ORNL, LANL-developed quantum technologies go the distance
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 12, 2020 -- For the second year in a row, a...
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Health inequities magnified during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2020--The impact of COVID-19 on underserved and vulnerable populations, including persons of color, is...
Using a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19 at home
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 12, 2020) ... In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to safely reopening society amid the...
Ancient rocks show high oxygen levels on Earth 2 billion years ago
Research on Russian drill core challenges long-standing models of oxygenation on EarthCredit: K. Paiste. Earth may have been far more oxygen-rich early in its history...
Silver nanocubes make point-of-care diagnostics easier to read
Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devicesCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Engineers at Duke University have shown that...
Early experiences determine how birds build their first nest
Materials used and speed of nest construction depend on who and what was around during adolescence for zebra finchesCredit: Alexis Breen. Early life experiences of...
Hollow-core fiber raises prospects for next-generation scientific instruments
Credit: University of Southampton The novel fibres' latest advances, published this week in Nature Photonics, have underlined the technology's potential for next generation optical interferometric...
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
Credit: Donald Baird The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental scientists and ecologists, but a...
Growing mountains or shifting ground: What is going on in Earth’s inner core?
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Exhaustive seismic data from repeating earthquakes and new data-processing methods have yielded the best evidence yet that...
New tool helps distinguish the cause of blood clots
A tool that uses machine-learning technology can distinguish the cause of different types of blood clots based on subtle differences in their shapeCredit: Yuqi Zhou...
Dogs can detect traces of gasoline down to one billionth of a teaspoon
Study provides lowest estimate of sensitivity limit for canine-and-handler teams detecting traces of gasoline during arson investigationsCredit: Joe Towers Trained dogs can detect fire accelerants...
The butterfly effect: Climate change could cause decline of some alpine butterfly species
Study examines downstream effects of climate change on alpine butterfly populations in North AmericaCredit: Alessandro Filazzola. The long-term effects of climate change suggests that the...
A COVID-19 collaboration as big as Texas
Drug discovery researchers from El Paso to Galveston join forces to find new therapeutics to combat the pandemicCredit: Drug Discovery Consortium As the world prays...
UCF receives NSF RAPID Award to develop cough drops to help control COVID-19
A team of University of Central Florida researchers is looking at changing people's saliva to help manage the spread of COVID-19 as the nation gets...
COVID-19: Discovery spurs clinical trial of antidepressant
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An antidepressant medication is being tested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after University of Virginia School of Medicine...