Trees struggle when forests become too small
Fragmented forests a problem for spreading seeds, supporting diversityCredit: Photo: Antti Miettinen Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental problem we face today, according to a...
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Cooperation after eye contact: Gender matters
University of Barcelona resarchers publish a citizen science study carried out in a performing arts market, FiraTàrregaCredit: OpenSystems/UB The initiative is part of the project...
New research shows sustainability can be a selling point for new ingredients
Credit: University of Nottingham The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products has shown that sharing information...
Self-learning heating control system saves energy
Smart heatCredit: Zooey Braun, Stuttgart / Empa Factory halls, airport terminals and high-rise office buildings are often equipped with automated "anticipatory" heating systems. These work...
Coalition to study impact of sea-level rise, climate change on bays and estuaries
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Cheryl Nemazie CAMBRIDGE, MD (January 30, 2020)-- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been...
Mechanism for improvement of photoluminescence intensity in phosphor material
Utilization in material design for developing phosphor materials for white LEDsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team consisting...
Stellar student researchers
Two teams of Pitt students get ready to send experiments to international space stationCredit: Aimee Obidzinski/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Jan. 30, 2020) -- Most researchers...
UTEP professor named fellow of International Society for Optics and Photonics
Credit: Raymond C. Rumpf, Ph.D. Raymond C. Rumpf, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, was promoted...
WPI researcher to probe link between cell death, calcification, and heart valve disease
American Heart Association awards $154,000 for research into leading cause of aortic valve dysfunctionCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - January 30, 2020 - Worcester...
Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants
The discovery of orobanchol synthaseCredit: Kobe University Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of chemical compounds found in plants that have received attention due to their...
The first roadmap for ovarian aging
Scientists discover how non-human primate ovaries age, with implications for human fertilityCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 30, 2020) Due to the modern tendency to postpone...
Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade
Credit: Photo courtesy of Mehmet Ozturk, NC State University. North Carolina State University engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from...
ASU scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells
Proof-of-concept shows genes implicated in Alzheimer's disease can be accurately edited, with 90 percent efficiency in human stem cellsCredit: Arizona State University During the past...
Sustainable 3D-printed super magnets
Credit: © IMAT - TU Graz From wind turbines and electric motors to sensors and magnetic switching systems: permanent magnets are used in many different...
Salk scientists link rapid brain growth in autism to DNA damage
During development, cells generated from people with autism have frequent breaks in the DNA of certain genesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 30, 2020) Researchers at...
