Energy & Green Tech
A photocatalyst that can produce hydrogen peroxide from oxygen and water
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a colorless liquid compound with strong oxidizing properties that can have numerous industrial and medical applications. This compound is generally synthesized through the anthraquinone process, ...
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Optics & Photonics
Gigapixel 3D microscope captures life in unprecedented detail
When a couple of plucky graduate students took the first picture with their pieced-together microscope, it turned out better than they'd hoped. Sure, there was a hole in one section and another was upside down—but they ...
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Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
University of Wyoming researchers' study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving ...
University of Wyoming researchers' study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Artificial light at night aids caterpillar predators
To save caterpillars, turn off your porch light.
Plants & Animals
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Humans still the leading cause of death for California mountain lions
Mountain lions are protected from hunting in California by a law passed by popular vote in 1990. However, a team of researchers working across the state found that human-caused mortality, primarily involving conflict with ...
Plants & Animals
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Astronomers sound alarm about light pollution from satellites
Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an "unprecedented global threat to nature."
Astronomy
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By studying lizards, researchers reveal the forces that shape biodiversity
"If you pick a spot in, say, a rainforest, and count the number of different species of lizards within 15 meters and you come up with a number," asks Luke Mahler, "what determines that number?"
Evolution
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Researchers find a source of depression linked to a single enzyme
Researchers at Wuhan University in China have found a previously unknown mechanism linking gut bacteria, estradiol, and depression in women. The study, "Gut-microbiome-expressed 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase degrades estradiol ...
New Yorkers friendlier than expected as robots take out the trash
A quick search of stereotypes of New Yorkers yields one characteristic that turns up most frequently: rudeness.
New genetic associations found for COPD in the largest study of its kind
An international team of 144 scientists studying lung function has made a huge leap in understanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by conducting the largest multi-ancestry, genome-wide association meta-analysis to ...
By cracking a metal 3D-printing conundrum, researchers propel the technology toward widespread application
Researchers have not yet gotten the additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) of metals down to a science completely. Gaps in our understanding of what happens within metal during the process have made results inconsistent. ...
Engineering
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
Researchers find a source of depression linked to a single enzyme
Advanced brain imaging study hints at how DMT psychedelic alters perception of reality
Can lymph nodes boost the success of cancer immunotherapy?
Immune system cells in the gut linked to stress-induced depression
Runaway immune reactions can cause long COVID breathing problems
Researchers identify key source of T cell 'exhaustion'
Developing postoperative delirium associated with a faster rate of cognitive decline, says study
Enhanced recombination among omicron variants shown contributes to viral immune escape, finds study
Teams identifies cell entry mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 and therapeutic target for COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 studies: Only neutralizing antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections
COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal disorders, shows study
Transfer-tattoo-like cell-sheet delivery for wounds
Few people seem to find real joy in JOMO
Genetic test can guide treatment for blood cancer to prevent relapse
Certain personality traits and satisfaction linked throughout adult lifespan
Upgraded tumor model optimizes search for cancer therapies
Tech Xplore
A photocatalyst that can produce hydrogen peroxide from oxygen and water
Green hydrogen: How photoelectrochemical water splitting may become competitive
This 'electronic tattoo' can tell when you're stressed out
AI algorithm puts the color back in black and white films
Researchers characterize how passivation layer forms in lithium-ion batteries
Seven things you need to know about lithium-ion battery safety
AI disentangles quantum patents
Where should wind turbines be constructed in Switzerland?
Case study: Efficient audio-based convolutional neural networks via filter pruning
Controversial regasification unit arrives in Italy
New study finds co-infection with 'superbug' bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication
Global data shows nearly 10 percent of severe COVID-19 cases involve a secondary bacterial co-infection—with Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph A, being the most common organism responsible for co-existing infections ...
Medical research
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SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination, suggests study
The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without ...
Immunology
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New genome sequencing shows inbreeding contributes to decline of endangered killer whales
The small size and isolation of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have led to high levels of inbreeding. This inbreeding has contributed to their decline, which has continued ...
Ecology
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Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value, new study finds
Drifting along in ocean currents, jellyfish can be both predator and prey. They eat almost anything they can capture, and follow the typical oceanic pattern of "large eats small." Now a recent University of British Columbia ...
Plants & Animals
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Nanotechnology could be used to treat lymphedema
The human body is made up of thousands of tiny lymphatic vessels that ferry white blood cells and proteins around the body, like a superhighway of the immune system. It's remarkably efficient, but if damaged from injury or ...
Bio & Medicine
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Study uses base editing to correct mutation that causes rare immune deficiency
A new UCLA-led study suggests that advanced genome editing technology could be used as a one-time treatment for the rare and deadly genetic disease CD3 delta severe combined immunodeficiency.
Genetics
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Researchers develop method to identify, sort and observe function in neural stem cells
Researchers at Stanford University in California have devised a fluorescence-activated cell-sorting method for isolating distinct neural stem and progenitor cell types from human brain tissue. The markers used in the study ...
Research team develops nanosensor capable of single-molecule precision in detecting biomarkers
While it is a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never be completely sure what type of fish you've hooked until you pull it out of the ...
Bio & Medicine
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In hot water: Ocean warming impacts growth, metabolic rate and gene activity of newly hatched clownfish
Future ocean warming and marine heatwaves could impact the growth and development of clownfish during their earliest life stages, suggests a new study recently published in Science of The Total Environment.
Plants & Animals
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Advanced brain imaging study hints at how DMT psychedelic alters perception of reality
Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Local manure regulations can help reduce water pollution from dairy farms
Animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution in the United States, as manure runoff carries excess nutrients into rivers and lakes. Because of their non-point source nature, most farms are not regulated under the ...
New research shows the prevalence of 'himpathy' towards perpetrators of workplace sexual harassment
Managers spend much of their time managing conflict and struggle to know how to respond when a "he said, she said" workplace dispute occurs. However, a new study shows how employees' intuitive moral values might give rise ...
Workers' and bosses' trust in teleworking is key, says study
In recent years, teleworking—spurred by the implementation of information and communication technologies and the recent pandemic, particularly—has become a feature of many jobs. Many companies have now made this form ...
What Darwin couldn't see: Expedition to uncover invisible life in Galápagos
An international research team led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is to search for invisible life in the Galápagos Islands. The diversity of bacteria and other microscopic organisms may not be evident ...
Douglas-fir in Klamath Mountains are in 'decline spiral,' research shows
Increases in mortality among Douglas-fir in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a "decline spiral" in parts of the region, a new study by the Oregon State University College ...
Discriminatory housing policies created an unequal park system in Minneapolis, new research shows
A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota sheds light on the origins of racial disparities in the Minneapolis park system and their long-lasting consequences for environmental justice in the city.
A cat's sociable personality and a clean litterbox appear to decrease litterbox issues
Researchers at the University of Helsinki identified several links between various risk factors and feline litterbox issues. Identifying a range of risk factors makes it possible to modify conditions in the cat's environment, ...
Protein deficiency in neurons of patients with neurodegenerative diseases could be targeted by new gene therapy approach
TDP-43 is an RNA-binding protein that normally resides in the nucleus of neurons but is abnormally located in the cytoplasm of neurons in most patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia, ...
Speckle-illumination proves useful in photoacoustic microscopy
Motivated by the limitations of scanning approaches to photoacoustic microscopy, an international group supervised by Emmanuel Bossy of Université Grenoble Alpes experimented with structured illumination using known and ...
Insecticide use against desert locust in the Horn of Africa 2019–2021 reveals a pressing need for change
In work published in Agronomy, the TMG Research gGmbH study team traced a highly destructive desert locust invasion in the Eastern Africa and Horn region between 2019-2021. Ethiopia and Kenya sprayed well over a million hectares ...
Coherent Raman microscopy could be expanded through fusion of instruments and computers
Raman scattering is an inelastic scattering process that exchanges energies between photons and molecules to carry information on molecular vibrations. Raman micro-spectroscopy has become an indispensable analytical tool ...
Tackling food insecurity could improve children's learning
Indian children's education can be impaired when their households struggle to access enough nutritious food, new research has found.
Toxic pet flea and tick treatments are polluting UK freshwaters, says paper
Parasiticides are commonly applied as 'spot-on' treatments on dogs and cats to prevent or kill fleas or ticks, but they contain toxic chemicals that are making it into UK rivers and ponds, particularly in urban areas. In ...
Innovative technologies to remove pharmaceutical residues from wastewater
Every year on 22 March, World Water Day reminds us of the importance of one of the most important resources of life. Almost two-thirds of our planet is covered with water, but not even 3% is drinkable freshwater. Every day, ...
'Window narrowing' to meet 1.5C goal: senior UN climate official
A UN report on climate change released on Monday shows that the window to meet the goal of a 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit is narrowing, a senior UN climate official told AFP.
New findings released from world's most powerful solar telescope
New research conducted as part of the science verification phase of the Visible Spectropolarimeter (ViSP) instrument at the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is the first to use data from this ...
A sowing, pruning, and harvesting robot for Synecoculture farming
Synecoculture is a new agricultural method advocated by Dr. Masatoshi Funabashi, senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL), in which various kinds of plants are mixed and grown in high density, ...
San Diego is preparing to enforce its long-awaited foam ban. Who might get a reprieve?
With enforcement of San Diego's new ban on polystyrene foam food trays, pool toys and more scheduled to take effect April 1, city officials are scrambling to coach affected businesses, clarify the complex regulations and ...
Direct field-to-pattern monolithic design of holographic metasurface
Metasurfaces, as two-dimensional metamaterials, display fascinating ability in electromagnetic (EM) modulation within a sub-wavelength scale, opening up a new way for manipulating the properties of EM wave in a plane. Owing ...
A precise technology for the measurement of the optical coherent structure of random lights
Optical manipulation and applications involve numerous fields, such as physics, information, materials and life sciences. It has been included in the national "14th Five-Year Plan" major engineering and projects. To better ...
