NASA’s orbital views of a strengthening, dangerous major hurricane Laura
Credit: Credit: NASA/Chris Cassidy Astronauts aboard the International Space Station provided images of Hurricane Laura as it continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico....
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University of Illinois to lead two of seven new national artificial intelligence institutes
NSF- and USDA-NIFA-funded institutes will each receive about $2 millionM over 5 yearsCredit: Photo courtesy University of Illinois Board of Trustees CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The...
Consuming your own fecal microbiome when dieting may limit weight regain — Ben-Gurion University
Injesting frozen capsules as part of a green-mediterranean diet supplemented with MankaiCredit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...August 26, 2020 - People who consume frozen microbiome capsules...
COVID-19 — Scenarios for the post-lockdown period in Italy
Infection has been reduced up to 70% as of May 1st. Thanks to developed model, scenarios can be drawn regarding future containment measuresCredit: none Infection...
Natural radiation can interfere with quantum computers
Study shows the need to shield qubits from natural radiation, like cosmic rays from outer spaceCredit: Timothy Holland, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash.--A multidisciplinary research team has...
Scientists to discover the unique ductile properties of aluminum
During experiments on high-performance wire arc additive manufacturing researchers produced a metal with unique ductilityCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University During experiments on high-performance...
Samara Polytech scientists studied a new compound for lithium and sodium-ion batteries
The sample was first obtained by quenchingCredit: @SamaraPolytech Cathode materials based on sodium and d-metals fluorophosphates are in great demand in the production of metal-ion...
UC Riverside researcher awarded NIH grants to study mental health and opioid use
Andrew Subica will focus his research on marginalized US populationsCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Grants from the National Institutes of Health to...
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SciDev.Net - the world's leading source of reliable and authoritative news, views and analysis about science and technology for global development - is launching a...
Novel alkaline hydrogel advances skin wound care
Scientists, including an undergraduate student, develop a novel method to produce an alkaline hydrogel that could be applied to healing wounds betterCredit: Tokyo University of...
Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models
Credit: Gregory Schill When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot - also known as black carbon - fills the air. Black carbon is an important...
Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 with a lean rare earth content exhibits superb magnetism
Compound may magnetically outperform neodymium magnetsCredit: NIMS NIMS and Tohoku Gakuin University have developed a boron-doped anisotropic Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 thin film containing only small amount of...
Changing ties that naturally bind
How are information, disease, and social evolution linked?Credit: Kyoto University/Andrew MacIntosh Changing ties that naturally bind How are information, disease, and social evolution linked? Kyoto,...
Tailored hardening of ZrCuAl bulk metallic glass induced by 2D gradient rejuvenation
Credit: Tohoku University A team at Tohoku University have perfected a new heat treatment technique with rapid heating and asymmetrical cooling processes in metallic glass....
Immune protein IL-17A responsible for lethal side effects of gastric cancer
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that as gastric cancer spreads throughout the peritoneal cavity, inflammatory protein IL-17A induces tissue fibrosis, causing lethal side effects and...