Cancer drug resistance study raises immune red flags
Inhibiting cancer drug resistance gene MDR1 may come at a cost to immune responseCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--April 17,2020--Sooner or later, most...
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Valorizing wastewater can improve commercial viability of biomass oil production
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. ¬- Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges...
Texas A&M researchers uncover the art of printing extremely hard steels flawlessly
Results from the collaboration with scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory could have applications in the aerospace, automotive and defense industriesCredit: Raiyan Seede/Texas A&M...
Virginia Tech’s fog harp harvests water even in the lightest fog
Credit: Virginia Tech What do you get when you cross a novel approach to water harvesting with a light fog? The answer: a lot more...
Under pressure: New bioinspired material can ‘shapeshift’ to external forces
Credit: Pam Li/Johns Hopkins University Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, Johns Hopkins...
Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- David Slusky keeps hearing the same comments from other parents who are isolating with young children. "They're telling...
COVID-19 possibly striking more children than expected
Credit: mvps.org The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported -- a hidden detail that could...
New nanocarrier drug delivery technology crosses the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB)...
Earth Day alert to save our frogs
Study warns of amphibian conservation shortfallsCredit: Kate Mason With climate action a theme of Earth Day 2020 (22 April 2020), a new research paper highlights...
Trade friction: Adaptiveness of swarms of complex networks
Credit: Copyright© 2020 Springer Nature Trade friction between industries involved in information communication technology (ICT) have become apparent in recent years. Those trade frictions have...
3D models of mountain lakes with a portable sonar and airborne laser
Credit: J. Fernández-Lozano/ R. Andrés-Bercianos The information of the territory provided by the laser technology from an airplane can be combined with data collected in...
The origin of feces: coproID reliably predicts sources of ancient poop
New method of discerning sources of ancient feces makes this archaeological find far more informativeCredit: Jada Ko, courtesy of the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural...
Lactic acid bacteria present in kimchi cabbage and garlic carry out the fermentation
Identification of the origin source and the fermentation characteristics of lactic acid bacteria responsible for kimchi fermentationCredit: World Institute of Kimchi (WiKim) The World Institute...
KIST and UNIST joint research team develop a high-capacity battery material using salmon DNA
Stabilizing the surface of over-lithiated layered oxides using DNA from salmon and carbon nanotubes. Improved catalyst performance and lifespan found through the use of integrated...
How did an ancient plant from Latin America become Asia’s second-most-important cash crop?
Valued at dining room tables and factory floors alike, cassava is worth about $10 billion in Asia. The continued growth of the commodity faces challenges...
