Green apple e-cigarette flavorant triggers reward-related behavior in the brain
Credit: Lead Author Skylar Cooper, PhD candidate, Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A common green apple vape flavor enhances nicotine ...
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 ...
Study identifies optimal timing for phone calls after skin surgery
Follow-ups made the evening after Mohs micrographic surgery best identified patients with painCredit: Justin Kelley Phone calls after Mohs micrographic ...
New ‘nanopores’ technique offers proof-of-concept of earlier, safer tumor detection
Credit: Ryuji Kawano, TUAT In recent years, a non-invasive biopsy method called liquid biopsy has shown promise as a potential ...
The Marine Technology Society announces its 2020 award recipients
Recognizing engineers, scientists, technologists, policy-makers, educators, and students who have made a significant impact on the profession or in their ...
Study shows how a single gene drives aggression in wild songbird
A rare look at how genomic divergence can lead to behavioral divergence in a vertebrateCredit: Photo by Jennifer Merritt A ...
Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics
A small trace vapor generator is developed for noncontact sensing of explosives and narcoticsCredit: Diagram provided by U.S. Naval Research ...
Stress overload and pain common among patients with traumatic brain injury
NeuroRehabilitation sheds light on the relationship between stress and pain following TBI and its implications for rehabilitationCredit: St. Josephs Health ...
Climate change impact on green energy production
Investigating the impact of temperature on solar and wind energy production in AustraliaCredit: Jing Huang WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 -- ...
Drugs against alpha-ketoglutarate may combat deadly childhood brain tumor
NIH funded pre-clinical study highlights intricate links between brain tumors and cancer cell metabolismCredit: Courtesy of Venneti lab, University of ...
100 cool worlds found near the sun
Citizen scientists help locate some of the coolest brown dwarfs ever discoveredCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld; acknowledgement: William Pendrill Maunakea, Hawaii - ...
Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient ...
Huddersfield research predicted anti-COVID steroid benefits
Huddersfield researchers publish study that found that dexamethasone could reduce death rates in hospitalised COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Credit: ...
New superlattice by CCNY team could lead to sustainable quantum electronics
Credit: Image by Lukas Zhao A team of international physicists led by Lia Krusin-Elbaum of the City College of New ...
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
Theoretical design for gravitational wave detector has many additional applicationsCredit: R. Marshman et al A group of theoretical physicists, including ...
The easy way to get a square deal
Scientists at Osaka University demonstrate a simple method for inserting high-energy cubane molecules into an existing single-crystal supramolecular framework, work ...
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs
Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact - by stretching, slicing or ...
Russian chemists proposed a new design of flow batteries
The new design allows not only to reduce the cost of experiments, but also increases the power of vanadium batteriesCredit: ...
Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
Credit: Bernard Mundet / EPFL We are surrounded by electronic devices. Transistors are used to power telephones, computers, televisions, hi-fi ...
A new two-dimensional carbon allotrope — semiconducting diamane film synthesized
Credit: Feng Ke Atomically thin diamond, also called diamane, is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope and has attracted considerable scientific interest ...