NASA tracks ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther over Northern Territory
Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite continues to provide forecasters with a visible image ex-tropical cyclone Esther's remnant clouds and storms, now over the Barkly...
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Using molecules to draw on quantum materials
Canadian researchers used circular molecules to change the properties of a surfaceCredit: Chaoying Fu Over millennia, civilizations progressed through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages....
Reducing problem behaviors for children with autism
MU researcher develops flexible intervention technique that is easier for parents, caregivers to implementCredit: MU Thompson Center COLUMBIA, Mo. - Self-inflicted injury, aggression toward others...
Research brief: Energy researchers invent error-free catalysts
Discovery could improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of industrial chemical technologiesCredit: Ardagh et al., Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation A team of researchers from the University...
New material could turn clothing into a health monitor
Nanomaterial can operate as an early-alert system, sensing slight changes in body temperatureCredit: University of Houston Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to...
Coronavirus treatment and risk to breastfeeding women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2020--Little data is available about the ability of antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19,...
Collapsible basket technology aims to improve drug discovery, personalized medicine
Credit: Bumsoo Han/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A drug discovery scientist typically screens up to 10,000 compounds in the early stages of developing one...
Arnold Ventures awards $6M to study replication of Penn nursing’s transitional care model
Study will evaluate the effectiveness of TCM in reducing re-hospitalizations and promote widespread use of the program in a number of health systemsCredit: Penn Nursing...
Book on plants in the Murmansk region (Russia) scores 4/19 correct insect identifications
Credit: Vitali Zverev A recently published book on some aspects of the ecology of woody introducents in the Murmansk oblast of Russia provides the information...
Oncotarget; Inducible knock-out of BCL6 in lymphoma cells results in tumor stasis
The cover for issue 9 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, 'BCL6 knock-out in a DLBCL xenograft induces tumor stasis,' by Schlager, et al.Credit: Manfred Koegl...
A model proposed for predicting photodamage and development of plant protection mechanisms
The model developed by Lobachevsky University scientists can provide a tool for quantitative prediction of photodamage and development of adaptive changes of the plant photosynthetic...
Better planning could save millions in health care costs
Credit: PxHere EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nearly 30% of the $3.6 trillion spent on health care costs in the United States is wasted. New research...
Honeybee dance dialects
Credit: (Photos: Patrick Kohl / Fabienne Maihoff) After more than 70 years, a great mystery of zoology has been solved: Honeybees actually use different dance...
Destruction of an Atlantic rain forest fragment raises the local temperature
Brazilian researchers show that if 25% of a one-hectare forest remnant is cut down, the impact on the local climate will be a temperature increase...
New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices
Credit: Marina Freitag In a future where most things in our everyday life are connected through the internet, devices and sensors will need to run...
