Syracuse researchers awarded $2.1M grant to study causes of congenital heart defects
Credit: Syracuse University Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births in ...
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Evolving the surgical microscope
The first comprehensive review of surgical microscopy details technical history and prospects for the evolving surgical microscopeCredit: D. Lee et ...
Impurities boost performance of organic solar cells
Credit: © 2021 Yuanbao Lin Sunlight offers a potential solution in the search for an energy source that does not ...
DeepTFactor predicts transcription factors
A deep learning-based tool predicts transcription factors using protein sequences as inputsCredit: KAIST A joint research team from KAIST and ...
Using solar energy and agriculture to limit climate change, assist rural communities
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of ...
Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy
Scientists develop a fluorescence "lifetime" microscopy technique that uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomenaCredit: ...
See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique
Upgrade to quantitative phase imaging can increase image clarity by expanding dynamic rangeCredit: s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND Experts in optical physics ...
Polysaccharides from red algae affect mice immune systems, say FEFU scientists
Credit: FEFU press office Carrageenans, biologically active polysaccharides isolated from red algae and widely used in the food industry as ...
Faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres
- advance could improve carbon capture technologyCredit: ESRI, Swansea University A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon ...
Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
NIH-funded study suggests our brains may be more in tune with each other than we thinkCredit: Courtesy of Suthana lab, ...
Andreas Walther receives ERC Consolidator Grant for development of intelligent materials
EU funding for research into materials with both artificial and lifelike propertiesCredit: photo/©: private Artificially created smart, intelligent materials with ...
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms
Light-controlled genes could reveal how gut bacteria impact healthCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, 2020) ...
Reliable anti-counterfeit checks under extreme conditions
Novel DeepKey technology uses identification tags that are durable, simple to produce and easy to authenticate with AI algorithm; Suitable ...
Visible hydrogels for rapid hemorrhage control and monitoring
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - There are many different events which may lead to excessive and uncontrolled bleeding within ...
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy ...
The quest for carbon capture: WVU engineer explores the ways through four federally-funded projects
Credit: Paige Nesbit/WVU One silver lining to COVID-19 restrictions, based on a recent report, is a 2.4 billion-ton plummet in ...
NUS researchers develop foldable tent for safe dental care during the pandemic
Credit: National University of Singapore Dental treatments are performed at close proximity to the mouths and noses of the patients, ...
Speeding toward improved hydrogen fuel production
A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean ...
How cancers hurt themselves to hurt immune cells more
A study of melanoma cells explains a puzzling response they exhibit to ward off T cell attacksCredit: the Weizmann Institute ...
Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for ...
