Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Credit: Zayda Morales Moreira Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor some of the first microorganisms...
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Shoe scanner technology on the horizon
New technologies licensed to scan people, with their shoes on, at security checkpointsCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Wash.--Take your...
Improved catalyst may translate to petrochemical production gains
A new and improved zeolite could mean greater yield and longer lifecycles for petrochemical catalystsCredit: University of Houston Aromatics are major building blocks of polymers,...
ORNL licenses revolutionary AI system to General Motors for automotive use
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory today announced it has licensed an award-winning artificial intelligence software system,...
University of Chicago scientists design “Nanotraps” to catch, clear coronavirus
Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy virusesCredit: Huang Lab Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME)...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers design simulator to help stop the spread of ‘fake news’
The new game, Fakey, emulates a social media feed and teaches users to recognize credible contentCredit: Courtesy of NYU Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, UAE, April...
The science of sound, vibration to better diagnose, treat brain diseases
Multidisciplinary researchers uncover new ways to use ultrasound energy to image and treat hard-to-reach areas of brainCredit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech A team of engineering...
Nontoxic, flexible energy converters could power wearable devices
Nontoxic, nanotube-based thermoelectric generation converts uneven heat distribution from wearables to electrical energy for their next cycle of operation.Credit: Injung Lee WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021...
Exposure to high heat neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in less than one second
Texas A&M research shows exposure to high temperatures can neutralize the virus, preventing it from infecting another human hostCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering...
The factors that improve job resiliency in North American cities have been identified
Credit: UC3M The researchers in this study reached this conclusion by drawing on network modelling research and mapped the job landscapes in cities across the...
Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations because of suspected links to deadly blood clots could allow COVID-19 to continue to spread, cause more deaths.Credit: Davide Faranda, Tommaso Alberti,...
Army technique enhances robot battlefield operations
Credit: (Photo illustration / U.S. Army) ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers developed a technique that allows robots to remain resilient when faced with intermittent communication...
Solar-powered desalination unit shows great promise
Scientists develop a low-cost, highly efficient technique that uses solar energy to remove salt from seawater, producing safe drinking water.Credit: Chao Chang WASHINGTON, April 27,...
Hepatitis C drugs combined with Remdesivir show strong effectiveness against covid-19
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A combination of remdesivir, a drug currently approved in the United States for treating COVID-19 patients, and repurposed drugs for...
Horizontal transmission can cause severe and persistent eye inflammation
Credit: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...
