Aboriginal scars from frontier wars
Legacy of Australian colonial Native Mounted Police forceCredit: Flinders University Hundreds of Aboriginal men who became native mounted police in colonial Australia carried a significant...
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Access to forbidden rings
Researchers at UNIGE have developed a new method for creating chains of molecular rings with unparalleled sophistication.Credit: © UNIGE Cyclic molecules are everywhere, and everything...
Loss of protein disturbs intestinal homeostasis and can drive cancer
Credit: Marc Healy, UZH Colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the most common form of intestinal cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer related death worldwide. While...
NUS invention: The world’s first aerogels made from scrap rubber tires
Patented technology cuts rubber waste; Novel rubber aerogels are ultra-light, highly absorbent, durable, and traps heat and soundCredit: National University of Singapore A team of...
Recyclable nano-fiber filtered face masks a boon for supply fiasco?
A KAIST team develops washable nanofiber fast maskCredit: KAIST Wearing a face mask is a common sight in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to...
Cross-technology communication in the Internet of Things significantly simplified
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Whether networked vehicles that warn of traffic jams in real time, household appliances that can be operated remotely, "wearables"...
The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence
ELISE project receives 12 Million Euros in funding from the European CommissionCredit: Photographer: Ari-Pekka Sinikoski The ELISE proposal has been selected to enter Grant Agreement...
The imitation game: Scientists describe and emulate new quantum state of entangled photons
A research team from ITMO University, with the help of their colleagues from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy),...
Three-drug combination reduces COPD patient mortality
Credit: ATS March 18, 2020--Once-daily treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an inhaler combining fluticasone furoate (FF), umeclidinium (UMEC) and vilanterol...
Fish scales could make wearable electronics more sustainable
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09880 Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check...
Pioneers of modern computer graphics recognized with ACM A.M. Turing Award
Hanrahan and Catmull's innovations paved the way for today's 3-D animated filmsCredit: Catmull photo credit: Deborah Coleman/Pixar Hanrahan photo credit: Andrew Brodhead/Stanford University ACM, the...
‘Fatal attraction’: Small carnivores drawn to kill sites, then ambushed by larger kin
Credit: Kaija Klauder/University of Washington In many parts of the world, there is an imbalance in the food chain. Without top predators such as wolves...
Salmon provide nutrients to Alaskan streambanks
Credit: David D'Amore Adult Pacific salmon spend a great portion of their life in the ocean. But their life began along the banks of freshwater...
Comparisons of organic and conventional agriculture need to be better, say researchers
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends to overlook...
UMass Amherst biostatistician lends expertise to white house coronavirus task force
New research calculates median incubation period for COVID-19Credit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician who directs the UMass-based Flu Forecasting Center of Excellence...
