University research and the private sector
How a jelly ingredient factors inCredit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Food additives get a bad rap, but a natural ingredient...
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Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University International trade wins and losses don't just show up in the stock market, but also on a nation's environmental...
Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage
Credit: Wenjie Li MADISON, Wis. -- Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery,...
Women, newborns, young children and adolescents lose 20 percent of health and social services to COVID-19
'COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse'Credit: Source: iapewec Women, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of their health and social services...
The monster is us: Jordan Peele’s Get Out exposes society’s horrors
New essay collection explores the ways Jordan's Peele's 2017 film "Get Out" "revolutionizes the gothic and horror tradition at the same time that it unmasks...
NUS researchers develop novel COVID-19 swabs to address global and local shortage
Credit: National University of Singapore Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a global surge in demand for nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, a key element...
New substance library to accelerate the search for active compounds
Credit: J. Wollenhaupt/HZB For drugs to be effective, they usually have to dock to proteins in the organism. Like a key in a lock, part...
Gut microbiota provide clues for treating diabetes
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg The individual mix of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract provides vital clues as to how any future incidence of...
How a Minecraft mod is helping build smarter AI
UT Dallas researchers' simulations will help systems adapt to unpredictable situationsCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas Polycraft World, a modification of the video game...
Global Aerospace Corporation patents a submarine rescue system
Global Aerospace Corporation has patented a disabled submarine (DISSUB) self-rescue device that can passively decompress submarine crew compartment.Credit: Global Aerospace Corporation IRWINDALE, CA - Global...
Cystic fibrosis: why so many respiratory complications?
By demonstrating the key role of Vav3 protein, UNIGE researchers highlight how the protein Vav3 creates bacterial docking stations to facilitate lung infections in cystic...
Insights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the 'Carnian Pluvial Episode'Credit: Jorge Gonzalez/NHMU The Triassic Period, about 252 to 201 million years...
Electron cryo-microscopy: Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images
Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis Biochemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good images that are on par...
Racial disparities in COVID-19 are clear; better data, more targeted action needed
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and highlight urgent needs to ensure...
Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew
Credit: ©Science China Press The Taxaceae are a distinct conifer family widely used in ornamental horticulture and are an important source of chemotherapeutic drugs (e.g.,...
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