Caution: 1918 influenza provides warning for potential future pandemic reemergence
Credit: Siddarth Chandra EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says a...
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Nanoparticle gel unites oil and water in manufacturing-friendly approach
Novel gel-creation method could open applications in water filtration, other applicationsCredit: N. Hanacek / NIST Oil and water may not mix, but adding the right...
Hidden conflict in the mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia
Credit: K. Quides Orange, Calif. - The mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria that make their home in legume root...
Computational medicine — moving from uncertainty to precision
Collaboration between Dell Med, Oden Institute, TACC, industry, government establishes Texas as a leader in computational medicineCredit: UT Austin Individual choices in medicine carry a...
HL-LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project receives approval to move full-speed-ahead from DOE
Credit: Photo: Ryan Postel, Fermilab The U.S. Department of Energy has formally approved the start of execution of the High-Luminosity LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project being...
Origami powered by light
Pitt and CMU researchers develop high-torque light-powered actuatorCredit: Mahnoush Babaei If you watch the leaves of a plant long enough, you may see them shift...
New targets for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes
The hormone GIP regulates body weight and food intake via a receptor in the brainCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The GIP receptor in the central nervous...
Bristol-led research will disrupt solar and expedite efforts toward Net-Zero target
New technology means solar panels could be integrated into windows, claddingCredit: David Fermin A team of researchers, led by chemists from the University of Bristol,...
Physicists have optimized the method of smelting the MAX phase
Credit: IKBFU MAX-phases are the new promising class of artificially created compounds that started to be extensively studied in the last two decades. They are...
Plant-based magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal properties
Scientists developed a plant-based technology for obtaining magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal propertiesCredit: Thakur et al. / Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2020 A team of researchers from...
The future of solar technology: New technology makes foldable cells a practical reality
International research team creates solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistanceCredit: Pusan National University With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on...
Brain tumor study reveals surprising gene deletion and method to overcome drug resistance
Inhibiting the enzyme SCD and blocking the function of the transcription factor FOSB, blunts acquired resistance and extends survival in mouse models of glioblastoma; these...
Solar awnings over parking lots help companies and customers
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech The number of people who own electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing, but they face a conundrum: Unlike those who own gasoline-burning...
‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors
Credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.0c00516 Exposure to some odorless, colorless and tasteless gases, such as nerve agents, can be toxic or...
Scientists create liquid crystals that look a lot like their solid counterparts
Credit: Smalyukh Lab A team at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed new kinds of liquid crystals that mirror the complex structures of some...