Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August
Credit: Mark Sisterson The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and has been linked to Pierce's...
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Military flights biggest cause of noise pollution on Olympic Peninsula
Credit: Quiet Parks International An area in the Olympic Peninsula's Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state for years held the distinction as one of the...
Risks of invasive and alien predator species for health and ecology
The research project 'ZOWIAC' by Goethe University and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research will be funded with three fourths of a million eurosCredit: Dorian...
Synthetic biology and machine learning speed the creation of lab-grown livers
Credit: Arizona State University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have combined synthetic biology with a machine-learning...
TU Graz develops screening system for lung sound analysis
The prototype of a lung sound recording system developed at TU Graz (Austria) allows high-quality recordings of lung sounds, which can be used to more...
Appearances can be deceiving: Display versus surface colors
Credit: Yokohama National University The white of paper and the white of monitor can be precisely the same color values, yet they appear fundamentally different....
Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent “zombie” cells
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University How well women with cervical cancer respond to treatment and survive correlates with the level of 10 proteins...
The ever-elusive riddle: What’s the best way to cut Christmas cookies?
Credit: Mikkel Abrahamsen At some point in life, most people have stood over a rolled-out slab of cookie dough and pondered just how to best...
The natural ‘Himalayan aerosol factory’ can affect climate
Credit: Federico Bianchi Large amounts of new particles can form in the valleys of the Himalayas from naturally emitted gases and can be transported to...
Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device...
Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk
Credit: Breuer lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study of airflow patterns inside a car's passenger cabin offers some suggestions for potentially...
No strings attached: maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters
New control strategy dynamically changes transmitter currents for optimal wireless charging in moving devices, such as robots and electric carsCredit: Unsplash Wireless power transfer has...
Safe space: improving the “clean” methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell
Scientists encapsulate catalyst in a protective molecular sieve that selectively prevents undesired reactions in methanol fuel cellsCredit: Unsplash Because of the many environmental problems caused...
Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open?
UMass Amherst research reveals some non-intuitive answersCredit: UMass Amherst/Mathai lab AMHERST, MASS. - If you find yourself in a car with someone outside your household...
New pathway in Alzheimer’s disease provides earlier target for potential therapies
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's disease...
