Bush-crickets’ ears unlock the science to developing revolutionary hearing sensors
Credit: Dr Thorin Jonsson New research has found that bush-crickets' ear canals have evolved to work in the same way as mammals' ears to amplify...
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Blasting ‘forever’ chemicals out of water with a vortex of cold plasma
Drexel University researchers show how cold plasma can eliminate PFAS in waterCredit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University have found a way to destroy stubbornly...
Blue Water Vaccines to develop strep pneumo vaccine from St. Jude Children’s research
Blue Water Vaccines licenses patent rights to streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine developed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; fully attenuated vaccine aims to offer mucosal protection,...
Using sound and light to generate ultra-fast data transfer
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have made a breakthrough in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead to the transmission of data...
STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018Credit: fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--February 11, 2020--Private insurance claim lines for sexually transmitted...
Novel drug therapy shows promise for quality, quantity of kidneys available for transplant
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND (Feb. 11, 2020)--Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic...
Free radicals from immune cells are direct cause of salt-sensitive hypertension
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University In salt-sensitive hypertension, immune cells gather in the kidneys and shoot out free radicals, heightening blood pressure and...
A happy partner leads to a healthier future
Science confirms: 'happy wife, happy life.'Credit: Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Science now supports the saying, "happy wife, happy life." Michigan State University research...
Creating the ideal nasal tip contour
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 10, 2020--The dramatic shift in how nasal tip surgery is being performed given changes in...
New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech
Credit: Purdue University/Pai-Ying Liao Wearable tech and electronic cloth may be the way of the future, but to get there the wiring needs to be...
Gulf coast mollusks rode out past periods of climate change
Credit: Christopher Garvie About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was...
Harnessing the domino effect for deployable structures
Researchers use models and experiments to guide and harness transition waves in multi-stable mechanical structuresCredit: Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS If you've ever opened an umbrella or...
Rare-earth element material could produce world’s smallest transistors
Credit: Photo Credit: Purdue University JingKai Qin and PaiYing Liao RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A material from a rare earth element, tellurium, could produce...
Superior ‘bio-ink’ for 3D printing pioneered
Rutgers researchers are developing materials to help grow human tissuesCredit: Madison Madison Godesky Rutgers biomedical engineers have developed a "bio-ink" for 3D printed materials that...
Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?
Bats' fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humansCredit: Photo courtesy of Linfa Wang, Duke University It's no coincidence that...
