Ivan Biaggio elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America
Credit: Photo courtesy of Lehigh department of physics Ivan Biaggio, professor physics at Lehigh University, joined a distinguished group of scientists with his recent election...
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Nitrous oxide emissions set to rise in the Pacific Ocean
Credit: © EPFL Today's rising CO2 emissions are changing oceans' pH levels, making them more acidic. We can already see the harmful effects in the...
Researchers develop a new home-based app to better monitor Parkinson’s disease
Frequent daily evaluations at home using the SleepFit app can minimize risk of uncertain recallCredit: Swiss Parkinson Association Amsterdam, NL, November 12, 2019 - In...
Employing dental informatics to improve oral health for better overall human health
Poised to impact people and populationsCredit: Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry INDIANAPOLIS - With the goal of improving oral health for better...
Using cardiac-specific biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease risk early
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new review article provides valuable insights into how traditional and emerging cardiac-specific biomarkers...
New research suggests robots appear more persuasive when pretending to be human
When bots disclose their non-human nature, their efficiency is compromisedCredit: NYU Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, UAE - November 12, 2019: Recent technological breakthroughs in artificial...
Beware probiotics in ICU patients
Credit: Michael Goderre/Boston Children's Hospital It's become common for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), both children and adults, to receive probiotics. Often, they...
Nuclear warheads? This robot can find them
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Trust, but verify. -- Ronald Reagan Picture a swarm of autonomous, three-foot rolling robots armed with smart detectors to...
Knowledge of the origin of the food makes it taste better
Well-known foods taste the best, but if we know where the food comes from and how it is made, it gets better, even if we...
Using sound waves to remotely target drugs to tumors
Researchers have combined an ultrafast ultrasound imaging system with ultrasonic tweezers to track, trap and target drug carriers within a phantom blood vesselCredit: Qifa Zhou...
Boosting host immune defenses to treat tuberculosis
Credit: NIAID via Flickr Current treatment regimens for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis, are long, complex, and hard for people to sustain....
Researchers strengthen weakest link in manufacturing strong materials
Credit: Kenta Yamanaka et al, Tohoku University Industrial and automotive machinery, such as automotive engine parts, contain materials that are, heat-, wear-, and corrosion-resistant. They...
Brookhaven-Commonwealth Fusion Energy Project wins DOE funding
Through DOE's new Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, Brookhaven will partner with Massachusetts-based startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to develop superconducting power cables and...
Spray painting fiber bandages onto wounds
A new device can deposit drug-delivering fibers directly onto biological materialCredit: L.G. Huston and E.A. Kooistra-Manning, Montana Technological University WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2019 --...
Magnetic tuning at the nanoscale
Deploying the helium-ion microscope at the HZDR to manipulate nanoscale material properties.Credit: HZDR / A. Wirsig In collaboration with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for...
