Aerial insect trap network describes life in the skies
Credit: Doris Lagos-Kutz, USDA-ARS and University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like most invasive species, when the soybean aphid arrived in the Midwest in 2000,...
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The need for speed
Zebrafish study at NCBSCredit: Vatsala Thirumalai Whether running away from a predator or to win an Olympic gold, how fast we run determines the final...
Bacteria might help other bacteria to tolerate antibiotics better
A study by the the Dynamical Systems Biology lab reveals that when the 2 species of bacteria coexist, their response to the antibiotic is opposite...
Robots popular with older adults
Psychologists at the University of Jena (Germany) study relationships between humans and machinesCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU Jena) (Jena, Germany) A world without robots is now...
Digital tools for agriculture
Credit: (Photo: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture / Felix Zahn, photothek.net) Germany is getting a lot of rain in these days of March. Farmers...
Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China
Being single, remote and lacking a pension also linked to poor access to healthcareCredit: Shen (Lamson) Lin A new study, published this week in the...
Hair in ‘stress’: Analyze with care
Common hormone analysis in animal hair can lead to overestimated cortisol levelsCredit: Jan Zwilling Similar to humans, wild animals' reaction to disturbance is accompanied by...
Healthier and happier without Facebook
PsychologyCredit: © RUB, Marquard The group headed by Dr. Julia Brailovskaia published their results in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior" from 6. March 2020....
Misinformation on vaccines readily available online
Credit: University of Otago Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington,...
Piracy takes greater toll on small Persian gulf energy exporters
Tanker traffic drops after a piracy attack; Bahrain and Kuwait suffer the greatest lossesCredit: U.S. Coast Guard/LCDR Tyson Weinert DURHAM, N.C. - Tanker traffic through...
New nano strategy fights superbugs
Rice University material 'traps and zaps' floating DNA that makes bacteria resistantCredit: Illustration by Danning Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 12, 2020) - It's not...
Researchers create focus-free camera with new flat lens
New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionalityCredit: Rajesh Menon, University of Utah WASHINGTON -- Using a single...
LJI scientists identify potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus
Their analysis provides essential information for vaccine design and the evaluation of diagnostics and vaccine candidatesCredit: Grifoni et al./Cell Host & Microbe LA JOLLA, CA--Within...
Fast-charging damages electric car batteries
Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car's batteriesCredit: Ozkan Lab/UCR Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high...
Room-temperature bonded interface improves cooling of gallium nitride devices
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech A room-temperature bonding technique for integrating wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) with thermally-conducting materials such as diamond...
