‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination
Rice University engineers boost output of solar desalination system by 50%Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 18, 2019) -- Rice University's solar-powered approach for...
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Greentown Labs & BASF start circularity challenge to pursue ideas for a circular economy
Six-month accelerator program seeks innovation in the plastics, energy storage and recycling value chains Greentown Labs and BASF jointly launch the Greentown Labs Circularity Challenge...
Drug boosts growth in youngsters with most common form of dwarfism, new study finds
Results of the four-year study are summarised online June 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development...
UToledo research links fracking to higher radon levels in Ohio homes
The study also found average radon concentrations among tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by U.S. EPA and WHO standards.Credit:...
Coral bleaching causes a permanent change in fish life
Repeat coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures has resulted in lasting changes to fish communities, according to a new long-term study in the Seychelles....
GPs should not use inflammatory marker tests to rule out serious conditions, study finds
Blood tests that detect inflammation, known as inflammatory marker tests, are not sensitive enough to rule out serious underlying conditions and GPs should not use...
Health policies key factor in hospitalization of seniors
Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study. The study examined the experiences...
Study finds alcohol and tobacco appear frequently in UK reality television
A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are extremely common in British reality...
ELSI researchers use biological evolution to inspire machine learning
Credit: Nicholas Guttenberg As Charles Darwin wrote in at the end of his seminal 1859 book On the Origin of the Species, "whilst this planet...
Methods in belowground botany
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systemsCredit: Image credit Huskey et al. (2019). Plant root...
Gender bias continues in recognition of physicians and nurses
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 17, 2019--A new study has shown that patients are significantly more likely to...
NIH to host session on newborn genomic sequencing findings
Media invited to attend Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National Human...
Promising esophageal reconstruction based on engineered constructs
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019-The loss of complete segments of the esophagus often results from treatments...
FDA designates molecular test for concussions as ‘breakthrough device’
BRAINBox Solutions working with Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Carilion Clinic to bring mTBI test to marketCredit: Virginia Tech A portable test to help people suspected...
Researchers report longest duration of therapeutic gene expression
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019--A therapeutic gene delivered into the spinal canal of infant rhesus monkeys...
