Technology and Engineering

Cranfield University research using data from smart meters has found that household water consumption changed significantly after the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, shifting from predominantly higher usage early in the morning to…

A Cranfield-led consortium has won funding that will look into the cyber security risks posed by a digitally-enabled, low-carbon transport service. The funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council…

Researchers uncover how cells control the physical state of embryonic tissues In the earliest stage of life, animals undergo some of their most spectacular physical transformations. Once merely blobs of dividing cells, they begin to…

Machine learning techniques outperformed the traditional methodsCredit: Riikka Kalmi / University of Vaasa Imagine a technology that can predict the outcome of cancer patients - if cancer would reoccur after treatment, what…

Credit: POSTECH Blood vessels deliver nutrients and oxygen to each organ in our body. They are difficult to completely restore to their original conditions once damaged by myocardial infarction or severe ischemic diseases. This is…

An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumour DNA sequencing - a fast, cheap and less invasive method to diagnose and monitor cancer. The researchers…

Credit: Lisa Pessin Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes and corresponding proteins that could point the way to new…

From power grids and telecommunications to water supply and financial systems, digital data controls the infrastructure systems on which society relies. These complex, multi-tier systems depend on layered communications to accomplish…

A new biosealant therapy may help to stabilize injuries that cause cartilage to break down, paving the way for a future fix or - even better - begin working right away with new cells to enhance healing, according to a new animal-based…

Credit: Frank Curran A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages. The findings appeared online in the journal…

Electrical batteries are increasingly crucial in a variety of applications, from integration of intermittent energy sources with demand, to unlocking carbon-free power for the transportation sector through electric vehicles (EVs), trains…

Credit: (Photo: David Taylor/Phocus Video) ARLINGTON, Va.--The Marine scanned the open field and spotted an enemy tank approaching. Using a handheld tablet, he called for an air strike. A helicopter quickly flew in and launched a rocket,…

What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed changes in out-of-pocket health care expenses in the United States during the last two decades. Authors: Amit Jain, M.D., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, is the…

Credit: Courtesy of Wei Guo Nobel laureate in physics Richard Feynman once described turbulence as "the most important unsolved problem of classical physics." Understanding turbulence in classical fluids like water and air is…

Machine-learning methods lead to discovery of rare "quadruply imaged quasars" that can help solve cosmological puzzlesCredit: The GraL Collaboration With the help of machine-learning techniques, a team of astronomers has discovered a…

Credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Members of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) recently completed a high resolution map of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, Canada's first all-weather road to the…

Experiments with a novel time-lapse system show that potassium channel exhibit hysteresis in their responses to membrane tensionCredit: Masayuki Iwamoto from University of Fukui Ion channels play an indispensable role in cellular…

Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years agoCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/CNES/CNRS/LANL/IRAP/IAS/LPGN LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 8, 2021-While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on…

Credit: University of Chicago The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is a founding partner of Duality, the first program in the nation that is dedicated to accelerating startup companies focused on…

Berlin, Germany and Hoboken, NJ - April 8, 2021 - ResearchGate and Wiley today announced a pilot that will make articles published in selected Wiley journals available on the ResearchGate platform. The pilot aims to save authors time,…