The effects of wildfires and spruce beetle outbreaks on forest temperatures
Credit: Dr. Carlson Results from a study published in the Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may play a role in accelerating climate-driven species changes...
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Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology
Credit: Sena Huh/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The Purdue...
New boost for high-brightness dyes research
Credit: StabiLux StabiLux Biosciences, a spin-out company from research conducted at Michigan Technological University, has received an additional $500,000 supplementary grant from the National Science...
Final two journals in the 2020 pilot program use Subscribe to Open to publish volumes OA
The Annual Review of Environment and Resources and the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science have been converted from gated to open accessCredit: Annual...
Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry decipher the molecular mechanism of Rubisco ActivaseCredit: Manajit Hayer-Hartl /MPI of Biochemistry Manajit Hayer-Hartl, head of the...
Light pollution may increase biting behavior at night in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Credit: University of Notre Dame Artificial light abnormally increases mosquito biting behavior at night in a species that typically prefers to bite people during the...
Aspiring cyber entrepreneur is latest EWF INI Fellow
INI student Ruchi Banerjee receives full-tuition fellowship to study information security at Carnegie Mellon UniversityCredit: Carnegie Mellon University Information Networking Institute Ruchi Banerjee's interest in...
Removal of synthetic estrogen from water
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 20, 2020--Synthetic estrogens from pharmaceuticals contaminate rivers and threaten the health of humans and fish....
A CNIO team describes how a virus can cause diabetes
Credit: CNIO It has recently been described that infection by some enteroviruses - a genus of viruses that commonly cause diseases of varying severity -...
Microbial diversity below seafloor is as rich as on Earth’s surface
Credit: Image courtesy of JAMSTEC. KINGSTON, R.I., -- October 20, 2020 -- For the first time, researchers have mapped the biological diversity of marine sediment,...
A new material for separating CO2 from industrial waste gases, natural gas, or biogas
Chemists at the University of Bayreuth have developed a material that could well make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainable industrial productionCredit: Photo:...
SPIE Neurophotonics event to showcase latest neuroscience research
The mini-symposium will present a wealth of neuroscience-related optical technology and applicationsCredit: SPIE On 30 October, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, will...
Temple treats 1st patient in trial of rejuvenair metered cryospray system for COPD with CB
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in a multicenter international clinical trial utilizing the RejuvenAir®...
Targeting the shell of the Ebola virus
UD research team looking at ways to destabilize virus, knock it out with antiviralsCredit: Juan Perilla Laboratory As the world grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
New anti-AB vaccine could help halt Alzheimer’s progression, preclinical study finds
University of South Florida Health neuroscientist suggests the therapeutic immunomodulatory vaccine may be safer for those with age-associated decline in immunityCredit: Photo courtesy of University...
