Virus protein discovery reveals new plant-animal class of cell division disruptors
Credit: IGDB Viruses are ubiquitous pathogens that cause severe infectious diseases in both humans and agricultural crops. As most viruses ...
New comet discovered by ESA and NASA solar observatory
Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet is currently ...
Pitt researchers create durable, washable textile coating that can repel viruses
New research published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces could lead to safely reusable PPECredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May ...
In victory over polio, hope for the battle against COVID-19
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications For much of the 20th century, summer was considered "polio season," and people were ...
WPI awarded NSF grant to study impact of stress on student learning during pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak a rare, fleeting chance to gain real-world insights into remote learningCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - May ...
Expandable foam for 3D printing large objects (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society It's a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed objects must be smaller than the machine making ...
‘The head-tail of tadpoles’: The dynamics of polymers with a very singular shape
They are born from the union between a circular component and a linear component and present very special physical characteristicsCredit: ...
Noble metal aerogels enabled by freezing
Multi-scale structured materials for electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysisCredit: Wiley-VCH As a new class of porous materials, noble metal aerogels (NMAs) have ...
COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort
COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against ...
A disease trigger for pancreatitis has been identified
A Calcium channel is involved in the development of pancreatitisCredit: Prof. Dr. Heiko Witt Patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis experience ...
Where neutrinos come from
Russian researchers trace high-energy neutrino origins to black holes in far-off quasarsCredit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian astrophysicists have come ...
Genome of beloved sea otter Gidget now available for browsing
UC Santa Cruz's widely used genome browser can offer help to scientists diving into sea otter genetic diversityCredit: Monterey Bay ...
X-ray imaging of atomic nuclei
Credit: ©Science China Press As is well known, atomic nuclei not only are the cores of substances but also directly ...
Excess coffee consumption a culprit for poor health
Credit: Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed ...
Detecting dyslexia with interactions that do not require a knowledge of language
This is the aim of MusVis, a web game developed by Maria Rauschenberger, supervised by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Luz Rello, ...
Significant differences exist among neurons expressing dopamine receptors
Credit: INC-UAB An international collaboration, which included the involvement of the research team from the Institut de Neurociències of the ...
Missing component of innate immune signaling identified
Credit: © Ella Maru Studio / CeMM How cells recognize pathogens and alert the immune system swiftly is a fundamental ...
New map reveals distrust in health expertise is winning hearts and minds online
Researchers warn scientists are fighting health misinformation in the wrong placeCredit: Neil Johnson WASHINGTON (May 13, 2020)--Communities on Facebook that ...
Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversionCredit: Daria ...
Pofatu: A new database for geochemical ‘fingerprints’ of artefacts
The Pofatu Database is the first comprehensive open-access compilation of geochemical analyses and contextual information for archaeological sources and artefacts ...
