Algae team rosters could help ID ‘super corals’
A coral's symbiotic community may predict how well it resists climate stressCredit: Paintings in graphic by Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee HOUSTON -- (Feb. 12, 2020) --...
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Army researchers develop new method for analyzing metal
Credit: (Photo Credit: Courtesy Dr. Stephen Berkebile) Warfighters on the battlefield often rely on machines, vehicles and other technologies with rotating parts to complete their...
AJR: Smartphone, laptop prove reliable and accurate for acute ischemic stroke decision
American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) finds mobile devices both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis in patients with acute strokeCredit:...
What is the best way to encourage innovation? Competitive pay may be the answer
Field work from UC San Diego and Thermo Fisher finds providing a sizable award to top performers is most effective in producing creative scientific and...
Scientists find ally in fight against brain tumors: Ebola
Credit: Image by A van den Pol Glioblastomas are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors. Yale scientists have enlisted a most unlikely ally in...
Machine learning implemented for quantum optics by Skoltech scientists
Credit: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-020-0248-6 As machine learning continues to surpass human performance in a growing number of tasks, scientists at Skoltech have applied deep learning...
ORNL researchers develop ‘multitasking’ AI tool to extract cancer data in record time
Credit: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that afflicts nearly one in two...
New air-pressure sensor could improve everyday devices
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- A team of mechanical engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York investigating...
Cracks in perovskite films for solar cells easily healed, study finds
Credit: Padture Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using perovskite materials in next-generation solar...
Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
Credit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/CTIO/AURA/DELVE In June 2019, the International Astronomical Union expressed concern about the negative impact that the planned mega-constellations of...
Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
New footage of nocturnal pollination of plants by opossums brings light to unpublished research nearly thirty years oldCredit: Photo courtesy of Felipe Amorim. In Brazil...
Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way: McMaster
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistanceCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 12, 2020) - A new group of antibiotics with a...
ASU’s Stephanie Gil wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Robotics research to the rescueCredit: Robert Mayfield/ASU Stephanie Gil, an assistant professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has...
New technique reduces pathogen identification time from two weeks to less than one hour
Credit: Karolina Pusz-Bochenska, Edel Perez-Lopez, Tim J. Dumonceaux, Chrystel Olivier, and Tyler J. Wist St. Paul, MN (February 2020)--Transmitted by insects, especially the aster leafhopper,...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to treat one of the most...
