Australian Space Agency backs locally-designed space suit development
Australian researchers will lead development of the next generation of space suits in a major international collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency and leading...
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No touching: Skoltech researchers find contactless way to measure thickness of carbon nanotube films
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech and their colleagues from Russia and Finland have figured out a non-invasive way to measure the thickness...
A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel vaccine that removes senescent immune cells from the body to improve obesity-induced metabolic disordersCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan...
Salk researchers accelerate, expand COVID-19 research
Salk scientists tackle COVID-19 pandemic with innovative research projects on immunity, vaccine development, viral imaging and moreCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 29, 2020) As the...
Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differentl
Credit: Elizabeth Madin, University of Hawai'i In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen...
A cosmic mystery: ESO telescope captures the disappearance of a massive star
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered the absence of an unstable massive star in a dwarf...
US policy arm of major computing association urges suspension of facial recognition technology
Statement cites threats to rights of society's most vulnerable populationsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery's US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) today...
Implants: Can special coatings reduce complications after implant surgery?
Credit: Hala Al Khoury / Uni Halle New coatings on implants could help make them more compatible. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)...
Could your computer please be more polite? Thank you
Carnegie Mellon method automatically makes requests more politeCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--In a tense time when a pandemic rages, politicians wrangle for votes and protesters...
Research collaborative releases new collection of North Carolina health care spending data
HCCI, Duke, Blue Cross NC release interactive data on state health care spending to inform public and policymakersCredit: Health Care Cost Institute, 2020 DURHAM, NC...
Women significantly more likely to be prescribed opioids, study shows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 29, 2020--Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid analgesics. Read the study,...
Researchers look for answers as to why western bumblebees are declining
Credit: Christy Bell A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee....
New treatment for common form of muscular dystrophy shows promise in cells, animals
University of Alberta-led team develops synthetic molecule that stops production of toxic muscle-killing proteinCredit: University of Alberta Researchers have designed a potential new treatment for...
Researchers catch a wave to determine how forces control granular material properties
Credit: Johns Hopkins University Stress wave propagation through grainy, or granular, materials is important for detecting the magnitude of earthquakes, locating oil and gas reservoirs,...
Using cellular networks to detect at-risk areas for spread of COVID-19
Data from existing wireless networks can pinpoint potential hotspotsCredit: Colorado State University In the fight against COVID-19, researchers at Colorado State University have developed a...