NSF grant to fund development of a ‘bionic suit’ to help people with paraplegia walk
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance to suit up, walk out...
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Tough stuff: Spider silk enhanced with graphene-based materials
Credit: F. Tomasinelli Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have demonstrated that graphene-based materials can be used to boost the properties of spider's silk. The silk...
How well electron transport works in furfural biogas
Furfural is a promising candidate in the quest for alternative biofuels. The combustion industries are very interested in what could become a potential new type...
Toward unbreakable encrypted messages
Chinese researchers recently announced a landmark advancement: They used a satellite orbiting Earth to beam pairs of quantum-entangled photons to two Tibetan mountaintops more than...
The evolution of ‘true frogs’ defies long-held expectations of science
Credit: Courtesy of Rafe Brown LAWRENCE -- Evolutionary biologists long have supposed that when species colonize new geographic regions they often develop new traits and...
CU Boulder to create digital archive of 1.7 million Rocky Mountain botanical specimens
University of Colorado Boulder researchers and collaborating institutions have been awarded $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a comprehensive digital archive...
Startup develops animal detection system to prevent roadkill
Credit: Fernanda Delborgo Abra / ViaFauna Wildlife roadkill not only makes endangered species more vulnerable, these accidents also put the lives of road users at...
Infants with congenital Zika virus syndrome suffer serious visual impairment
Credit: Journal of AAPOS San Francisco, CA, September 13, 2017 - Although one of the most serious consequences of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in infants...
Wax on, melt off
Credit: Drexel University Drexel University researchers have made a discovery that could create roads that deice themselves during winter storms. Their secret? -- Adding a...
Automated feedback: The new science of grading STEM papers
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Science educators at Wake Forest University are testing how automated feedback combined with new one-on-one teaching methods can improve scientific...
Developing highly specific computer models to better diagnose concussions in real time
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - As fall sports seasons get under way and concerns related to concussions in contact sports continue to grow,...
In-utero treatment reverses cleft palate in mice
Credit: Rena D'Souza Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate and identified a new treatment...
Artificial ‘skin’ gives robotic hand a sense of touch
Credit: University of Houston A team of researchers from the University of Houston has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics that can serve as an...
Song experiments reveal 21 possible new tropical bird species
Credit: B. Freeman Birds often choose their mates based on song, making it a key factor in separating species. However, analyzing spectrograms can only tell...
Is the Earth warming? The ocean gives you the answer
Credit: Lijing Cheng Humans have released carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and the result is an accumulation of heat in the Earth's climate system,...
