Three UH engineers named to National Academy of Inventors
Hien Nguyen, Jeffrey Rimer and Gangbing song elected to senior member class of 2021Credit: University of Houston Three University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering...
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UMass Amherst team helps demonstrate spontaneous quantum error correction
New research tackles a central challenge of powerful quantum computingCredit: UMass Amherst To build a universal quantum computer from fragile quantum components, effective implementation of...
Implant improves balance, movement and quality of life for people with inner ear disorder
Credit: Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Laboratory Getting around without the need to concentrate on every step is something most of us can take for granted...
A new quantum switch for electronics
Credit: Oleg Lychkovskiy A Russian physicist and his international colleagues studied a quantum point contact (QCP) between two conductors with external oscillating fields applied to...
Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policiesCredit: Nik Anderson, www.vperemen.com A new computational analysis suggests that people under the age...
Facts on the ground: How microplastics in the soil contribute to environmental pollution
Scientists in Korea investigate the abundance, characteristics, and potential sources of microplastic pollutants in agricultural soil samplesCredit: StockSnap from Pixabay Plastic, with its unabated global...
Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India
Credit: © Olivier Telle/CSH/CNRS What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This is what researchers from the...
Rebuilding soil microbiomes in high-tunnel agricultural systems focus of study
Credit: Laura Kaminsky, Penn State The presence of high salt and nitrogen concentrations in high- tunnel soils may make it more challenging to rebuild a...
Tap water access linked to dengue risk
Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne viruses that have adapted to spread in urban environments and are spreading with the...
New NRL 3D-printed antenna designs reduce cost, weight and size
Credit: (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts created and tested 3D-printed antennas and arrays to advance...
Most people are naturally armed against SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CCBY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The majority of the population can produce neutralizing antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome...
Teaching an old spacecraft new tricks to continue exploring the moon
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has far exceeded its planned mission duration, revealing that the Moon holds surprises: ice deposits...
A new perceptually-consistent method for MSI visualization
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech scientists have proposed a Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) method leveraging the unique features of human vision. The research was published in the...
Patient education program with mental health component reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Credit: Kathy Kukula, Americares CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People who participated in a health education program that included both mental health and physical health information significantly...
Researchers find delirium in hospitalized patients linked to mortality, disability
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration...
