Keeping strawberries fresh using bioactive packaging
Films made of shellfish shells, essential oils, and nanoparticles to protect fruit from microbes Québec produces more strawberries than any other Canadian province. Strawberries are...
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Invention uses machine-learned human emotions to ‘drive’ autonomous vehicles
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science receives US utility patent for 'adaptive mood control in semi or fully autonomous vehicles' Americans have one of...
Semiconductor technology mitigates fire risk in electric vehicle batteries
Convergence of semiconductor physics and electrochemistry leads to effective inhibition of dendrite formation using semiconducting passivation layers Despite rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs), the...
Drone footage reveals social secrets of killer whales
Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used drones to film the animals. The findings show that...
Balanced rocks set design ground motion values for New Zealand dam
For the first time, researchers have used precariously-balanced rocks to set the formal design earthquake motions for a major existing engineered structure--the Clyde Dam, the...
Research papers that omit ‘mice’ from titles receive misleading media coverage
Study suggests relationship between how scientists communicate findings and how journalists report research to public There is increasing scrutiny around how science is communicated to...
Data and safety review board reports how it monitored the COVID-19 vaccine trials
Responsibility for the safety, integrity and scientific validity of the trials fell to 12 experts of the COVID-19 Vaccine Data and Safety Monitoring Board, who...
The electron merry-go-round
Photoemission is a property of metals and other materials that emit electrons when struck by light. Electron emission after light absorption was already explained by...
Researchers 3D print rotating microfilter for lab-on-a-chip applications
WASHINGTON -- Researchers have fabricated a magnetically driven rotary microfilter that can be used to filter particles inside a microfluidic device. They made the tiny...
Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy
Humans can do lots of things that plants can't do. We can walk around, we can talk, we can hear and see and touch. But...
New studies identify how tuberculosis destroy the lungs and how to protect them
Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on disease processes in tuberculosis, identifying key genetic changes that cause damage in the lungs and a drug...
USC Stem Cell scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys
The organoids, which resemble a kidney's uretic buds, provide a way to study kidney disease that could lead to new treatments and regenerative approaches for...
Henry Ford Hospital launches program to enhance patient safety, reduce workplace injuries
DETROIT (June 14, 2021) – Henry Ford Hospital has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech, Inc. and Arjo Diligent Clinical Consultants to launch a program aimed at...
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and could help predict which viruses are likely to...
Medication may help heavy-drinking smokers improve their health
UCLA study provides evidence that varenicline can aid them in quitting smoking, reducing drinking A recent UCLA clinical trial has shown encouraging results in helping...