The Global Reef Expedition: Kingdom of Tonga
Scientists publish latest findings from the largest coral reef expedition in historyCredit: ©KSLOF/Ken Marks. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has published their findings...
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Designing a puncture-free tire
Credit: Illinois' Department of Aerospace Engineering Some golf carts and lawnmowers already use airless tires and at least one major tire company produces a non-pneumatic...
Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold
BTI researchers develop a strain of corn that recovers much more quickly after a cold snap, which could enable farmers to harvest their crops earlier...
Who receives advanced stroke care? It may depend on traffic
New study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC reveals that Los Angeles County's traffic patterns affect stroke care access; socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are...
New inhibitor shows promise against metastatic prostate cancer
Stony Brook-led team receives $4.2 million NCI grant to advance researchCredit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, January 29, 2020 - When prostate cancer spreads...
Monitoring intermediates in CO2 conversion to formate by metal catalyst
Scientists discovered that a widely used compound thought to play only a 'sacrificial' role enhances key steps of the catalytic cycle for transforming an atmospheric...
Smaller detection device effective for nuclear treaty verification, archaeology digs
This compact neutron resonance transmission analysis device can detect nuclear material in one minute and makes possible in 5 meters what normally requires a kilometer-scale...
Better than reality: NASA scientists tap virtual reality to make a scientific discovery
Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn NASA scientists using virtual reality technology are redefining our understanding about how our galaxy works. Using a customized, 3D virtual reality (VR)...
Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
Credit: Breuer Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far...
Rice fluids researcher earns solid federal support
Computational and applied mathematician Jesse Chan wins NSF award for young facultyCredit: Mike Andrick/Rice University NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 [email protected] Mike Williams 713-348-6728 [email protected]...
New study examines the accuracy of plastic surgery videos on social media
Credit: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery January 29, 2020 - In the era of 'Dr. Google,' social media is a tremendous influence on patients interested in...
Can chickpea genes save mustard seeds from blight disease?
Credit: Urooj Fatima, Priyadarshini Bhorali, and Muthappa Senthil-Kumar During visits to fields in Assam, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, India, plant biologists Muthappa Senthil-Kumar and Urooj...
Researchers rank ‘smartest’ schools of fish when it comes to travel formations
Credit: NJIT The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn't merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming. Their seemingly telepathic collective movement...
Unique new antiviral treatment made using sugar
New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed to destroy viruses on contact and may help in the fight against viral outbreaksCredit: The University...
Biophysicists find ‘extra’ component in molecular motor
Credit: Alexey Vlasov et al./Scientific Reports Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have discovered an additional component in ATP synthase, a molecular...
