Newly proposed method offers fermentable sugars from sustainable lignocellulosic biomass
Credit: LIU Yajun Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of a new approach to processing a...
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How does flow effect forces of charged surfaces/particles and surfactants in liquids?
Credit: Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society You're at the office. You've typed up a report and press print. Walk over to the printer and...
Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species
A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: Professor Se-Bum Paik, KAIST. Researchers...
A hidden electronic transition ‘S0 → Tn’ in heavy-atom-containing molecules
Credit: Masaya Nakajima Researchers in Japan have discovered S0 → Tn, a previously overlooked electronic transition in photoreactions occurring in heavy-atom-containing molecules exposed to visible...
Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife
Credit: Roland Kays Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind: Beware the house cat. A new...
Knowledge of basic finances empowers elderly population in Japan
When it comes to awareness of social and legal services available to people with dementia, financial knowledge is keyCredit: sabinevanerp via pixabay People with an...
Natural organic matter influences arsenic release into groundwater
Credit: Andreas Kappler Millions of people worldwide consume water contaminated with levels of arsenic that exceed those recommended by the World Health Organization. This could...
Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters
Common whelk live in one of the fastest warming marine areas, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: Sarah Borsetti/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Climate change could threaten the survival and...
Scientists visualize the structure of a key enzyme that makes triglycerides
The finding may help to better understand heart disease, obesity and diabetesCredit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Researchers visualized the first structure of...
DARPA awards $22 million to create ‘smart’ device for healing large muscle wounds
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 - A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22 million grant from the Defense...
A novel technique to produce cheaper and more efficient chlorine (Cl?)
Credit: UNIST Chlorine (Cl?) is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world today, with 75 million tons produced annually. A team...
Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle
Credit: Vivian Wauters Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different metabolisms and food choices, so...
Breakthrough made towards building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator
Credit: UNIST An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the first time succeeded in demonstrating the ionization cooling of muons. Regarded as...
Is intensive agriculture reducing mourning dove reproduction in the eastern US?
Credit: David Muñoz Populations of some common bird species, including the familiar Mourning Dove, have been on the decline for decades in North America. Agricultural...
Engineering Professor Dereje Agonafer receives alumni award from Howard University
Howard University honors a MaverickCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor has received the Howard University 2020 Alumni Award for Distinguished...
