Easy way to spin nanofibers, inspired by silkworms (video)
Did you know that silk fabric is made from … well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy...
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Nanoantennas directing a bright future
Kyoto, Japan -- White LEDs may soon be dethroned as the world's go-to light source by an alternative with a much better sense of direction. Credit:...
Digital marker for coronary artery disease built by researchers at Mount Sinai
New York, NY (December 20, 2022) – Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at...
First fellowship in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda to begin August 2023
We are pleased to announce the opening class for the Fellowship MS in Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda for Medical Professionals, which will provide training in...
Supporting the OSTP memorandum “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research”
Response to OSTP MemoCredit: Fully Open Access Publishers Response to OSTP Memo The undersigned Open Access scholarly publishers express our full support for Dr. Alondra...
Physics World cites UH research among top 10 breakthroughs of 2022
Physics World has included the groundbreaking work of University of Houston researchers on its list of Top 10 breakthroughs of 2022 for demonstrating cubic boron...
Coherent manipulation of spin qubits at room temperature
A research group led by Prof. WU Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences recently reported the successful initialization,...
Human activities degrade hippopotamus homes at Bui National Park, Ghana
The Bui National Park is one of the few areas where the common hippopotamus resides in Ghana. The combined resources of the Black Volta River...
Using drones to monitor volcanoes: Researchers analyze volcanic gases with the help of ultra-lightweight sensor systems
The main gases released by volcanoes are water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Analyzing these gases is one of the best ways of obtaining...
Human empathy makes us better at understanding animal sounds
Those who do well on human empathy tests are also measurably better at decoding the emotional sounds of animals, according to a new study from...
Program that trains community health workers to deliver hearing care shows success among low-income older adults
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Martinez, staff photographer for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A first-in-kind program that trains...
FRIB researchers develop new identification device for heavy-ion particles
A scientific team at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU) has developed a new optical detector. This development will enable...
UNIST researchers distinguished themselves at ISSCC 2023!
Three research papers by UNIST researchers have been accepted for presentation at the 2023 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), known as the ‘Semiconductor Design Olympics‘.Credit: UNIST Three research papers...
Harnessing artificial intelligence technology for IVF embryo selection
An artificial intelligence algorithm can determine non-invasively, with about 70 percent accuracy, if an in vitro fertilized embryo has a normal or abnormal number of...
Implicit bias prevents women from obtaining prompt treatment for health problems
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For some women who experience serious and chronic physical or mental health conditions, one of their most daunting challenges is obtaining the...
