SMU professor receives NASA funding to study Active Galactic Nuclei
Credit: SMU (Southern Methodist University) DALLAS (SMU) - Krista Lynne Smith, an assistant professor of physics at SMU, has received a grant from NASA to...
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Saving the eastern monarch butterfly: SFU research
Researchers analyzed current conservation strategies and recommended changes to how and where declining milkweed (an essential food source for butterfly larvae) can be restoredCredit: Rodrigo...
Adding antibodies to enhance photodynamic therapy for viral and bacterial disease
Advancing PDT as a rapid response to pandemicsCredit: Vladislav Yakovlev/Texas A&M University WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the pressing need...
COVID-19 testing method gives results within one second
Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methodsCredit: Minghan Xian, Hao Luo, Xinyi Xia, Chaker Fares, Patrick H. Carey...
WVU researchers find disparities for COVID-19 testing and positivity rates
Issues were identified in Black communities and in areas with food insecurity in West VirginiaCredit: WVU Photo In studying COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in...
PNNL invention reduces risk of battery explosions
Rapid removal of gases during battery fires is critical to explosion preventionCredit: (Photo by Allan Tuan | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND, Wash.--A deceptively simple...
Ancient horse DNA reveals gene flow between Eurasian and North American horses
New findings show connections between the ancient horse populations in North America, where horses evolved, and Eurasia, where they were domesticatedCredit: Illustration by Julius Csotonyi...
Mapping the Midwest’s soil topography
Credit: Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences AMES, Iowa - Climate change and soil erosion feed into one another in an environmental...
Scientists discover five new species of listeria, improving food safety
Credit: Catharine Carlin, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - While examining the prevalence of listeria in agricultural soil throughout the U.S., Cornell University food scientists have...
Bipolar order: A straightforward technique to have more control over organic thin films
Credit: Tokyo Tech Modern and emerging applications in various fields have found creative uses for organic thin films (TFs); some prominent examples include sensors, photovoltaic...
New model for infectious disease could better predict future pandemics
Potential benefits to health across species, communities and environments are enormousCredit: James Hassell/Smithsonian In the midst of a devastating global pandemic of wildlife origin and...
Grazing management of salt marshes contributes to coastal defense
Credit: University of Groningen Combining natural salt marsh habitats with conventional dikes may provide a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood protection....
NSF EPSCoR grant will advance understanding of neutrinos and support new faculty
Credit: Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCubeNSF. LAWRENCE -- Neutrinos are almost intangible subatomic particles that hardly interact with matter in the universe. Billions of neutrinos are shooting...
Nanofiber filter captures almost 100% of coronavirus aerosols
The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virusCredit: Yun Shen A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three kinds of commercial masks out...
New peanut has a wild past and domesticated present
Researchers dig into the past to create new varieties to improve productionCredit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA The wild relatives of modern peanut plants have the ability...
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