Mixing grass varieties may reduce insect infestations in lawns
Study shows fall armyworms prefer single-variety plantings of St. Augustine grassCredit: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US Annapolis, MD; April 22,...
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Hole-forming protein may suppress tumor growth
Gasdermin E could be a useful target for improving cancer therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes cells need to die. The process of cell death is encoded...
Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes
Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren't conventional 'fossil fuels' as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and...
Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
Scientists used a multimodal approach to understand how a catalyst decomposes nerve agents in real-life environmentsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory A team of scientists including researchers...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to jumpstart his career as a...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team up and skate through a...
Magnet vs. freon
Scientists invent a magnetic refrigerator, which is 30-40% more efficient than usCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A fundamentally new refrigerator has been developed by researchers...
PA residents shoulder health impacts of state’s oil and gas waste
Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than 80 percent of all waste...
Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders
Study opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterialsCredit: Applied Physics Express A pair of researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)...
Modified ‘white graphene’ for eco-friendly energy
Scientists found a way how to use 2D material for hydrogen energyCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from TPU, Germany, and the United States have found...
Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new and greatly improved version of an electronic tag, called Marine Skin, used for monitoring marine animals could...
Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research — HIV: Volume 4
This book is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman is published on Feb 26th, 2019 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - HIV is a book series that...
Mauritian medical herbs possess antitumor properties
They contain biologically active substances of these species have shown to contain effective inhibitors of oesophageal cancer cellsCredit: FEFU press office Far Eastern Federal University...
Biomimetics: Artificial receptor distinguishes between male and female hormones
Study opens the door to developing ultrasensitive analytical devices for medical and sports applicationsCredit: Science Advances Chemists at Tokyo Tech's Laboratory for Chemistry and Life...
Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices
Study tests potential telemedicine approachCredit: NYU School of Medicine A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing...
