UTA aims to build a better microchip
Electrical engineer works to improve on-chip interconnect performanceCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer is investigating how to improve intermediate interconnects...
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Startup develops yeast-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
Based on a reaction between yeast and the novel coronavirus, the test will rapidly detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and will be available...
It’s elemental: Ultra-trace detector tests gold purity
Ultra-trace radiation detection technique sets new global standard for measuring the nearly immeasurableCredit: (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND, Wash.?Unless radon...
Robotic exoskeleton training expands options for stroke rehabilitation
Researchers find high-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton during acute inpatient rehabilitation may aid early recoveryCredit: Karen Nolan East Hanover, NJ. January 29, 2021. A...
Production of ‘post-lithium-ion batteries’ requires new skills
Comparative study on lithium-ion battery series manufacturing and alternative technologiesCredit: WWU - MEET Research on manufacturing battery cells is gaining momentum - and there is...
How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?
Research team with Göttingen University calls for 'anthropogenic resistance' to be considered in conservation and sustainability planningCredit: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt-University Berlin For species to survive...
Coiling them up: Synthesizing organic molecules with a long helical structure
Credit: Eiji Tsurumaki, Chemistry-A European Journal Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) produced and extensively characterized novel organic molecules with a long helical...
Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit
Credit: Bill Kunin, University of Leeds The health of the UK's insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise...
Reindeer lichens are having more sex than expected
Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thoughtCredit: Marta Alonso-García In northern Canada, the forest floor...
How coronavirus damages lung cells within mere hours
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlierCredit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What if scientists knew exactly what...
A small protein in bacteria overlooked up to now
Credit: Grafik: Wolfgang Hess The biological process of photosynthesis is found at the beginning of nearly all food chains. It produces oxygen to breathe and...
New technology to detect bitter almonds in real time
Credit: University of Córdoba Who hasn't at some point been chewing on an almond and tasted an unpleasant and unexpected aftertaste that has nothing to...
Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place in the cone photoreceptor cells,...
Novel therapy-resistance mechanism promoting the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis
Credit: Ilkka Paatero from Turku Bioscience SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role...
Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings
The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells the story of major environmental changes in North Africa over...
