NASA finds a weaker Sarai now a depression
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of Tropical Cyclone Sarai and...
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Topological semimetals can generate sizable transverse thermoelectric figure of merit
Credit: ©Science China Press The thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a particular material is determined by the value of its thermoelectric figure of merit zT. It...
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
Human trials tipped within two yearsCredit: Flinders University A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful animal testing. The US-led research...
Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info
Just 11% said their pharmacy offered a drug take-back programCredit: Children's National Hospital The callers pretended to be well-meaning parents who were trying to safely...
How fish fins evolved just before the transition to land
Credit: Matt Wood Research on fossilized fish from the late Devonian period, roughly 375 million years ago, details the evolution of fins as they began...
The mysterious case of the ornamented coot chicks has a surprising explanation
The bright colors of the chicks of American coots help their parents choose favorites, according to a new studyCredit: Bruce Lyon The American coot is...
Strategies to generate larger pores in metal-organic frameworks
Credit: ©Science China Press Due to the advantages such as large specific surface area, adjustable pore size and tunable functionality, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown...
Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
Credit: Matthew Dillon/Flickr Life as we know it requires phosphorus. It's one of the six main chemical elements of life, it forms the backbone of...
Bioelectric stimulation to clear skin lesions
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 30, 2019--The delivery of ultrashort pulses of electrical energy represents a promising nonthermal, nonscarring method...
Novela Neurotech showcases smart neural interface at Creative Destruction Lab
Credit: Novela Neurotech TORONTO, ON - Novela Neurotech, a MedTech company developing AI-powered wireless, "smart" neural interface systems, joins Canada's Creative Destruction Lab to further...
NASA tracks Tropical Storm Sarai moving away from Fiji
Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 30 and found that Tropical Storm Sarai continued to move further...
NASA sees Mauritius covered by Tropical Storm Calvinia
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Cyclone Calvinia formed on Dec. 29 and by the next day, its clouds from a band of thunderstorms on its...
Individualized physical therapy reduces incontinence, pain in men after prostate surgery
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Dec. 30, 2019 - For decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urinary...
First study to compare citrus varieties with combination of metabolomics and microbiome
Credit: Emily M. T. Padhi, Nilesh Maharaj, Shin-Yi Lin, Darya O. Mishchuk, Elizabeth Chin, Kris Godfrey, Elizabeth Foster, Marylou Polek, Johan H. J. Leveau, and...
Arup SenGupta awarded second Fulbright research fellowship
Water technology expert returning to India to explore new opportunities to deploy HIX-Nano to mitigate drinking water crisis in affected communities and improve wastewater recovery,...
