Self-powered pump harnesses light and chemistry to target, capture pollutants
Dartmouth researchers have developed a self-powered pump that uses natural light and chemistry to target and remove specific water pollutants, according to a new report...
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Nature’s design marvel: How shark skin’s denticles adapt to wide speed
New findings on how sharks achieve drag reduction could inspire the design of riblets for more efficient aircraft and boats. In their investigation of great...
Strong driving to realize super-Bloch oscillations
Full coherent control of wave transport and localization is a long-sought goal in wave physics research, which encompasses many different areas from solid-state to matter-wave...
Balancing fairness and welfare in the face of uncertainty
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted in 2021 to inject $1.25 trillion into the country's aging infrastructure to help cities protect and prepare...
Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Carrie Elks awarded $1.4 million to study fat cell communication cycle
​The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, or NIDDK, awarded Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Carrie Elks a grant...
UH astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed. This...
Tradition meets transformation for Maasai women
Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group’s...
The race to discover biodiversity: 11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description
Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an...
Study finds refined corn flour with added corn bran can lower cholesterol
The findings of the randomized crossover clinical trial, available online now and slated to appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Nutrition, reveal...
Sex bias in pain management at emergency departments new study reveals
New study reveals a significant sex bias in pain management at emergency departments, showing that female patients are consistently less likely to receive pain medication...
Revolutionary microfluidic sensors enable real-time detection of multiple heavy metals in water
Recently, a group of researchers from Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, designed and developed advanced microfluidic...
Sizing up microplastics: Nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity
A new study reveals the bioactivity of microplastics in Lake Ontario using cutting-edge nanomembrane filtering technology. Researchers found all samples contained microplastics ranging between 8...
New insights into neutron irradiation damage in high-power thyristors enhance fusion reactor safety
Recently, a research group led by Associate Prof. LI Hua from Institute of Plasma Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy...
Smart aggregates: The future of infrastructure health monitoring
The proliferation of concrete infrastructure worldwide has been met with growing concerns over its durability and safety. Concrete structures are increasingly subjected to dynamic forces...
Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements
Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? The BASE international research collaboration at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva,...
