Stretching diamond for next-generation microelectronics
Credit: Dang Chaoqun / City University of Hong Kong Diamond is the hardest material in nature. But out of many ...
Month: December 2020
Researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water
Credit: Image by the Ganapathysubramanian research group/Iowa State University and Gregory Foss/Texas Advanced Computing Center. AMES, Iowa - Nature has ...
New proposal for how aerosols drive increased atmospheric convection in thunderstorm clouds
High in the clouds, atmospheric aerosols, including anthropogenic air pollutants, increase updraft speeds in storm clouds by making the surrounding ...
Two University of Tennessee leaders honored by Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
UTIA's Neal Schrick and Hongwei Xin recognized as FSLI FellowsCredit: Image provided by FSLI. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Two leaders from ...
Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin, Penn State Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the ...
Study: in social media safety messages, the pictures should match the words
Effective posts led to better understanding among new parentsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When using social media ...
Bionic idea boosts lithium-ion extraction
Credit: XIN Weiwen Lithium is an energy-critical element that is considered to be a geopolitically significant resource. However, the supply ...
Scientists find the error source of a sea-ice model varies with the season
Credit: Yue Sun Arctic sea ice has been rapidly declining in recent decades, and changes in arctic sea ice can ...
NIH study uncovers blood vessel damage & inflammation in COVID-19 patients’ brains but no infection
Results from a study of 19 deceased patients suggests brain damage is a byproduct of a patient's illnessCredit: Courtesy of ...
Maritime Strategy and Naval Innovation
Technology, Bureaucracy, and the Problem of Change in the Age of CompetitionCredit: US Naval Institute Press The essays in this ...
Dating apps don’t destroy love
Contrary to earlier concerns, a UNIGE study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often ...
Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury
Research team finds persons with spinal cord injury and older healthy individuals have similar brain activation during processing speed tasks. ...
ASN applauds release of 2020 Dietary Guidelines
Integral Role of ASN and ASN Members in DGA Development Exemplifies ASN's Leadership in the Field of Nutrition Science December ...
A pursuit of better testing to sort out the complexities of ADHD
Review of cognitive testing studies reveals how adding computer simulations could help COLUMBUS, Ohio - The introduction of computer simulation ...
LSU Health New Orleans discovers potential new RX strategy for stroke
New Orleans, LA - Research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that a combination of ...
Largest study of Asia’s rivers unearths 800 years of paleoclimate patterns
The SUTD study will be crucial for assessing future climatic changes and making more informed water management decisions.Credit: SUTD 813 ...
Pandemic has revealed our dependence on migrant workers
Migrant workers and seasonal workers are marginalized, invisible and exploited. The coronavirus has taught us an important lesson. "The pandemic ...
Anti-transpirant products unnecessary in cycad propagation
Credit: University of Guam In a first-of-its-kind study within cycad horticulture literature, University of Guam researchers have found that the ...
Insilico partners with APRINOIA on AI-powered neurodegenerative drug discovery
Insilico enters into a collaboration with APRINOIA to apply novel generative AI-powered system to discover novel compounds for neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: ...
Imaging of ballistic wounds, bullet composition and implications for MRI safety
Since patients with ballistic embedded fragments are frequently denied MRI, due to indeterminate bullet composition sans shell casings, radiography and ...
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Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
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Scientists discover cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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Researchers uncover life’s power generators in the Earth’s oldest groundwaters
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Study shows convalescent plasma doesn’t benefit severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19
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Do early therapies help very young children with or at high likelihood for autism?