Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
A new mechanism of action by which misfolded proteins cause indirect damage to neuronsCredit: DGIST Thanks to modern medicine, humans tend to live much longer...
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The microbiome of Da Vinci’s drawings
The microbial composition of art pieces can reveal interesting facts about their past and the journey they madeCredit: The authors The work of Leonardo Da...
Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics
A repetitive DNA sequence that causes health risks when it malfunctions can now be watched inside living cells using a synthetic toolCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University...
Chemical physicist to collaborate on NASA-funded study of Saturn’s moon Titan
Findings will contribute to NASA's mission to Titan in 2026Credit: Courtesy Northern Arizona University Scientists say Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only body in...
USAMRIID scientist receives medal of honor from French military
Credit: Embassy of France MAJ Jeffrey R. Kugelman, Ph.D., received the Medal of Honor from the French Military Health Service Nov. 11 at a ceremony...
Increasing diversity and community participation in environmental engineering
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 19, 2020--Black, Hispanic, and Native American students and faculty are largely underrepresented in environmental engineering...
Breaking the power and speed limit of lasers
Researchers invent a novel vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, the workhorses of datacenters and optical sensorsCredit: Volker Sorger/GWU SUMMARY Researchers at the George Washington University have developed...
Predicting forces between oddly shaped nanoparticles
Simplified model of van der Waals forces will allow previously impossible simulations of how faceted nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structuresCredit: Gaurav Arya, Duke University Materials...
Could kelp help relieve ocean acidification?
Credit: Image credit: Heidi Hirsh Ethereal, swaying pillars of brown kelp along California's coasts grow up through the water column, culminating in a dense surface...
RIT students discover hidden 15th-century text on medieval manuscripts
Imaging system they built as freshmen reveals new information about Otto Ege CollectionCredit: RIT Rochester Institute of Technology students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript...
CZI awards $4.7 million for open source software and organizations advancing open science
Funding supports software tools essential to biomedicine and organizations that promote reproducible researchCredit: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $3 million...
How the flu virus spreads within cities
Credit: CDC, 2020 New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat the spread of respiratory diseases...
A pressure sensor at your fingertips
An imperceptible thin-film sensor to record movement and the sense of touchCredit: © 2020 Someya et al. Researchers have developed an ultrathin pressure sensor that...
An app may make digital contact tracing for COVID-19 more private and secure
With an award from the National Science Foundation, researchers at WPI and Virginia Tech are developing an app with technology to protect a user's personal...
Insights in the search for new antibiotics
Credit: Zhao, S., Adamiak, J.W., Bonifay, V. et al. Defining new chemical space for drug penetration into Gram-negative bacteria. Nat Chem Biol 16, 1293-1302 (2020)....
