Energy-efficient tuning of spintronic neurons
Credit: Johan Åkerman and Shunsuke Fukami The human brain efficiently executes highly sophisticated tasks, such as image and speech recognition, with an exceptionally lower energy...
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Adebiyi awarded $4.5 million from the NIH for vascular, kidney dysfunction research
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (August 14, 2020) - Despite a plethora of treatment options, the burdens of cardiovascular and kidney disease still pose significant challenges...
2D materials for ultrascaled field-effect transistors
One hundred candidates under the ab initio microscopeCredit: Mathieu Luisier/ETH Zurich With the increasing miniaturization of electronic components, researchers are struggling with undesirable side effects:...
Tumour gene test could help to predict ovarian cancer prognosis
Credit: Photo: UNSW A tumour test could help to identify ovarian cancer patients with predicted poor survival, and down the track inform new therapeutical approaches,...
New practice guidelines on non-invasive ventilation in chronic stable Hypercapnic COPD
Published by the American Thoracic SocietyCredit: ATS August 17, 2020 -- A subcommittee of the American Thoracic Society Assembly in Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology has...
A new treatment concept for age-related decline in motor function
Enhancement of motor function and muscle strength in aged mice by enhancing formation of neuromuscular junctionsCredit: ©YAMANASHI Yuji In an aging society, one of the...
Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts of the Middle East and...
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm
Computer IDs differences in brains of patients with schizophrenia or autismCredit: Image by Shinsuke Koike, CC-BY Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective...
FAU awarded $2.2 million to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee
FAU harbor branch scientist receives grant from Florida's Department of Environmental ProtectionCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute With a surface area of 730...
Novel method can efficiently create several ‘building blocks’ of pharmaceutical drugs
Scientists demonstrate new method of producing a specific class of organic compounds, which promises to accelerate drug discovery research for several diseasesCredit: Waseda University Several...
Realtime observation of structural dynamic of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry
Credit: Nano Letters Unlike living organisms, to avoid extinction, viruses need to hijack living host machineries to generate new viruses. The devastating respiratory virus, influenza...
Hidden secrets written in stone
Decoding Hallett Cove with virtual realityCredit: University of South Australia It's one of the best-known geological heritage sites around the world, filled with fossils and...
Half of parents report butting heads with child’s grandparent over parenting
Blame, shame and disagreements between parents and grandparents over parenting choices like discipline, meals and TV time can strain relationshipsCredit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National...
New diagnostic criteria shine light on early dementia mimics
Credit: University of Bristol Experts estimate up to one third of people attending specialist memory clinics could have a condition that is commonly mistaken for...
Green electricity for Europe: Small scale solutions also affordable
Credit: Tim Tröndle, IASS/ETH Zurich The European Union aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and is relying largely on renewable electricity to reach this...