Scientists develop forecasting technique that could help advance quest for fusion energy
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Bringing the power of the sun to Earth requires sound theory, good engineering, and a little finesse....
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Amazonia racing toward tipping point, fueled by unregulated fires
Invaluable rainforests could become become savannaCredit: Florida Institute of Technology Amazonia is closer to a catastrophic ecological tipping point than any time in the last...
Multidisciplinary approaches to solving cold cases
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 23, 2020 - Forensic DNA analysis enables new and increasingly sophisticated technology for solving cold...
UC Davis establishes research, training in cultivated meat
Credit: Karen Block/UC Davis Is cultivated meat -- essentially, animal protein grown under lab conditions -- a nourishing prospect to help feed the world, or...
Using artificial intelligence to connect vehicles and traffic infrastructure
Collaboration awarded $1.89 million Department of Energy grant to develop adaptive traffic control systemsCredit: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Center for Urban Informatics and Progress CHATTANOOGA, Tenn....
New model for district-based coronavirus forecasts
Neuroinformatics scientists at Osnabrück University and data specialists at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre provide daily analyses of infection ratesCredit: Copyright: Universität Osnabrück / Forschungszentrum Jülich...
Oncotarget: A comprehensive analysis of clinical trials in pancreatic cancer
The cover for issue 38 of Oncotarget features Figure 3, 'Summary of the time and cost for drug development (modified from DiMasi et al ,'...
2020 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists honorees announced
Winning postdoctoral researchers include a neuroscientist improving memory formation and recall, an astrophysicist illuminating dark matter, and a biochemist refining gene-editing technologiesCredit: Blavatnik Awards for...
Argonne materials scientist Arturo Gutierrez named 2020 Luminary Honoree by HENAAC
Credit: Image by Kramer Photography Arturo Gutierrez, Argonne materials scientist, wins award from national organization that honors Hispanic scientists and engineers. Argonne battery scientist Arturo...
URI grad student finds PFAS in seabirds from Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Anna Robuck) KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept.23, 2020 - Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife exposure to chemical compounds called...
Proof-of-concept for a new ultra-low-cost hearing aid for age-related hearing loss
Credit: Sinha et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY) A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics could soon be available worldwide,...
Staying one step ahead to stop hackers in their tracks
US Army grant helps UH researchers develop techniques to detect, deceive cyber attackersCredit: University of Houston The COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election have led...
Research helps people, lunar rovers, get there on time
Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering Aerospace engineering graduate student Pranay Thangeda relies on the bus system in Champaign-Urbana to get to class and other...
Ultra-low-cost hearing aid could address age-related hearing loss worldwide
Credit: Craig Bromley Using a device that could be built with a dollar's worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed case, researchers want to help...
Bristol scientists shine light on tiny crystals behind unexpected violent eruptions
Credit: Brooker/Griffiths/Heard/Cherns In a new study of volcanic processes, Bristol scientists have demonstrated the role nanolites play in the creation of violent eruptions at otherwise...