New material shows high potential for quantum computing
Research by UC Riverside-MIT team focuses on quantum phenomena in goldCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A joint team of scientists at the...
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Nonnative pear trees are showing up in US forests
Once a suburban favorite, Callery pear trees are now outcompeting many local trees, a biologist warnsCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services A popular imported tree...
X-ray imaging provides clues to fracture in solid-state batteries
Credit: Josh Brown, Rob Felt Solid-state batteries - a new battery design that uses all solid components - have gained attention in recent years because...
Amphibians infected by ranavirus found in Atlantic rain forest
Ranavirus is linked to amphibian decline or extinction in other parts of the world, but in Brazil, it has been reported only in captive animalsCredit:...
There’s need to intensify diabetes screening amongst older patients living with HIV
This article by Dr. Olufunso O. Sogbanmu et al. is published in The Open Public Health Journal, Volume 12, 2019 HIV patients can suffer from...
Epidemiological review on emerging & re-emerging parasitic infectious diseases in Malaysia
This article by Dr. Saad Musbah Alasil and Dr. Khairul Anuar Abdullah is published in The Open Microbiology Journal, Volume 13, 2019 Malaysia is facing...
Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab earns accreditation
Cardiac Catheterization Lab earns Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Aurora, Colo. (June 28, 2019) - The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's...
Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide
Re-engineered device offers clinically accurate eye scans at a fraction of the costCredit: Lumedica DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a...
Ending needless chemotherapy for breast cancer
A diagnostic test developed at The University of Queensland might soon determine if a breast cancer patient requires chemotherapy or would receive no benefit from...
An improved vaccine for bacterial meningitis and bloodstream infections
Washington, DC - June 18, 2019 - Researchers have now developed a new vaccine, a native outer membrane vesicle (NOMV) vaccine, for meningitis and bloodstream...
Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Phase transitions occur when a substance changes from a solid, liquid or gaseous state to a different state -- like ice...
NSF award funds Pitt research on ionic liquids
NSF awards Pitt researcher $223,093 to study the interaction between ionic liquids and water PITTSBURGH (June 28, 2019) -- Ionic liquids (ILs) are unique because...
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe
Credit: Scott Woods, Western University Astrophysicists at Western University have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that do not need to emerge...
Birth, child outcomes associated with moms using opioids during pregnancy
Bottom Line: In utero exposure to opioids was associated with higher risks for short- and long-term adverse outcomes including preterm birth and neurodevelopmental and physical...
Teens who can describe negative emotions can stave off depression
Credit: Lisa Starr and Stephen Dow/University of Rochester Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected against depression...
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