Much to glean when times are rough
Credit: Ruby Grantham / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Scientists say stable seafood consumption amongst the world's poorer coastal communities is linked...
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Photonics research makes smaller, more efficient VR, augmented reality tech possible
Credit: Franky So Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have developed and demonstrated a new approach for designing photonic devices....
$4 million grant will help teach computer coding skills to rural Missouri students
MU's eMINTS National Center earns grant to help advance STEM education in underserved Missouri school districtsCredit: MU College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Ninety-seven percent...
Physicists have developed new material for water desalination
Credit: FEFU press office Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can...
Ural Federal University scientists discover ways to increase oil production efficiency
The article "Instability of the fluid interface at arbitrary perturbation amplitudes. Displacement in the Hele-Shaw cell" of UrFU research group is published in the international...
Researchers describe a molecular mechanism involved in the pathology’s neurodegeneration
First step to design new drugsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Protein alteration in the family of lamins causes several diseases, known as laminopathies, such as progeria...
Origami with DNA
A team at TU Wien was able to answer important questions about the immune system - with a trick reminiscent of paper folding.Credit: TU Wien...
Brightening the future of semiconductor-based photocatalytic processes
* The researchers have pinpointed that the true active photocatalytic species in a model ARTA reaction is a complex salt of bismuth hexabromideCredit: Dr. Paola...
Backreaction observed for first time in water tank black hole simulation
Credit: University of Nottingham Scientists have revealed new insights into the behaviour of black holes with research that demonstrates how a phenomenon called backreaction can...
Controls needed to stop zebra mussels invading Great Britain
Boat ramps help the dispersal of the invasive zebra musselCredit: Rodriguez-Rey et al (2021). New research by Swansea University scientists found that boat ramps facilitate...
Human activity forces animals to move 70% further to survive
World-first study shows episodic human events trigger animal movementCredit: The University of Sydney For the first time, scientists have calculated the global impact of human...
Salt battery design overcomes bump in the road to help electric cars go the extra mile
Credit: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Using salt as a key ingredient, Chinese and British researchers have designed a new type of rechargeable battery that...
More than meets the eye (of the storm): Typhoons in Korea amplified wildfires in America
Study shows that cyclones could affect seemingly unrelated weather disasters in an entirely different continentCredit: NASA on Unsplash The year 2020 played host to an...
Your toothbrush reflects you, not your toilet
Microbes on your toothbrush match microbes inside your mouthCredit: Northwestern University/Big Ten Network Good news: The bacteria living on your toothbrush reflect your mouth -...
Are plastics and microplastics in the Ocean on the increase?
The answer might not be so straightforwardCredit: Prof. Alan Deidun That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic within the Department of Geosciences...
