Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display
Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service With the goal of increasing access to making, engineers at Stanford University have collaborated with members of the blind and...
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Do feminine hygiene products expose women to dangerous volatile organic compounds?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--New research suggests that women's feminine hygiene practices - in particular vaginal douching and...
Intraoral endoscopic thyroidectomy leaves no scar
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--A new study compares two surgical approaches to endoscopic thyroid removal, neither of which...
Largest mapping of breathing ocean floor key to understanding global carbon cycle
Published in Nature Scientific DataCredit: Photographer: Dr Johannes Lemburg, Alfred Wegener Institute Marine sediments play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle due to...
New grant will help scientists study how cover crops affect plant disease
Credit: Christopher Gannon AMES, Iowa - A multi-state experiment that recently received a major grant will examine how planting cover crops on farm fields affects...
Corals from the twilight zone: Who eats what on a deep Red Sea reef
Credit: Marcos Schonholz Many coral reefs are found below scuba diving depth. Because of the difficulty in visiting these parts of the ocean, the biology...
The use of sugarcane straw for bioenergy is an opportunity, but there are pros and cons
Brazilian researchers calculated the amount of nutrients in sugarcane leaves, which are normally left on the ground after harvest, and the equivalent in fertilizer required...
Scientists find possible treatment for muscle contractures in childhood paralysis
In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling the most common causes of childhood...
Study shows ability to detect light from UV to the IR optical regimes using spin currents
Credit: Joshua Walker A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have shown that the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) can be used to detect light...
Pitt and CMU researchers developing device to hear how neurons communicate
Credit: The University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (October 29, 2019) ... The brain is a complex organ full of neurons that work together to help us...
NASA identifies a strong Arabian Sea Tropical Cyclone Kyarr
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Kyarr in the Arabian Sea is it headed west toward Oman. The...
Study identifies role of specific gene in hardening of blood vessel walls
Credit: Mr. Haakon Sigurslid and Dr. Rajeev Malhotra BOSTON - Oct. 29 2019 - Arterial wall calcification is the buildup of calcium in the blood...
Excellence in gerontological nursing
UTA professors recognized for their leadership, contributions to gerontologyCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington In an effort to train caregivers to meet the needs...
Progressing toward successful gene-based approaches to inherited neurometabolic diseases
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--Researchers are making great strides toward de-veloping gene-based strategies to treat a variety of...
Using renewable electricity for industrial hydrogenation reactions
Pitt researcher featured as 'Emerging Investigator' in Journal of Materials Chemistry ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Oct. 29, 2019) -- From the design of improved...
