Mechanism behind ineffective psoriasis drugs identified
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that manifests as red, scaly skin patches. There is no causal treatment for...
Experiments confirm a quantum material’s unique response to circularly polarized laser light
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down experiments at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory early last year, Shambhu...
This pyramid scheme could be helpful
HOUSTON – (Oct. 21, 2021) – Nature clearly likes symmetry. Look at your own hands, for example. But sometimes nature produces asymmetric...
Innovative design of titanium alloy with supreme properties by 3D printing
A research led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has successfully developed a super-strong, highly ductile and...
The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change
Agriculture and the change in soil use produce 23% of the total emissions of greenhouse gases of anthropogenic origin. Moreover,...
KU center appraises Douglas County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
LAWRENCE — A new paper by researchers at the Center for Community Health and Development, an academic health department within the University of...
Virginia Tech researchers garner NSF grant to connect AI with urban planning to improve decision making and service delivery
Tom Sanchez, professor of urban affairs and planning, and Chris North, professor of computer science and associate director of the Sanghani Center...
Grant beefs up grazing initiative that benefits farmers and environment
Rolling green pastures dotted with grazing cows are a common sight in Virginia. However, there’s more strategy behind those grazing...
Traces of an ancient road in a lake
Anyone traveling from the German city of Brandenburg via Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder at the Polish-German border does...
Giulia Galli awarded Rahman Prize from American Physical Society
Galli is recognized for her contributions to the fields of computational condensed matter, materials science and nanoscience.Credit: (Image by Argonne...
Mechanism underlying the emergence of virus variants unravelled
An international consortium, led by Delft University of Technology and the University of North Carolina, has for the first time...
Fighting multiple sclerosis with cold
In evolutionary biology, the “Life History Theory”, first proposed in the 1950s, postulates that when the environment is favourable, the...
Why super sandstorm 2021 in North China?
Severe sandstorms reoccurred in the spring of 2021 after absence for more than 10 years in North China. During 14-17...
Russian scientists have created an express sensor to determine the toxicity of honey
Russian scientists at Ural Federal University (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) and the Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy...
Drought curbs a vine disease
Over the past twenty years, a global deterioration has been observed in vineyards. Vine yields and longevity are declining and...
Seven ORNL technologies win R&D 100 research awards
Research teams from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received seven 2021 R&D 100...
Hydro/dehydrogenation of N‐heterocycles over bifunctional MoNi4 electrode with water
The catalytic hydrogenation of N-heteroarenes showcases wide and important applications in the fields of synthetic chemistry, drug discovery, materials science,...
Major step in UK contribution to space mission to study solar wind
Space scientists from the University of Leicester have delivered a key component for a new mission to study the impact...
Skyrmions can fly!
Topology in optics and photonics has been a hot topic since 1890 where singularities in electromagnetic fields have been considered....
Multiferroic materials: Further improve the efficiency of solar cells
The development of new-type thin-film solar cell technology is groundbreaking, it opens up the possibility of introducing clean energy into...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think