Recipients of 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize announced
Marc Kamionkowski, Uroš Seljak and Matias Zaldarriaga are honoured for their contributions to the study of the early UniverseCredit: Gruber Foundation The Gruber Cosmology Prize,...
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NPS, NASA team up on “astrobatics” project to advance spacecraft robotics
Credit: (Courtesy photo provided by NASA) On March 17, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA...
Repeat vape aerosol exposure causes minimal damage to lung tissue compared to cigarettes
How does vape aerosol affect lung cells over time? Scientific Digital Communications Editor Arran Frood details the latest research findings at Imperial BrandsCredit: Imperial Brands...
New bonobo genome fine tunes great ape evolution studies
A newly generated bonobo genome assembly is helping pinpoint specific variants that distinguish chimpanzee and bonobo lineagesCredit: Claudia Philipp/Wuppertal Zoo Germany Chimpanzees and bonobos diverged...
Sex-specific genetics of autism
Girls with mutations in the gene EPHB2 may be at increased risk of autismCredit: Dr. Ahlem Assali, Medical University of South Carolina After reviewing a...
3D bioprinting technique controls cell orientation
Common bioprinting methods fail to direct cell orientation at the individual cell level, but a technique can with implications for engineering skeletal muscles, tendons, and...
A high-tech textile to stay comfortable outdoors
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00400 Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put...
Pitt, WashU awarded $10.7 Million for Alzheimer’s disease genetic research
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Despite decades of research and investment, the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease are still largely unknown,...
An uncrackable combination of invisible ink and artificial intelligence
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01179 Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only found in espionage books, but...
Journal publishes research review by TTUHSC pharmacy investigator
Karamyan: Three peptides could be causing severe COVID-19 complicationsCredit: TTUHSC A study published in July 2020 hypothesized a link between the presence of bradykinin, a...
A new window to see hidden side of magnetized universe
Credit: Credit: Chibueze, Sakemi, Ohmura et al. (MeerKAT image); Takumi Ohmura, Mami Machida, Hirotaka Nakayama, 4D2U Project, NAOJ (ATERUI II image) New observations and simulations...
Examination of an Estonian patient helped discover a new form of muscular dystrophy
Credit: University of Tartu In about a quarter of patients with hereditary diseases, the cause of the disease remains unclear even after extensive genetic testing....
Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00139 Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to measure their blood glucose. Now,...
Mysterious hydrogen-free supernova sheds light on stars’ violent death throes
Credit: Kavli IPMU / Aya Tsuboi A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what's possible at the deaths of our Universe's most...
Release of drugs from a supramolecular cage
Hot paper in Angewandte ChemieCredit: HHU / Robin Küng How can a highly effective drug be transported to the precise location in the body where...
