NASA finds Vongfong at typhoon strength Philippine warnings up
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to a typhoon. Vongfong is known...
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Is video game addiction real?
Long-term BYU study looks at the effect of video game play and the trajectories of addictionCredit: BYU Photo For most adolescents, playing video games is...
A new tool to predict delays in post-surgical radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
Medical University of South Carolina researchers have developed and validated prediction tools, known as nomograms, that could be used to help prevent delays in the...
A new, highly sensitive chemical sensor uses protein nanowires
UMass Amherst team introduces high-performing 'green' electronic sensorCredit: UMass Amherst/Yao lab AMHERST, Mass. - Writing in the journal NanoResearch, a team at the University of...
Strong relationships promote physical activity in older adults
Credit: Dr. Alban Ylli Relationships are key to influencing positive health behaviors and should not be forgotten during social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
American Journal of Preventive Medicine focuses on critical public health aspects of COVID-19
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 13, 2020 -- New research and guidance in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by...
Virus protein discovery reveals new plant-animal class of cell division disruptors
Credit: IGDB Viruses are ubiquitous pathogens that cause severe infectious diseases in both humans and agricultural crops. As most viruses have simple genomes and encode...
New comet discovered by ESA and NASA solar observatory
Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet is currently faintly visible to the unaided...
Pitt researchers create durable, washable textile coating that can repel viruses
New research published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces could lead to safely reusable PPECredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 13, 2020) -- Masks, gowns,...
In victory over polio, hope for the battle against COVID-19
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications For much of the 20th century, summer was considered "polio season," and people were accustomed to seeing swimming pools...
WPI awarded NSF grant to study impact of stress on student learning during pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak a rare, fleeting chance to gain real-world insights into remote learningCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - May 13, 2020 - Worcester Polytechnic...
Expandable foam for 3D printing large objects (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society It's a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed objects must be smaller than the machine making them. Huge machines are impractical...
‘The head-tail of tadpoles’: The dynamics of polymers with a very singular shape
They are born from the union between a circular component and a linear component and present very special physical characteristicsCredit: Angelo Rosa, SISSA They are...
Noble metal aerogels enabled by freezing
Multi-scale structured materials for electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysisCredit: Wiley-VCH As a new class of porous materials, noble metal aerogels (NMAs) have drawn tremendous attention because of...
COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort
COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against the current pandemic, researchers of...
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