CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey update week 10
Before the economy reopens, New Yorkers need more testing and assurances of safety in the workplaceCredit: CUNY SPH In the latest CUNY SPH COVID-19 tracking...
NEWS INDEX
Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough
Credit: Daniel Haskel It sounds like a riddle: What do you get if you take two small diamonds, put a small magnetic crystal between them...
Aluminum may affect lead levels in drinking water
Researchers find aluminum in water could affect lead's solubility -- in certain casesCredit: Washington University in St. Louis It is not uncommon to find aluminum...
Quantum Hall effect ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials
2D order protects several entangled states that could be used in quantum computingCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 18, 2020) -- U.S. and German...
Study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, fauna
Credit: Wesley Tucker Prior to European settlement, wetlands, lakes and streams were the major landscape features of the Chicago region. Much of this has been...
USC’s Mark Humayun wins IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Credit: USC Roski Eye Institute Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics and co-director of...
Pregnant and lactating women with COVID-19: Scant clinical research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2020--Pregnant and breastfeeding women have been excluded from clinical trials of drugs to treat...
Penn engineers develop first tunable, chip-based ‘vortex microlaser’ and detector
Encoding information in twisting beams of light could break bandwidth bottleneck in optical communicationsCredit: University of Pennsylvania As computers get more powerful and connected, the...
Scientists discover mutation that enhances plant defense
Credit: Irene Serrano Sometimes scientists begin research and find exactly what they expected. Other times they discover something unexpected. Such was the case for a...
Probing materials at deep-Earth conditions to decipher Earth’s evolutionary tale
Learning how liquid silicates behave at these extreme temperatures and pressures has been a longstanding challenge in the geosciences.Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Far...
New study by Clemson scientists could pave way to cure of global parasite
Credit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Clemson University scientists have taken another step forward in their quest to find a cure for a...
What does drought mean for endangered California salmon?
Drought threatens salmon habitat, but strategic conservation efforts could keep essential streams flowingCredit: California Sea Grant Increased frequency and severity of droughts threatens California's endangered...
Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials
Credit: Margaret Kowalik and Adri van Duin / Penn State A new way of creating carbon fibers -- which are typically expensive to make --...
Smoking increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in the lung
Credit: CSHL New research from CSHL scientists suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the protein that the...
NASA finds heavy water vapor concentration rings eye of Cyclone Amphan
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity...
