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Maglab scientists capture molecular maps of animal tissue with unprecedented detail
Credit: Stephen Bilenky We've all heard, and seen, how a picture paints a thousand words. Now, in a scientific twist on that saying, researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory…
UTA aerospace engineer exploring possibility of hypersonic passenger, cargo planes
Finding ways to faster flightCredit: UT Arlington The idea of speeding through the atmosphere at many times the speed of sound carries great appeal for commercial aircraft carriers. The technology needed to build such hypersonic…
Can I mix those chemicals? There’s an app for that!
New technology can find the safest way to store and dispose of reactive chemicals Improperly mixed chemicals cause a shocking number of fires, explosions, and injuries in laboratories, businesses, and homes each year. A new open source…
Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels
The 3D microvessels can show how normal red blood cells squeeze through them, and malaria-infected cells become stalledCredit: Caitlin Howard/University of Washington Bioengineering Engineered human capillaries are providing an…
Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive
New product creates fuel from biomass, while improving engine performanceCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., January 23, 2020--Take biomass-derived acetone--common nail polish remover--use light to upgrade it to…
Scientists highlight potential of exposome research
A review article in the journal Science calls for an effort on the scale of the Human Genome Project to map the cumulative health effects of environmental exposures Over the last two decades, the health sciences have been transformed by…
Stressed-out dust is sharing antibiotic resistance genes
First study to show indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Northwestern University Bacteria can swap their genes with neighboring bacteria Study finds that antibiotic resistance genes can be…
Data from behind enemy lines: How Russia may have used twitter to seize Crimea
New research shows real-time social media data may have been a source of military intelligence for the Kremlin and potentially other governmentsCredit: Courtesy of nyaberku Online discourse by users of social media can provide…
Keeping guns away from potential mass shooters
Credit: Photo by Derwin Edwards from Pexels EAST LANSING, Mich. - The United States currently averages 20 mass shootings per year. Researchers from Michigan State University measured the extent to which mass shootings are committed by…
Using artificial intelligence to enrich digital maps
Model tags road features based on satellite images, to improve GPS navigation in places with limited map data A model invented by researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) that uses satellite imagery to tag road…