Gentle probes could enable massive brain data collection
National Institutes of Health backing Rice's Chong Xie to refine flexible nanoelectronics threadCredit: Xie Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 14, 2020) - Rice University engineers...
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Animals’ magnetic ‘sixth’ sense may come from bacteria, new paper suggests
The question is one that has been unresolved despite 50 years of researchCredit: Photo credit: Gustavo Stahelin/University of Central Florida Marine Turtle Research Group. Permit...
New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University An impressive array of architectural forms can be produced from the popular interlocking building blocks known as...
Dams exacerbate the consequences of climate change on river fish
Credit: Manuel Portero / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) A potential response of river fish to environmental changes is to colonize new habitats. But what happens when...
Possible marker of life spotted on venus
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada & NASA/JPL/Caltech "When we got the first hints of phosphine in Venus's spectrum, it was a shock!", says team leader Jane...
Twist on CRISPR gene editing treats adult-onset muscular dystrophy in mice
Technique clears toxic RNA buildup that causes myotonic dystrophy type ICredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Myotonic dystrophy type I is the most common type...
NASA-NOAA satellite helps confirm Teddy now a record-setting tropical storm
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 20 in that...
Hints of life on Venus
Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / L. Calçada & NASA / JPL / Caltech An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of...
NASA’s water vapor analysis of Tropical Storm Karina shows wind shear effects
Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Tropical Storm Karina. The data showed that...
Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body
Credit: The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio - A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James...
Physicists “trick” photons into behaving like electrons using a “synthetic” magnetic field
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have discovered an elegant way of manipulating light using a "synthetic" Lorentz force -- which in nature is responsible for...
IU researchers receive grant to deploy collaborative dementia care model across Indiana
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Supported by a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Indiana...
Reducing nitrogen with boron and beer
Credit: Team Braunschweig Humankind is reliant on the ammonium in synthetic fertiliser for food. However, producing ammonia from nitrogen is extremely energy-intensive and requires the...
UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies
Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune systemCredit: University of Louisville Cancer remains one of the...
Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor
Credit: JO Yxell/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have discovered the possibility to prepare...
