NASA catches typhoon Kammuri post landfall
Credit: Credit: NOAA/NASA/UWM-CIMSS-SSEC/William Straka III NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP or S-NPP satellite provided infrared and night-time imagery of Typhoon Kammuri shortly after it made landfall in...
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Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates
Study finds VR might provide a path to increased acceptanceCredit: Sarah Freeman Athens, Ga. - Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads...
Gallery of fluid motion: Capturing liquids and gases in action
Annual exhibit highlights beauty of fluid motionCredit: Wim M. van Rees, Massachusetts Institute of Technology SEATTLE, December 2, 2019 -- Tears stream down your face....
Announcing new GSA Division Award for career achievement in petroleum geology
Credit: Geological Society of America Boulder, Colo., USA: The Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement Award has been established by the Energy Geology Division of The Geological...
Metalens grows up
Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imagingCredit: (Image courtesy of Joon-Suh Park/Harvard SEAS) Metalenses -- flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light...
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto an immune cell networkCredit: John...
NASA-NOAA satellite finds development of tropical cyclone 06A
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed that a tropical depression in the...
Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies
Mechanism may help detect elusive cancersCredit: Marlene Bouvier In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers and...
$2.9 million funds new UIC study on sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease
Study funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois at Chicago researchers received $2.9 million from the...
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science...
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Credit: Tijana Rajh / Argonne National Laboratory Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source. The concentration of carbon dioxide...
Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters
PTSD symptom severity also related to heavy drinkingCredit: University of Houston New findings by a University of Houston psychology professor indicate that among firefighters, distress...
Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal diseases in vitroCredit: Wyss Institute...
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation processCredit: Image is by MarioProtIV, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Pasadena, CA-- A surprising...
Texas Heart Institute Heart doctor elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Physician entrepreneur and pioneer inventor recognized for contributions to the field of cardiac electrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON, TEXAS - (December 3, 2019) Texas...