AI for plant breeding in an ever-changing climate
ORNL's Dan Jacobson and team design algorithms for climate-resilient cropsCredit: Pixabay How might artificial intelligence (AI) impact agriculture, the food ...
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A new facial analysis method detects genetic syndromes with high precision and specificity
Developed by Araceli Morales, Gemma Piella and Federico Sukno, members of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, together with ...
Artificial intelligence to run the chemical factories of the future
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new proof-of-concept study details how an automated system driven by ...
Forget the Chardonay, pass me the grape stems! Anti-tumor activity in prostate cancer cells
Credit: Hidefumi Makabe & Hiroshi Fujii, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Japan Grape stems are discarded en masse during ...
Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts
Credit: Sune Levin and Nature Communications Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have ...
New material points toward highly efficient solar cells
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need ...
Spray painting fiber bandages onto wounds
A new device can deposit drug-delivering fibers directly onto biological materialCredit: L.G. Huston and E.A. Kooistra-Manning, Montana Technological University WASHINGTON, ...
SwRI’s new Low-Load Cycle targets heavy-duty diesel engine emissions
Test developed for the state of California could decrease environmental pollutantsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 12, 2019 ...
NIH RO1 grant to help improve ultrasound tomography for breast cancer detection
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering Mammography is the current state-of-the-art method for detecting and diagnosing breast ...
Injectable, flexible electrode could replace rigid nerve-stimulating implants
Credit: ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF NEURONOFF, INC. MADISON, Wis. -- By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe ...
A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition
Credit: J. Luterbacher (EPFL) Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. ...
New efficiency world record for organic solar modules
Credit: Copyright: ZAE/Kurt Fuchs A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power conversion ...
CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?
researcher finds new use for revolutionary gene-splicing tool; Electrochemical CRISPR platform could lead to quick blood test for disease identification ...
Illinois researchers to develop smartphone diagnostics lit for infectious diseases
Credit: Nick Holonyak Mico and Nanotechnology Lab Infectious diseases such as Zika and Dengue remain a top contributor to death ...
Stress hormone helps control the circadian rhythm of brain cells
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen As day turns into night, and night turns into day, the vast majority ...
Mated female mosquitoes are more likely to transmit malaria parasites
Credit: Jim Gathany-CDC, Flickr (CC-BY) Female mosquitoes that have mated are more likely to transmit malaria parasites than virgin females, ...
Heart attack modeled with human stem cells
Toward the development of individual model of ischemic heart diseaseCredit: ©2019 Okayama University Researchers at Okayama University Graduate School of ...
KIER Identified Ion Transfer Principles of Salinity Gradient Power Generation Technology
Identified ion transfer principle with reverse electrodialysis method which is representative marineCredit: Korea Institute of Energy Research(KIER) Dr. Kim Hanki ...
Minimizing post-harvest food losses
Research team from Graz, Austria, develops biological methods to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetablesCredit: Lunghammer - TU ...
NUS engineers invent smartphone device that detects harmful algae in 15 minutes
Portable, easy-to-use and low-cost technology could be used by fish farmers to monitor water quality quickly and convenientlyCredit: National University ...
