Tag: Research/Development

April 29, 2020

Researchers proposed a new approach to improve the efficiency of mathematical modeling of the processes in materials at the nanoscale.Credit: ...

Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?

April 29, 2020

Credit: Doug Weaver Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting ...

Researchers tackle a new opportunity to develop high-energy batteries

Credit: Image by: Dr. Oleg Borodin, CCDC Army Research Laboratory ADELPHI, Md. -- In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have become ...

Hey, Alexa, who else is listening right now?

UC to use NSF grant to explore smart speaker securityCredit: UC Voice-activated speakers like Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google ...

Army converts heat into electricity to power autonomous robots for months

Credit: CCDC Army Research Laboratory photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- An energy-efficient generator intended to power private residences could ...

Scientists explore the power of radio waves to help control fusion reactions

Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman. A key challenge to capturing and controlling fusion energy on Earth is maintaining ...

Entos Pharmaceuticals partners with EpiVax to develop a pan-coronavirus DNA vaccine

Credit: Michael Wong EDMONTON, Alberta, April 28, 2020 -- Entos Pharmaceuticals (Entos), a healthcare biotechnology company that develops next generation ...

Key progress on the MRI compatible DBS electrodes and simultaneous DBS-fMRI

Credit: College of Engineering, Peking University Simultaneous deep brain stimulation (DBS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is critical for ...

Fused-ring electron acceptor with 3D exciton and charge transport

Credit: Zhan Xiaowei Recently, Professor Zhan Xiaowei's group from the College of Engineering at Peking University made new progress in ...

The truth lies in the soil: How human activity leaves a chemical footprint in soils

Researchers explore how natural processes determine the distribution of chemical elements in soils and highlight the effect of miningCredit: Earth ...

Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single atomic sheet

Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes

Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless ...

Navy strengthens defense industrial base with new small business funding opportunity

Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donavan K. Patubo/released) ARLINGTON, Va.--To support the national response to ...

Researchers make key advance toward production of important biofuel

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable ...

Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds

Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are ...

Development of a new ventilator prototype for the ICU against COVID-19

Collaboration between UC3M and Hospital Gregorio MarañónCredit: UC3M Researchers and technicians from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and ...

NUS-led team develops artificial intelligence platform to combat infectious diseases

Novel tool identifies optimal drug combination therapies at unprecedented speedCredit: National University of Singapore As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ...

USask VIDO-InterVac awarded $23 million for COVID-19 vaccine research

April 24, 2020

Credit: University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre) has been awarded $23 ...

Created for anthrax attacks, cold plasma air filter is being prepped to combat COVID-19

April 23, 2020

Drexel researchers develop technology to neutralize coronavirus in the airCredit: Drexel University For many Dragons and their fellow Philadelphians living ...

Emergex and George Mason University sign agreement for highly pathogenic RNA virus studies