How the brain responds to surprising events
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a...
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Optica’s Quantum 2.0 promotes breakthroughs in quantum research and applied innovations
BOSTON, Mass. — Quantum technology has seen major advancements in computing, communications and sensing — areas that rely heavily on optics and photonics. Public and...
Complete photonic bandgap comes to silicon nitride slabs
Silicon nitride (SixNy) is a very promising platform for CMOS-compatible integrated photonics, owing to significantly lower nonlinear losses, a broader transparency range, and a much...
‘The Rock’ assumes the presidency of AGA
Bethesda, MD (June 1, 2022) — John M. Carethers, MD, AGAF, will begin his term as the 117th president of the AGA Institute on June 1, 2022. Credit: American...
New tool helps older adults monitor ‘attentional performance’ during driving
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Texas Tech University have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their “attentional performance”...
Newly designed surface high-performance matrix to boost Li-S battery performance
In the field of surface science, the design and optimization of the surface electrochemical active sites always is the hot research on catalyst and battery. Today and tomorrow’s technologies call for effective high energy storage devices....
New virus variant threatens the health of bees worldwide
A dangerous variant of the deformed wing virus is on the rise worldwide. The virus infects honeybees, causing their wings to atrophy and the animals...
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare bestowed on health equity leader Dr. Mona Fouad MD, MPH
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to announce that the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare will be presented...
Photos of Amazon animals supply extensive collection of biodiversity data
Credit: www.mamiraua.org Journal Ecology Letters DOI 10.1002/ecy.3738 Method of Research Data/statistical analysis Subject of Research Animals Article Title AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A dataset of mammal, bird,...
Newly discovered brain cell sheds light on the formation of memories
Researchers have long known that memory is represented by changes in the part of the brain called the hippocampus.Credit: Photo: Lars Kruse Researchers have long...
New ultrasound tool measures blood flow, images microvasculature in the brain
To image microscopic vessels and measure blood flow in the brain, researchers use a tool called ultrasound localization microscopy. It works by using microscopic bubbles...
Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
A National Institutes of Health-funded study has found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
Newly discovered lipid prevents cell death
Programmed cell death is an important tool that an organism uses to keep itself healthy. When a cell does not function as it should, various...
Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields
PROSSER, Wash. - In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to drive off the avian irritants,...
UTSA professor recognized as leader in environmental engineering
Vikram Kapoor, an assistant professor in the UTSA School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management, was recently named to the American Academy of...
