A funnel of light
Credit: University Rostock / Alexander Szameit Professor Ronny Thomale holds a chair for theoretical condensed matter physics, the TP1, at the Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg....
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Disasters can affect cervical cancer screening for years
Credit: 2020 Miki et al. Cervical cancer screening rates in Japan were significantly affected in the years following the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake of...
ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), K. T. Inoue et al. Astronomers obtained the first resolved image of disturbed gaseous clouds in a galaxy 11 billion light-years away...
How to boost immune response to vaccines in older people
Apply immune expertise and some genital wart cream!Credit: Babraham Institute Research just published by the Linterman lab shows that the immune system of older mice...
Better, safer batteries
A new battery chemistry promises safer high-voltage lithium-ion batteriesCredit: © 2020 Yamada et al. For the first time, researchers who explore the physical and chemical...
Control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in seas
HKU study shows that control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in China's coastal SeasCredit: Photo courtesy: Dr Thibodeau @HKU A new research...
Highly efficient and stable double layer solar cell developed
Credit: KAIST Solar cells convert light into energy, but they can be inefficient and vulnerable to the environment, degrading with, ironically, too much light or...
Citizen scientists are helping researchers design new drugs to combat COVID-19
Credit: Credit: Foldit/David Baker Lab The best thing most of us can do to fight COVID-19 is stay home, to curb the respiratory disease's spread....
Small hearts have strong vortex flow, large hearts have mild vortex — studied in dogs
Credit: Ryou Tanaka/TUAT An international collaboration led by veterinary scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has found that size of a...
Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which...
Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?
Credit: J. Surfact Deterg (2016), 19, 183 The remaining "bound water" on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after natural drying, according...
COVID-19 stimulus brings momentum for economy…and bright spot for geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today commended the U.S. Senate for supporting critical efforts to expand geriatrics expertise through...
AGS applauds important action on geriatrics priorities, Older Americans Act
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society Representing more than 6,000 healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of older adults,...
How to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Engineers at Stanford describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.Credit: NIAID-RML Much remains unknown about how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spreads...
In politics and pandemics, trolls use fear, anger to drive clicks
Fake Facebook ads placed by Russians in 2016 earned 9 times more clicks than typical adsCredit: Courtesy: Chris Vargo/CU Boulder Facebook users flipping through their...