New study: Malaria tricks the brain’s defence system
Credit: Colourbox. Every year, more than 400,000 people die from malaria, the majority are children under the age of five years old, who die from...
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Eight recommendations to improve apps for neglected tropical diseases
UOC researchers have analysed 13 apps developed for the treatment and control of neglected tropical diseases, identifying the main weaknesses and evaluating possible improvementsCredit: UOC...
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award
Credit: Virginia Tech Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Pinar Acar has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Investigator Research Program award, a three-year grant of $450,000, to study...
Solar hydrogen: Photoanodes made of alpha-SnWO4 promise high efficiencies
Credit: HZB Hydrogen is an important factor in a sustainable energy system. The gas stores energy in chemical form and can be used in many...
A benchmark for single-electron circuits
A new methodology for an abstract and universal description of the fidelity of quantum circuitsCredit: Ubbelohde Manipulating individual electrons with the goal of employing quantum...
Intercontinental study sheds light on the microbial life of sourdough
Credit: Lauren Nichols In a study of 500 sourdough starters spanning four continents, scientists have garnered new insights into the environmental factors that contribute to...
Scientists developed energy saving ceramic phosphors for high power LED systems
Credit: Denis Kosyanov, FEFU Materials scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), in collaboration with an international research team, have advanced the design of composite...
Reef fish futures foretold
Credit: Victor Huertas. An international group of scientists is predicting markedly different outcomes for different species of coral reef fishes under climate change - and...
Myeloid immune cells in the blood tied to severe COVID-19
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Individual variations in how the immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2 appear to impact the severity of disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in...
Can dogs rapidly learn words?
Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four timesCredit: Photo by Claudia Fugazza A new study found that talented dogs can learn new...
At three days old, newborn mice remember their moms
Credit: Blake J. Laham/Princeton University For mice, the earliest social memories can form at three days old and last into adulthood, scientists report on January...
Valentina Greco receives the 2021 ISSCR Momentum Award
Credit: Yale School of Medicine Skokie, IL-- The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will present this year's ISSCR Momentum Award to Valentina Greco,...
Robin Lovell-Badge receives the 2021 ISSCR Public Service Award
Credit: Robin Lovell-Badge Skokie, IL-- The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Robin Lovell-Badge PhD, FRS, The Francis Crick Institute, UK with...
Stuart H. Orkin receives the 2021 ISSCR Tobias Lecture Award
Credit: ISSCR Skokie, IL-- The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) awards the 2021 Tobias Lecture Award to Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., Boston Children's...
Real-world Lab ‘Robotic Artificial Intelligence’ to be established at KIT
Experiencing Artificial Intelligence through humanoid robots: Focus on exchange between society and researchCredit: KIT Artificial intelligence, AI for short, is subject of imagination, films, and...