The road to cheaper electric vehicles
UD Prof. Koffi Pierre Yao earns $1 million grant to develop a better lithium ion batteryCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Like many people, Koffi Pierre...
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NASA catches development of eastern Atlantic’s tropical storm Vicky
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed a low-pressure area in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, and it showed the system becoming more...
Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy
Researcher takes aim at hard-to-treat metastatic cancers by using new method to unlock 'cold tumors' for successful treatmentCredit: No credit CLEVELAND--A team of scientists led...
Cool eyes on fever screening: Optimizing infrared thermography
Full-face readings can optimize fever screening with infrared thermographsCredit: Image credit Q. Wang Thermography has been a hot topic this year, due to the need...
How do giraffes and elephants alter the African Savanna landscape?
Credit: Duncan Kimuyu As they roam around the African savanna in search for food, giraffes and elephants alter the diversity and richness of its vegetation....
Wistar appoints Ami Patel as Caspar Wistar Fellow
Caspar Wistar Fellowship launches the careers of up-and-coming biomedical researchers as top scientific leaders.Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Sept. 14, 2020) -- The Wistar...
Researchers receive $45 million grant to study health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers seek to understand the biological framework of Alzheimer's disease in multi-ethnic populations and how it differs from that of non-Latino whites.Credit: HSC Researchers at...
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
NIH research finds higher risk and worse outcomes for those with addictionCredit: NIAID A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use...
Immune system affects mind and body, study indicates
Immune cells produce molecule that influences vigilance, alertness in miceCredit: Kalil Alves de Lima and Mackenzie Lemieux New research at Washington University School of Medicine...
Global study reveals time running out for many soils – but conservation measures can help
A major new international study has provided a first worldwide insight into how soil erosion may be affecting the longevity of our soils.Credit: Dan Evans...
Gentle probes could enable massive brain data collection
National Institutes of Health backing Rice's Chong Xie to refine flexible nanoelectronics threadCredit: Xie Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 14, 2020) - Rice University engineers...
Animals’ magnetic ‘sixth’ sense may come from bacteria, new paper suggests
The question is one that has been unresolved despite 50 years of researchCredit: Photo credit: Gustavo Stahelin/University of Central Florida Marine Turtle Research Group. Permit...
New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University An impressive array of architectural forms can be produced from the popular interlocking building blocks known as...
Dams exacerbate the consequences of climate change on river fish
Credit: Manuel Portero / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) A potential response of river fish to environmental changes is to colonize new habitats. But what happens when...
Possible marker of life spotted on venus
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada & NASA/JPL/Caltech "When we got the first hints of phosphine in Venus's spectrum, it was a shock!", says team leader Jane...