Reducing nitrogen with boron and beer
Credit: Team Braunschweig Humankind is reliant on the ammonium in synthetic fertiliser for food. However, producing ammonia from nitrogen is extremely energy-intensive and requires the...
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UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies
Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune systemCredit: University of Louisville Cancer remains one of the...
Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor
Credit: JO Yxell/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have discovered the possibility to prepare...
Tandem devices feel the heat
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Understanding how solar cell operation changes as it moves from the lab into the real world is essential for optimizing their...
Infinite chains of hydrogen atoms have surprising properties, including a metallic phase
Scientists with the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem combined cutting-edge computational methods to probe an endless line of protons...
Researchers create morphing crystals powered by water evaporation
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and efficiently converted into motion with...
Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
Credit: Bryan-College Station Eagle photo/Laura McKenzie ABERDEEN PROVIDING GROUND, Md. -- A team of Army researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting...
NASA night-time image shows Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approach Bermuda
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Night-time imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed Hurricane Paulette's large eye approaching...
Using artificial intelligence to predict genuine outcomes in COVID-19 patients
Credit: West Virginia University Artificial intelligence can do more than recommend a song or suggest what to write in an email. It might even be...
NASA’s Aqua satellite finds Rene barely a depression battered by wind shear Â
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Depression Rene continues to be the victim of strong wind shear and forecasters anticipate it will lead to the storm's demise...
DNA webs may drive lung pathology in severe COVID-19
Credit: © 2020 Radermecker et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20201012 Sticky webs of DNA released from immune cells known as neutrophils...
Smartphones can predict brain function associated with anxiety and depression
Passive monitoring of phone usage shows emotional state of mindCredit: Jeremy Huckins. HANOVER, N.H. - September 14, 2020 - Information on social activity, screen time...
Project Phoenix: DNA unlocks a new understanding of coral
Credit: Tom Bridge. Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs. "Surprisingly, we...
Georgetown Global Health Center issues pandemic preparedness report and COVID-19 lessons
Credit: Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2020) -- In a new report commissioned by the...
Big answers from tiny particles
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - A team of scientists led by Kanazawa University proposed a new mathematical framework to understand the properties of the...