Micro and nano materials, including clothing for Olympic athletes
£1.8 million award to scale up researchCredit: Swansea University A research team of materials engineers and performance scientists at Swansea University has been awarded £1.8...
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UMass Amherst student-led permaculture gardens serve as model for sustainable agriculture
Gardens are highlighted by USDA Climate HubsCredit: UMass Amherst To educate and inspire people about how to farm and garden sustainably in the Northeast, three...
Researchers identify gene variant associated with cellular aging
(Boston)--It is well known that psychiatric stress is associated with accelerated aging. Now, a new study shows that a gene mutation interacts with multiple types...
Project aims to tame noise from supersonic military jets with ‘swirl’ technology
Credit: Zhi Wang LAWRENCE -- It's cliché to describe something very noisy as "louder than a jet engine." But supersonic jet engines, like those powering...
New model for ICU care, developed by Rutgers, discovers causes of health emergencies
Credit: Nick Romanenko A new model for intensive care, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, can help identify preventable - and previously overlooked -...
Tagged by scientists, bluefin tuna passing submerged listening lines help reveal species’ survival
Technology creates an 'EasyPass' tollbooth for giant bluefin tuna; sheds light on natural mortality, migration of world's most lucrative fishCredit: Hopkins Marine Station An array...
Antibodies from earlier exposures affect response to new flu strains
'After being vaccinated with a new strain of flu, our immune systems appear to be expanding and boosting antibodies generated by previous exposures to earlier...
Improper removal of personal protective equipment contaminates health care workers
Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria NEW YORK (March 19, 2019) --More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) after...
Treatment deficiencies, research disparity in pelvic organ prolapse
Credit: Virginia Tech Is it normal to pee a little when you laugh? It's a simple question many women ask, and as a symptom of...
Supercomputer simulations shed light on how liquid drops combine
Scientists have revealed the precise molecular mechanisms that cause drops of liquid to combine, in a discovery that could have a range of applications. Insights...
Scientists of Russia and Belarus are working on the creation of new materials
Scientific research will allow to create more advanced electromechanical devicesCredit: Denis Alikin Scientists of Ural Federal University and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus,...
Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, disability technology program
Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better world, the Institute announced the...
Balance of two enzymes linked to pancreatic cancer survival
In addition to potentially aiding diagnosis and prognosis, finding launches new effort to treat pancreatic cancer by inhibiting one enzyme and boosting the otherCredit: UC...
Algae could prevent limb amputation
Researchers develop new algae-based treatment which could reduce the need of leg amputation in people with severely limited blood flow A new algae-based treatment could...
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in the country has an autism spectrum condition...
