...
New parasite discovered on grapevines in Yunnan province, China
Credit: Xianqi Hu (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) New parasite discovered on grapevines in Yunnan province, China: root-knot nematode species might "seriously damage" grape production. ###...
13-year analysis sheds new light on wheat crop disease patterns in Ethiopia
Findings may reflect influence of genetically resistant varieties; could help reduce risk of crop failure and famineCredit: Dave Hodson (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A new...
Shelf-stable vaccines avoid waste, expand access
Manufacturing platform uses freeze-dried components, rehydrated with waterCredit: Justin Muir More than 50% of all vaccines are wasted due to errors in transportation or storage,...
Fungus that eats fungus could help coffee farmers
Credit: Beyene Zewdie Coffee rust is a parasitic fungus and a big problem for coffee growers around the world. A study in the birthplace of...
A team of climatologists is studying how to minimize errors in observed climate trend
Experts in climatology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the State Meteorology Agency and the University of Bonn (Germany) make headway in identifying the most...
New ink jet approach offers simple way to print microdisk lasers for biosensing
Advance could one day allow on-demand, on-site printing of biosensorsCredit: Hiroaki Yoshioka, Kyushu University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a unique inkjet printing method for...
Research identifies more sustainable, cost-effective approach to treating citrus canker
Credit: APS An important bacterial disease that affects citrus trees and causes lesions, citrus canker has been effectively controlled by spraying copper. However standard management...
Pioneering technique paves way for fast and cheap fabrication of rapid medical diagnostic tools
Breakthrough promises to democratise microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology, benefiting resource-poor countries and settingsCredit: University of Bristol New technology developed by the University of Bristol has...
How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding
A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2020 - In a...
Drone and landsat imagery shows long-term change in vegetation cover along intermittent river
Study examines vegetation cover change in the Kuiseb river in the Namib desertCredit: Photo by Oliver Halsey. In the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa, the...
