DESI team prepares for telescope instrument’s restart after unexpected shutdown
Before COVID-19 hit US, project was on track to begin its 3D map of the universe this summerCredit: Marilyn Sargent, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The...
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BCN MedTech presents an automatic method to detect and segment the intrauterine cavity
In a study led by Miguel Ángel González Ballester, ICREA research professor with the DTIC in collaboration with Eduard Gratacós and Elisenda Eixarch, researches at...
Oriented hexagonal boron nitride foster new type of information carrier
Credit: JAIST Valleytronics gives rise to valley current, a stable, dissipationless current which is driven by a pseudo-magnetic field, Berry curvature. This gives rise to...
Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
Findings suggests abnormal blood flow between mothers, babies in uteroCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- The placentas from 16 women who tested positive for COVID-19 while...
Can oilfield water safely be reused for irrigation in California?
It depends on the location, concludes a study of one California water districtCredit: Avner Vengosh, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - A new study by researchers...
Skoltech team reports an important step to making optical simulators real-world devices
Credit: Physical Review Letters A group of Skoltech scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Southampton (UK), developed a fully optical approach to...
Researchers review advances in 3D printing of high-entropy alloys
SUTD collaborates with universities in Singapore and China to shine light on HEA manufacturing processes and inspire further research in this emerging fieldCredit: SUTD High-entropy...
ALMA spots twinkling heart of milky way
Credit: Keio University Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr)...
A sole mate to prevent diabetic foot ulcers
New cooling insoles developed by UTSW scientists reduce foot temperature, diminishing the risk of tissue breakdown that could contribute to diabetic amputationsCredit: UTSW DALLAS - May...
Novel biomarkers predict benefit with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer
ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting, 23-24 May 2020Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 22 May 2020 - Two novel biomarkers have been found...
Supportive care to relieve cancer-related fatigue underutilised by breast cancer survivors
ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting, 23-24 May 2020Credit: ESMO Lugano, Switzerland, 22 May 2020 - Cancer-related fatigue is a prevalent and potentially persistent issue among...
Indigenous collaboration and leadership key to managing sea otter population recovery
Credit: Ilja Herb A new study highlights the need to engage Indigenous communities in managing sea otter population recovery to improve coexistence between humans and...
Mechanism underlying the development of diabetes and fatty liver illuminated
Credit: Kobe University A research group including Professor OGAWA Wataru (Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) and Project Associate Professor...
New wearable devices set to diagnose medical conditions
Preeclampsia, epilepsy and heart attacks targetedCredit: University of South Australia Transforming how common health conditions are diagnosed using point-of-care and wearable bio diagnostic devices is...
Peculiar behavior of the beetle Toramus larvae
How and why do they carry their exuviae?Credit: The Coleopterists Society The beetles of family Erotylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) are morphologically and biologically diversified into six...