Quantum heat pump: a new measuring tool for physicists
Physicists from TU Delft, ETH Zürich and the University of Tübingen have built a quantum scale heat pump made from particles of light. This device...
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The evolution of mucus: How did we get all this slime?
BUFFALO, N.Y. — From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus. So how did this marvel...
CHOP and Penn Launch Kidney Innovation Center to accelerate discovery and improve treatment of kidney disease across the lifespan
Philadelphia, August 26, 2022—In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine...
Extracellular vesicles and exosomes will be strongly highlighted this year
Extracellular Vesicles and exosomes, membrane-bound vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, are now known as major players in cellular communication. They are currently...
NRL fungal experiment launches as Artemis I payload
WASHINGTON – An experiment prepared by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29. The...
Is it a normal early childhood tantrum or an early sign of mental illness?
A University of Massachusetts Amherst psychologist will use a newly awarded, two-year, $428,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further develop and...
Vital ventilation
Coral reefs are not only one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet; they are also among the most economically important ones. “For example,...
Cardiac arrest survival rate rising
The probability of surviving sudden cardiac arrest outside hospital has more than doubled in 30 years. This is shown by a national Swedish register study...
Toyocamycin mode of uptake discovered: Good news for antifungal development!
Mycosis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic mold or yeast and treated with an antifungal, a subgroup of antibiotics. However, fungi—like humans—are eukaryotes, so...
Tendon tissue plus parathyroid hormone reproduces a normal meniscus
The knee meniscus is an important tissue that protects the joint; if the meniscus is damaged—by sports injury or aging–it often does not heal on...
Majority of clinicians in US safety net practices report ‘moral distress’ during COVID-19 pandemic
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The distress of doctors and nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has received much attention in news media and...
NTU Singapore launches new school of Science and Engineering as a model for interdisciplinary learning
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today officially launched the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) – a new academic unit that aims...
Slugs, snails are not alone in causing rat lungworm disease in humans
A review of decades of research revealed more than a dozen kinds of animals in addition to slugs and snails have caused rat lungworm disease...
Researchers develop new slippery surfaces for photocontrol of droplets
A research team led by Dr. DU Xuemin from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has reported a new slippery...
Seven ORNL technologies win R&D 100 research awards
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received seven 2022 R&D 100 Awards, plus special recognition for a battery-related...
