Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria
Credit: Nir Salinas/Technion An antibacterial peptide that turns on and off The researchers solved the 3D molecular structure of an antibacterial peptide named uperin 3.5,...
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Tetris is no longer just a game, but an algorithm, which ensures maximum room occupancy
There is a new way for hotels to accommodate more guests and increase their profitsCredit: ©University of Trento To achieve full occupancy, hotels used to...
Lead poisoning of children
Stanford researchers and others reveal pervasive health threats of unregulated battery recyclingCredit: Pure Earth Decades after the industrialized world largely eliminated lead poisoning in children,...
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for reducing blood pressure in people...
Army scientists pick top 10 coolest advances of 2020
Credit: U.S. Army ADELPHI, Md. -- Last year had its share of science and technology advances from Army researchers. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...
New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it
Credit: (Image courtesy Nano Letters) Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered how to locally add electrical charge to an atomically thin graphene...
Electromagnetic stimulation may improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury
BrainQ Technologies awards funding to Drs. Androwis and Kirshblum for pilot study of BQ therapy at Kessler Foundation for restoring arm and hand function in...
iTHRIV announces health research pilot project recipients
Credit: Virginia Tech The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion Clinic, and Inova Health System...
$100,000 to fund collaborative cancer research
Credit: Virginia Tech Children's National Hospital and Virginia Tech have awarded two $50,000 one-year pilot grants to multi-institutional teams of scientists for pediatric brain cancer...
BioRescue two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas
Now there are fiveCredit: Rio the Photographer Happy end to a challenging year: Two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas - now there...
Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment
Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater melting on the Greenland ice...
Smithsonian scientists reduce uncertainty in forest carbon storage calculations
Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Investors who bet on tropical forest conservation and reforestation to solve global warming by storing carbon in wood face huge uncertainties...
New classification marks paradigm shift in how conservationists tackle climate change
Credit: Nicole Matson NEW YORK (January 14) -- A new study co-authored by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Global Conservation Program and the...
Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea
A trap for plastics in coastal areasCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Posidonia oceanica seagrass -an endemic marine phanerogam with an important ecological role in the marine...
Fast decisions of flying insects
Ten times more skilled at 'life or death' reactionsCredit: Flinders Foundation, Jonathan Barge photographer Scientists are homing in on the amazing flying skills of insects....
