Study reveals single-step strategy for recycling used nuclear fuel
The method developed Texas A&M researchers could help reduce nuclear wasteCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering A typical nuclear reactor uses only a small...
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Scholes finds novel magnetic field effect in diamagnetic molecules
Credit: Illustration: Bryan Kudisch, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University The Princeton University Department of Chemistry publishes research this week proving that an applied magnetic field...
TACC COVID-19 twitter dataset enables social science research about pandemic
Leading supercomputing center partners with scholars to collect, distribute, and analyze social media communicationsCredit: Dhiraj Murthy, UT Austin Of the myriad ways researchers are fighting...
IAVS and Pensoft launch a gold OA journal on vegetation classification on ARPHA platform
Credit: Sebastián Zeballo Last summer, the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) took the decision to launch a gold open-access academic journal, titled Vegetation Classification...
Wyss Institute joins forces with Cytosurge to improve CRISPR multiplexing
Collaboration focuses on developing multiplexed gene editing approaches using single-cell nano-manipulation technology that maintains cell viability and fitnessCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON &...
$55 NIH grant advances clinical and translational research at UC San Diego
Federal funding will fuel new innovations combining basic science and clinical care; brings total support to $140 million since institute opened in 2010Credit: UC San...
Imaging technology allows visualization of nanoscale structures inside whole cells
Tool could allow for better understanding for diseases affecting the brain, regenerative therapiesCredit: Fang Huang/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Since Robert Hooke's first description...
Crystal power
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory The diamonds and other crystals on view in science museum exhibits are a delight to the eye. What contributes to their...
How synaptic changes translate to behavior changes
Scientists pin down how learning influences behavior through widespread synaptic changesCredit: Tam et al., JNeurosci 2020 Learning changes behavior by altering many connections between brain...
Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy
'Artificial leaf' concept inspires Rice University research into solar-powered fuel productionCredit: Illustration by Jia Liang/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 4, 2020) - Rice University researchers...
Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time
Credit: Seb Dunnett Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help...
ORBIT project is working with UK’s blind and low vision people to build better AI
The City-led Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) research project is recruiting blind and low vision users to record videos of objects that are...
ASU scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study
SARS-CoV-2 mutation mirrors one found during 2003 SARS outbreakCredit: Efrem Lim, ASU Biodesign Institute As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the U.S., in addition...
Researchers model efforts to control coronavirus pandemic with new NSF RAPID award
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A team of investigators at the University of Kansas and KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum is developing...
UofL delivering health care through a new lens: Smart glasses
Credit: UofL The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of telemedicine, and as part of that expansion, faculty at the University of Louisville are...