Rice scientist goes deep to improve environmental tracers
Laurence Yeung wins NSF CAREER Award to study biosphere's historyCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 1, 2020) - With the help of a National...
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Mice are shrinking, but are climate change and cities to blame?
Credit: Bryan McLean GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- According to a well-studied but controversial principle known as Bergmann's Rule, species tend to be larger in cold climates...
K-State study reveals asymmetry in spin directions of galaxies
Research also suggests the early universe could have been spinningCredit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- An analysis of more than 200,000 spiral galaxies has...
NASA catches short-lived Tropical Storm Amanda
Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Storm Amanda, the first of the Eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season, formed on Sunday, May 31, along the coast of Guatemala...
Squid studies suggest new route to therapy for ALS, targeting synaptic dysfunction
Credit: Daniel Cojanu WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most devastating adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases. Patients, including the late actor/playwright...
The cascade to criticality
Combined theoretical and experimental work unveils a novel mechanism through which criticality emerges in quasiperiodic structures.Credit: Aalto University, Jose Lado Quasiperiodic structures, which are ordered...
Solubilizer Captisol enables body to absorb authorized COVID-19 drug therapy
Credit: Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at KU LAWRENCE -- When the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization for the investigational pharmaceutical...
UTA bioengineer uses NSF grant in novel approach to protein analysis
Iron-detecting nanosensors used to study proteins in bloodCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering researcher will use nanotechnology to detect defective iron-carrying...
WVU researchers tap into wood for protection against COVID-19
Credit: West Virginia University As healthcare facilities grapple with personal protective equipment shortages, West Virginia University researchers are going against the grain to help with...
Subbarao is third current College of Engineering professor honored as RAeS fellow
Aerospace engineer named fellow of Royal Aeronautical SocietyCredit: UT Arlington The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has elected Kamesh Subbarao, professor of aerospace engineering at The...
Theoretical breakthrough shows quantum fluids rotate by corkscrew mechanism
Credit: Image by the Center for Nanoscale Materials. If a drop of creamer falls from a spoon into a swirling cup of coffee, the whirlpool...
OU College of Medicine awarded $11 million grant to study infections
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY -- The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has been awarded an $11 million federal grant to create the Oklahoma...
UTA researchers optimize performance of networks of human-operated and autonomous vehicles
Better performance of autonomous vehiclesCredit: UT Arlington A trio of electrical engineering faculty members from The University of Texas at Arlington has received a three-year,...
Study shows hydroxychloroquine’s harmful effects on heart rhythm
Credit: Georgia Tech School of Physics The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for Covid-19, is known to have potentially...
Russian scientists to improve the battery for sensors
Researchers approached the creation of a solid-state thin-film battery for miniature devices and sensorsCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of Peter the Great...
