St. Jude achieves Magnet designation for nursing services for the second time
Magnet® designation is the highest honor bestowed in nursing and serves as a benchmark for patients to measure the quality of nursing care they can...
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Fellow at Sandia Labs appointed to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Gil Herrera has been appointed to the newly established U.S. National Quantum...
New medtech manufacturing capability launches in Brisbane
Credit: Translational Research Institute Brisbane, Australia: The Hon Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology is opening the Translational Research Institute's (TRI) new state-of-the-art...
Researchers discover a cell type responsible for cardiac repair after infarction
The researcher of the University of Malaga Adrián Ruiz-Villalba leads an international study that has revealed the molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of these...
Machine-learning technique from Sandia Labs could improve fusion energy outputs
Building a better reactor by modifying its wallsCredit: Photo: by Randy Montoya) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Machine-learning techniques,...
A call for more comprehensive smoking cessation programs for cancer patients who smoke
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Programs designed to help cancer patients stop using tobacco should be considered as important and impactful as...
Ed Fry selected as The Oceanography Society’s 2020 Jerlov Award recipient
For significant advances in knowledge of how light interacts with the oceanCredit: Texas A&M University Dr. Edward S. Fry, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy...
Layer of strength, layer of functionality for biomedical fibers
Polymer fibers with layers of different properties have a wide variety of promising biomedical applications, including the creation of antiviral face masks.Credit: Sunthar Mahalingam WASHINGTON,...
Record high values of peak power with picosecond generators
Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators are in demand in various...
New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards
Credit: Dan Bell ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $676,000 grant to a pair...
Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
NSF helps Rice University professor crunch data on atmospheric gravity wavesCredit: Loon HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - An unintended consequence of industry's quest to...
Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United...
University of Houston partners with AuraVax Therapeutics on COVID-19 vaccine
Exclusive option agreement covers inhalation vaccine developed by UH professorCredit: University of Houston The University of Houston has entered into an exclusive license option agreement...
University of Cincinnati researcher examines genetic role in addiction
Study is among the first to examine methods of preventing opioid use disorderCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand In one of the first studies of...
Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method
Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kindCredit: Shiye Zhao, Ph.D. Trillions of plastic debris fragments are afloat at sea, creating...
