Researchers expand microchip capability with new 3D inductor technology
Credit: Image courtesy Xiuling Li CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Smaller is better when it comes to microchips, researchers said, and by using 3D components on a...
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Predictive touch response mechanism is a step toward a tactile internet
Researchers demonstrate the use of forecasting haptic feedback to overcome distance limit in human-to-machine applicationsCredit: S. Mondal, et al., The University of Melbourne SAN DIEGO--A...
West Nile virus triggers brain inflammation by inhibiting protein degradation
Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith, P.E. Rollin, USCDCP West Nile virus (WNV) inhibits autophagy -- an essential system that digests or removes cellular constituents such as proteins...
Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive
New product creates fuel from biomass, while improving engine performanceCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., January 23, 2020--Take biomass-derived acetone--common nail polish remover--use...
Stressed-out dust is sharing antibiotic resistance genes
First study to show indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Northwestern University Bacteria can swap their genes with neighboring bacteria Study finds that...
High-protein diets boost artery-clogging plaque, mouse study shows
Such diets lead to weight loss but could increase heart attack riskCredit: Razani Lab High-protein diets may help people lose weight and build muscle, but...
Facial paralysis stigma takes emotional toll, especially when acquired later in life
Credit: Courtesy of the Moebius Syndrome Foundation CORVALLIS, Ore. - People with facial paralysis are more likely to face depression and anxiety than the general...
Study finds many youth living with undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome
Researchers from DePaul University and Lurie Children's Hospital screen 10K children, teens in NIH-funded studyCredit: Lurie Children's Hospital/Jan Terry CHICAGO -- Most youth living with...
Wistar joins effort to expedite Coronavirus vaccine development for outbreak in China
Coalition for epidemic preparedness innovations supports DNA vaccine based on key Wistar technologyCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Jan. 23, 2020) -- The Wistar Institute...
Room for complexity? The many players in the coffee agroecosystem
Credit: Cornellier The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Agricultural areas are often considered distinct from local ecosystems,...
A megalibrary of nanoparticles
Credit: Schaak Laboratory, Penn State Using straightforward chemistry and a mix-and-match, modular strategy, researchers have developed a simple approach that could produce over 65,000 different...
Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures
Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixturesCredit: Bodo Tiedemann Chemicals have improved our quality of life. But at the same...
Data from behind enemy lines: How Russia may have used twitter to seize Crimea
New research shows real-time social media data may have been a source of military intelligence for the Kremlin and potentially other governmentsCredit: Courtesy of nyaberku...
Keeping guns away from potential mass shooters
Credit: Photo by Derwin Edwards from Pexels EAST LANSING, Mich. - The United States currently averages 20 mass shootings per year. Researchers from Michigan State...
NASA finds wind shear affected new Tropical Cyclone 09S Â Â
Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Cyclone 09S formed on Jan. 22 in the Southern Indian Ocean despite being affected by vertical wind shear and one day...
