FSU news: Scientists discover heavy element chemistry can change at high pressures
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt / Nature TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research shows that one of the heaviest known elements can be manipulated to a...
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Common FDA-approved drug may effectively neutralize virus that causes COVID-19
Heparin could be used as a decoy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cellsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A common drug, already approved...
Bed bugs modify microbiome of homes they infest
Credit: Benoit Guenard Homes infested by bed bugs appear to have different bacterial communities - often referred to as microbiomes - than homes without bed...
Shaking light with sound
Credit: Jijun He, Junqiu Liu (EPFL) Piezoelectric materials can convert electrical voltage to mechanical displacement and vice versa. They are ubiquitous in modern wireless communication...
Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganeseCredit: Hang Yu/Caltech Caltech microbiologists have discovered bacteria that feed on manganese and use the...
FSU researchers find sun, rain transform asphalt binder into potentially toxic compounds
Credit: Credit: Sydney Niles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A dramatic oil spill, such as the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico a decade ago,...
How flies flip around on take-off from an upside- down position
Credit: Anna Verbe Flies are able to right themselves very quickly when taking off from an upside-down position. Scientists from the CNRS and from The...
Biomedical instrument based on microvesicles
A paper saw light in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers have proved that a microvesicle-based instrument can be effective in reducing inflammation and immune...
Danforth Center scientist receives $1.4M grant to develop smart farm technology
FieldDock system will autonomously deploy UAV's to accelerate crop improvement and reduce energy, water and fertilizer inputs with zero-carbon footprintCredit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center...
Designed a new model to predict the life expectancy of a severe neurodegenerative disease
Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a serious minority neurodegenerative disease, with an annual rate of 1.5 cases per million inhabitants,...
The smallest micro-gripper, grown on optical fibers, is operated remotely with light
Credit: Source: UW Physics Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, used the liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a series of micro-tools...
Kiwis stockpile paracetamol, the basis of most calls to National Poisons Centre
Credit: Dr Eeva-Katri Kumpula While paracetamol was the most common substance of enquiry for calls to the National Poisons Centre in 2018, new research reveals...
Improved test methods for safer battery systems
Between worst case and reality: KIT collaborates with partners to find new test methods and standards for lithium-ion cells in battery systemsCredit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT...
SNMMI Image of the Year: Super-agers show resistance to tau and amyloid accumulation
Credit: Merle C. Hoenig, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine II - Molecular Organization of the Brain, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany, and Department of Nuclear...
Making balanced decisions
Neuronal circuits in the brain 'sense' our inner stateCredit: Nicolas Gompel Animals have an innate preference for certain scents and tastes. Attractive scents are linked...