New funding explores the social, cultural and economic impact of COVID-19
Credit: uOttawa Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) aimed at...
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Ways to improve petroleum coke combustibility studied with presence of metal catalysts
The publication saw light in ACS OmegaCredit: Kazan Federal University There was a time when mazut was the final stage of oil refining; however, with...
The right formula for scaling production of promising material to decontaminate water
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. An international team of researchers have found a way to refine and reliably produce an unpredictable and hard-to-control...
Scientists advance understanding of blood-brain barrier health
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists' finding has implications for brain diseasesCredit: Ben Heithoff et al/Virginia Tech Hard skulls help protect our brains from physical injuries....
Jellyfish with your chips?
Credit: The University of Queensland Jellyfish could replace fish and chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate....
Why there is no speed limit in the superfluid universe
Credit: Lancaster University Physicists from Lancaster University have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit in a continuation of earlier Lancaster...
European survey shows alarmingly low awareness of erectile dysfunction
Majority does not know what it isCredit: EAU Arnhem (The Netherlands), 21 September 2020. Awareness of erectile dysfunction (ED) is alarmingly low in men and...
Male baboons with female friends live longer
Strong opposite-sex bonds linked to better chances of survivalCredit: Photo by Susan Alberts, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Close bonds with the opposite sex can...
PNNL, UW broaden capacity to test for COVID-19
Collaborative research leads to newly approved testing technologyCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. - The nation's ability to test for COVID-19 has...
PARPi olaparib for the targeted treatment of metastatic prostate cancer
PROfound trial investigators show significantly longer overall survival of mCRPC patients with at least one alteration in BRCA1, BRCA2, or ATM genes, who received treatment...
UC study sheds light on cancer treatment, COVID-19
Death rates spike for patients with cancer and COVID-19 who are treated with certain anti-cancer therapies at certain timesCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand University...
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation...
Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts
Study: Pointed tips on aluminum 'octopods' increase catalytic reactivityCredit: Image courtesy of Lin Yuan/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 18, 2020) - Points matter when designing...
New study to examine organic production of grains
Joint effort between UTIA and MTSU results in multidisciplinary, three-year studyCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has...
Defying a 150-year-old rule for phase behavior
TU Eindhoven researchers found five different phases in mixtures of two substancesCredit: Image: ICMS animation studio Frozen water can take on up to three forms...
