40% of O’ahu, Hawai’i beaches could be lost by mid-century
Credit: Kammie Tavares The reactive and piecemeal approach historically used to manage beaches in Hawai'i has failed to protect them. If policies are not changed,...
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E. coli bacteria offer path to improving photosynthesis
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia coli bacteria in order to...
Hyperbolic metamaterials exhibit 2T physics
3D nonlinear ferro-fluid-based hyperbolic metamaterials may contribute to ultra-fast all-optical hyper-computingCredit: V. Smolyaninova et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.5.056001 Metamaterials--nanoengineered structures designed for precise control and manipulation...
Earth MRI funds critical minerals projects in twenty-one states
A total of $7.97 million will fund new research and preserve important data across the NationCredit: USGS The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of...
Researchers combine photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging in tiny package
New microendoscope poised to advance our understanding of the brainCredit: Emmanuel Bossy, CNRS/ Université Grenobe Alpes Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique WASHINGTON -- Researchers have demonstrated...
New national imaging center has potential to transform medicine
Credit: Joseph Kim and Tanner Tenpas, UW-Madison MADISON - A national research initiative announced today will place the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the forefront of...
New study reveals why flu can be devastating for pregnant women
Pre-clinical study suggests virus does not stay in the lungs but spreads throughout the mother's bodyCredit: RMIT University New research helps explain why flu can...
CRISPR-based malaria testing on-the-fly
A Plasmodium species-specific, ultrasensitive, nucleic acid detection assay to enable fast and inexpensive testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers in low-resource settingsCredit: Peter Nguyen /...
Artificial intelligence detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Credit: Kundu et al. (2020) PNAS PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21. 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University College...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Dolphin going swimmingly
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of recently formed Tropical Depression 14W...
Regulatory T cells could lead to new immunotherapies aimed at treating multiple sclerosis
New study finds presence of regulatory T cells enables partial recovery from paralysisCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - September 21, 2020 - In...
Long-term COVID-19 containment will be shaped by strength, duration of immunity
Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in shaping the future trajectory of...
How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants
Combining two tools would boost understanding of climate changeCredit: Christian Frankenberg How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by...
Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century
Analysis published in Scientific Reports is based on climate models for the mid-Pliocene period, which occurred 3 million years ago and shared characteristics with present-day...
Funding climate action policies: Consumers weigh in
New research shows international support for simple funding plans -- even if costs are highCredit: Washington University For decades, scientists have urged policymakers to take...