Children don’t know how to get proper nutrition information online
Kids need to be trained on how to find child-specific information from credible sources, according to a study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and...
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New single-cell technologies help scientists understand COVID-19 disease progression
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards $750,000 to researchers studying basic biology of SARS-CoV2Credit: Image by Mark Snyder Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $750,000 in...
George Mason University Health College continues NSF funded study of coronaviruses
National Science Foundation grant enables Dr. Amira Roess to continue to investigate Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV2) and related coronavirusesCredit: George Mason University The College...
Pure red LEDs fulfill a primary goal
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Making pure red LEDs from nitride crystals is a goal that has so far frustrated engineers. However, these LEDs are vital...
Fiber optics capture seismic signatures of the rose parade
Credit: Seismological Research Letters Yes, there's a prize for the most beautiful flower-filled float in the Rose Parade each year, but how about a prize...
Lyin’ eyes: Butterfly, moth eyespots may look the same, but likely evolved separately
Credit: Andrei Sourakov/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The iconic eyespots that some moths and butterflies use to ward off predators likely evolved in distinct ways,...
International group of physicists design FDA-approved, open-source ventilator
UH researcher joined effort to create a ventilator using off-the-shelf componentsCredit: Mechanical Ventilator MIlano As the spread of COVID-19 sparked a global search for ventilators...
Fossil reveals evidence of 200-million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
Credit: Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey, in a fossil dating...
Gas nanomedicine: An emerging cutting-edge field
Credit: ©Science China Press Cancer is deadly, but available cancer treatment methods are quite limited. The use of therapeutic gas molecules such as H2, NO,...
Soil pores hold the key to stability for desert soils
Credit: Judith Turk Soils in deserts are very different from those found anywhere else. Extreme temperatures, little water and limited plant matter make an unusual...
Investigating the dynamics of stability
Credit: Image by Mark Lopez, Argonne National Laboratory. Scientists discover dynamics of electrochemical interfaces at the atomic scale. The quest to find viable alternatives to...
New imaging method gives insights into how bacteria move and exchange genetic information
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in advancing our understanding of how bacteria move and perform genetic exchange - that could...
Programming with the light switch
Credit: Illustration: Michal Rössler In the development of autonomous systems and materials, self-assembling molecular structures controlled by chemical reaction networks are increasingly important. However, there...
Bat ‘super immunity’ may explain how bats carry coronaviruses — USask study
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers sayCredit: Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how...
NSF CAREER award to study accelerated aging of insulation used in power systems
Credit: Virginia Tech It is expected that by 2030, 80 percent of all electric power will flow through power electronics systems. With an increasing need...
