New analysis approach could help boost sensitivity of large telescopes
WASHINGTON — Some of the largest and most sophisticated telescopes ever made are under construction at the Simons Observatory in ...
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Soft touch sensitivity
A soft and flexible electronic “e-skin,” so sensitive it can detect the minute temperature difference between an inhaled and an ...
Study explores link between shark nose shape, size and sensitivity of smell
Sharks have reputations as “super smellers” that use olfaction to detect odors related to finding prey and mates, communicating with ...
Researchers find breast cancer protein that could predict chemotherapy sensitivity
Researchers have identified a protein that, when present in high amounts in breast cancer tumours, is an indicator of whether ...
High-fat diet can provoke pain sensitivity without obesity, diabetes
A new study in mice from researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas suggests that a short-term exposure to a high-fat ...
Sensitivity to musical rhythm supports social development in infants
Engaging infants with a song provides a readymade means for supporting social development and interaction, according to a study published ...
Brain’s sensitivity to different types of regret may impact mood disorders like depression, Mount Sinai researchers find
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have learned that the way the brain processes the complex ...
Rehabilitation method to improve taste sensitivity
Many patients suffer from taste disorders due to a variety of causes, and in recent years the number of such ...
Researchers boost sensitivity and speed of Raman microscopy technique
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a label-free and non-invasive Raman spectroscopy approach that can acquire microscopic images of biological samples ...
Moffitt researchers discover cancer-associated fibroblasts induce drug sensitivity
TAMPA, Fla. — Cells in the surrounding tumor microenvironment have a significant impact on cancer growth, survival and responses to ...
Moffitt researchers discover cancer-associated fibroblasts induce drug sensitivity
TAMPA, Fla. — Cells in the surrounding tumor microenvironment have a significant impact on cancer growth, survival and responses to ...
Leukemia vulnerability discovered causing drug sensitivity
All human tumors originating from various tissues share a series of properties that define them, including the ability to prevent ...
CU Anschutz researchers identify a new mechanism responsible for controlling auditory sensitivity
AURORA, Colo. (July 22, 2022) – A new study published in PNAS highlights a newly identified mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is ...
Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) – even when patients are asymptomatic
Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) - even when ...
Development of semiconductor microchip that can detect prostate cancer markers with ultra-high sensitivity
Overview Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview Associate Professor Kazuhiro Takahashi and Tomoya Maeda (a ...
Biologists isolated the coronavirus nucleoprotein in its pure form to improve the accuracy and sensitivity of the antibody tests
The SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein is the main protein in viral particles. It folds the RNA of the virus into a compact ...
Color-sorting metalenses boost imaging sensitivity
WASHINGTON — Researchers have shown that newly designed pixel-scale metasurface lenses — flat surfaces that use nanostructures to manipulate light ...
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a ...
New software allows industrial robots to achieve touch sensitivity and precision close to human hands
Eureka Robotics, a tech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has developed a technology, called Dynamis, that makes ...
Functional precision medicine using drug sensitivity testing enables tailoring of therapy for leukemia patients
A functional precision medicine study conducted in Finland demonstrates that treatment selection based on results from drug sensitivity testing of ...