Research projects to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate
Credit: Virginia Tech The correlation between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a critical issue that has significant impact on society, communities, and...
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New book on tracking, monitoring disease outbreaks, including COVID-19
Credit: Virginia Tech A Virginia Tech statistician has co-authored a timely new book that touches on the recent novel coronavirus outbreak known as COVID-19 that...
Cold sintering produces capacitor material at record low temperatures
Credit: Clive Randall, Penn State Barium titanate is an important electroceramic material used in trillions of capacitors each year and found in most electronics. Penn...
How low can you go? Lower than ever before
NIST scientists make most sensitive measurements to date of silicon's conductivity for future solar cell, semiconductor applicationsCredit: S. Kelley/NIST Silicon, the best-known semiconductor, is ubiquitous...
NIH announces $1 million prize competition to target global disease diagnostics
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to offer supplementary support for designs that can be developed into products on a rapid timeframeCredit: NIBIB The National Institutes...
Kessler researchers test trunk-strengthening program for hemiplegia post stroke
Rakesh Pilkar, Ph.D., will conduct a pilot study of the AllCore360ยบ device for improving core strength, posture and balance in individuals with hemiplegia following chronic...
Revving up immune system may help treat eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rashCredit: Huy Mach The aggravating skin condition eczema is most commonly treated by suppressing the immune system,...
Mosaic evolution painted lorikeets a rainbow of color
New study shows how color pattern evolution lets birds use bright colors for signaling while remaining hidden from predatorsCredit: Blickwinkel/Alamy Stock Photo A new study...
What big data can tell us about plants
New journal launched by Cambridge University Press and the John Innes CentreCredit: Cambridge University Press A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press will...
Tadpoles break the tension with bubble-sucking
Credit: Kurt Schwenk When it comes to the smallest of creatures, the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together to form "surface tension" lend enough...
Sweat sensor detects stress levels; May find use in space exploration
Credit: Caltech If someone asked you right now how stressed you are, what would you say? A little? A lot? You do not know? Those...
UTA civil engineer eliminating guesswork in protecting coastal homes from floodwaters
A tool to elevate coastal homesCredit: UT Arlington Severe storms and flooding have caused extensive economic losses in Texas coastal and inland communities, showing the...
Oncotarget: Both BRCA1-wild type and -mutant triple-negative breast cancers show
Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 features Figure 8, 'MLN4924 treatment induces DNA damage by stabilizing CDT1 and accumulates the cells in S phase which are...
The best preoperative definition of cancer-related malnutrition depends on cancer type
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors stress the need for proper recognition and treatment of malnourishment in cancer patients before an operationCredit:...
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
Credit: ATS (Feb. 26, 2020) -- The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health &...
