Researchers develop technique to create nanomaterials which may help detect cancer earlier
The novel method may open new avenues of research beyond biosensorsCredit: UCF, Karen Norum For the first time, a team of scientists at the University...
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Can a new kind of power plant improve air quality, resilience?
UH engineers join project to study options for deploymentCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by $4 million in funding from...
UTA researcher investigating policies to improve rural and urban sustainability
Making cities more sustainableCredit: UT Arlington Large cities require massive amounts of energy, food and water resources that cannot be produced locally. Residents must rely...
Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
Credit: university of Warwick When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off...
New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Gaj, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at...
New bile discovery will rewrite textbooks
Credit: Photo via Pxhere Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan State University...
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with...
Wildness in urban parks important for human well-being
Credit: Elizabeth Lev/University of Washington As metropolises balloon with growth and sprawl widens the footprint of cities around the world, access to nature for people...
Chemists learn how to detect phenols in smoked food samples using vitamin B4
This method can be used in analytical laboratories at factoriesCredit: SPbU Today, phenols are used to produce medicines, paints, and inexpensive furniture made of chipboard...
Eat or be eaten
Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslandsCredit: Alexandra Weigelt For the first time, they did not just investigate one feeding type such as...
Melting properties determine biological functions of cuticular hydrocarbon layer of ants
Communication and waterproofing: Biology and physics come together in an interdisciplinary project to investigate the physical properties of wax-like cuticular hydrocarbonsCredit: photo/©: Bérengère Abou As...
Hazardous waste or edible food?
Retailers should make a bigger effort in reducing bread wasteCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa More drive and novel and creative solutions are needed in...
McMaster researchers uncover hidden antibiotic potential of cannabis
May serve as a lead for new drug developmentCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 26, 2020) - McMaster University researchers have identified an antibacterial compound...
Motley crew: Rust and light a possible answer to the conundrum of hydrogen fuel production
Scientists identify a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste solution using a catalyst derived from -- of all things -- rustCredit:...
Insight into integrating social determinants of health into patient records
Regenstrief, IU Fairbanks researcher to present use case at HIMSS20Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Incorporating social determinants of health into a patient's health records is...
