TAMA300 blazes trail for improved gravitational wave astronomy
Credit: NAOJ Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have used the infrastructure of the former TAMA300 gravitational wave detector in Mitaka, Tokyo...
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Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single atomic sheet
Towards diagnostic techniques using smartphonesCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview Associate Prof. Kazuhiro Takahashi and Mr. Shin Kidane (Master's Program)...
Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes
Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless of treatment in modern medicine....
Machine learning tool could provide unexpected scientific insights into COVID-19
Berkeley Lab's COVIDScholar uses text mining algorithms to scan hundreds of new papers every dayCredit: Berkeley Lab A team of materials scientists at Lawrence Berkeley...
A molecular pressure cooker tenderizes tough pieces of protein and helps to bite off
Credit: NINS/IMS Proteins are composed of amino acids connected by amide bonds. The amide bond exhibits high chemical stability and has a planar structure around...
Can an existing HIV medication slow the spread of COVID-19?
Team of Toronto researchers launches clinical trial to find out if existing HIV medication could prevent COVID-19 infectionCredit: MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St....
AGA and joint task force on allergy-immunology practice parameters release EoE guidelines
Guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for allergists and gastroenterologists focusing on the clinical management of EoE for pediatric and adult patientsCredit: American Gastroenterology Association Bethesda, Maryland...
CNIC scientists design an experimental mouse model for investigating the mechanical function of proteins
The model, published today in Nature Communications, is based on the insertion of the HaloTag-TEV genetic cassette into titin, one of the proteins responsible for...
A great new way to paint 3D-printed objects
Efficient painting method reaches nooks and cranniesCredit: Jonathan P. Singer/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects,...
New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality
Strings attached to hand, fingers create more realistic haptic feedbackCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Today's virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do...
Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain
An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers at Aalto University and Turku...
New DNA test will improve tracking of Salmonella food-poisoning outbreaks
The test may rapidly and sensitively distinguish subtypes of Salmonella, reports The Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsCredit: Public Health Image Library, US Centers for Disease Control...
Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean
Credit: Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab An invasive species first identified in the Mediterranean Sea just eight years ago is likely to become a...
Insilico and Astellas collaborate on AI for a conventionally challenging target family
Insilico Medicine enters into a collaboration research with Astellas Pharma Inc. to apply novel generative artificial intelligence system for a conventionally challenging target familyCredit: Insilico...
UTA civil engineer helping DFW Airport manage storm water, predict future flooding
Teaming up to prevent flooding at DFW airportCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is partnering with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport...
