Tohoku University teaches old spectroscope new tricks
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have improved a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities. The details of their...
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UTA research to provide real-time data on gas leaks
UTA civil engineer developing data network to monitor, quantify gas leaksCredit: UT Arlington An associate professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at...
RUDN University Chemist created a niobium-silica catalyst to boost petrochemical reactions
Credit: RUDN University Alkylation reactions are used in the petrochemical industry to obtain high-octane number components for gasolines. A chemist from RUDN University found a...
Could megatesla magnetic fields be realized on Earth?
A team of researchers led by Osaka University discovers "microtube implosion," a novel mechanism that demonstrates the generation of megatesla-order magnetic fieldsCredit: M. Murakami Magnetic...
Nearing a treatment for farsightedness
UH professor developing new technology to detect lens elasticityCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston biomedical researcher is developing new technology that will measure...
Aging-US: ‘From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19’ by Mikhail V. Blagosklonny
A review published in Aging-US titled "From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19" by Mikhail V. BlagosklonnyCredit: CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Mikhail V. Blagosklonny [email protected] [email protected]...
Best materials for border molding in complete dentures fabrication
Credit: Dobromira Shopova, PhD Edentulous jaw is a condition where either the upper (maxilla) or the lower (mandible) jaw is missing all teeth. In medical...
RTL1 gene a likely culprit behind temple and Kagami-Ogata syndromes
Credit: Department of Epigenetics,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a gene associated with symptoms of two severe genetic conditions Tokyo, Japan...
The first human settlers on islands caused extinctions
Fossil records depict devastating effect of humans on birds in the BahamasCredit: (Kamella Boullé/Macaulay Library) Though some believe prehistoric humans lived in harmony with nature,...
Evolution in action: New Plant species in the Swiss Alps
Credit: UZH, Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi A new plant species named Cardamine insueta appeared in the region of Urnerboden in the Swiss alps, after the land has...
Salk physician-scientist Edward Stites receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 6, 2020) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Edward Stites has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020 as part...
UQ tech could offer ‘faster, cheaper and mobile’ COVID-19 diagnosis
Credit: The University of Queensland Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing,...
Has COVID-19 knocked us onto our backsides?
Kent State researchers study pandemic's effects on physical activity and sedentary behaviorCredit: Photo credit: Kent State University Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities across...
Yale cancer receives ACGT grant to advance strategies for treating pancreatic cancer
Versatile and highly scalable technology simultaneously targets multiple differences and activates multiple immune system responsesCredit: Yale Cancer Center With a $500,000 Research Grant from Alliance...
Dried blood spot sampling offers inexpensive way to widen access to antibody testing for COVID-19
Credit: University of Birmingham Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, a new study...