Analytical Chemistry
A 'volcano-type' relationship: Research reveals novel correlation between metal loading and acidic oxygen evolution
In a study published in ACS Catalysis, a research team led by Prof. Yan Wensheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has revealed the "volcano-type" relationship between metal loading and acidic ...
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Earth Sciences
Nationwide flood models poorly reflect risks to households and properties, study finds
Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and individual properties, according to ...
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Chemists reveal how Rembrandt combined special pigments for golden details of 'The Night Watch'
Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have for the first time established how Rembrandt applied special arsenic sulfide pigments to create a "golden" paint.
Analytical Chemistry
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NASA streams first 4K video from aircraft to space station and back
A team at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical (laser) communications. The feat was part of ...
Space Exploration
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Dark matter flies ahead of normal matter in mega galaxy cluster collision
Astronomers have untangled a messy collision between two massive clusters of galaxies in which the clusters' vast clouds of dark matter have decoupled from the so-called normal matter. The two clusters each contain thousands ...
Astronomy
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Proof-of-concept study finds HIV-like virus particle could end need for need for lifelong medications
Researchers in George Mason University's Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) and Tulane National Primate Research Center have conducted a breakthrough proof-of-concept study, published in the journal Gene Therapy, ...
HIV & AIDS
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Digital twin method can boost wireless network speed and reliability
Computer science researchers have developed a new method for predicting what data wireless computing users will need before they need it, making wireless networks faster and more reliable. The new method makes use of a technique ...
Telecom
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New research offers insight on preventing brain damage in preterm babies
Mark Petersen, MD, has seen firsthand the devastating effects of brain bleeds in premature babies. It's an exceedingly common condition that affects up to 20% of infants born before 28 weeks of gestation, bringing an increased ...
Neuroscience
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Genetic mutations in TLR7 and other genes tied to severe COVID-19
Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 depends, among other things, on genetic factors. With this in mind, researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, in cooperation ...
Genetics
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Fruit fly study identifies gene that may reverse Parkinson's disease
Researchers at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with a group from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, have identified a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson's disease symptoms in fruit flies.
Genetics
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Mild COVID-19 can cause long-term cognitive losses, finds study
Body composition can affect risk of dementia or Parkinson's, research suggests
Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
Positive causal association between rheumatoid arthritis, bronchiectasis
Advanced printing crafts precision scaffolds for tissue regeneration
Volunteering would feel good even if it didn't have health benefits. But it does
Q&A: Physician discusses protecting athletes' mental health from social media risks
Blood test may guide use of multiple myeloma immunotherapy
Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for treatment-resistant depression biotype
COVID-19 slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals, increased inequalities: Study
Improving interoception: Researchers find audiovisual breathing enhances bodily awareness
Researchers uncover how colorectal cancer cells colonize the liver
Research finds no difference in chronic fatigue syndrome prevalence caused by COVID-19, other illnesses
Social vulnerability linked with mental health and substance use disorders
Tech Xplore
Ensuring safety and fairness in artificial intelligence
Battery-free technology can power electronic devices using ambient radiofrequency signals
Navigating digital financial inclusion in Africa
Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative
Scientists are closing in on a mouse model for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
Mice don't get Alzheimer's—and while that's good news for mice, it's a big problem for biomedical researchers seeking to understand the disease and test new treatments. Now, researchers at The Jackson Laboratory are working ...
Medical research
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An optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms achieves unprecedented accuracy
Researchers at the Ye Lab at JILA (the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder) and University of Delaware recently created a highly precise optical lattice clock based on trapped ...
New learning-based method trains robots to reliably pick up and place objects
Most robotic systems developed to date can either tackle a specific task with high precision or complete a range of simpler tasks with low precision. For instance, some industrial robots can complete specific manufacturing ...
New research underscores the close relationship between Saharan dust and hurricane rainfall
Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America. But thick dust plumes can also lead to heavier rainfall—and potentially ...
Earth Sciences
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Study provides new insights into fighting leukemia by targeting its stem cells
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common blood and bone marrow cancer in adults. Caused by an increase in immature cells that rapidly destroy and replace healthy blood cells (red and white blood cells and platelets), ...
Medical research
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Southern Ocean absorbing more CO₂ than previously thought, study finds
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has found that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought.
Earth Sciences
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Study shows chickens use flushed skin and feather fluffing to display different emotions, levels of excitement
Hens fluff their head feathers and blush to express different emotions and levels of excitement, according to a study published July 24, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Cécile Arnould and colleagues from INRAE ...
Plants & Animals
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Webb images nearest super-Jupiter, opening a new window to exoplanet research
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an MPIA-led team of astronomers imaged a new exoplanet that orbits a star in the nearby triple system Epsilon Indi. The planet is a cold super-Jupiter exhibiting a temperature ...
Planetary Sciences
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Neuroscientists discover brain circuitry of placebo effect for pain relief
The placebo effect is very real. This we've known for decades, as seen in real-life observations and the best double-blinded randomized clinical trials researchers have devised for many diseases and conditions, especially ...
Neuroscience
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for treatment-resistant depression biotype
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders worldwide, estimated to affect about one in eight people worldwide. Once individuals experiencing symptoms of depression approach a psychiatrist or psychotherapist, ...
Study finds Airbnb hosts who smile get more bookings
A new study shows that Airbnb hosts who smile in their profile photos can get more bookings. Hosts with a smile see an average increase of 3.5% in bookings.
Strangers trust others more when they put down their phones, experiment finds
It's practically a ritual: As soon as we sit down on the bus or get in line at the post office, we pull out our phones. Studies show average Americans check their phones almost 100 times a day, spending more than five hours ...
There's a new top fish of the Columbia River, and it doesn't mind the warm water
There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest's mightiest river by the millions. Shad, not salmon, are thriving in the warm, still water created by hydroelectric ...
Scientists investigate in-situ growth of crown ether@UiO-66 membranes under mild conditions
Research groups led by Prof. Xu Tongwen and Prof. Li Xingya from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have proposed the concept of total dehydration of ions, and prepared metal-organic framework (MOF) ...
Researchers propose doping strategy for efficient urea electrosynthesis
A research team led by Prof. Yan Wensheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has proposed a doping engineering strategy that breaks the scaling relationship of intermediate binding and minimizes ...
The origin of stoichiometric effects in nickel-tungsten alloy catalysts
A research group led by Professor Gao Minrui from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) reports that nickel-tungsten (Ni-W) ratio in Ni-W alloys governs the performance of hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). ...
'Hot' hedge funds come up short for investors, researchers find
In at least one way, asset classes in capital markets are not unlike consumer products. As they compete for investor cash, trend cycles often come into play. The movement of demand toward the "hot" investment vehicle of the ...
How spaceborne satellites can help with forest monitoring
Information like forest canopy height can be useful in assessing the health of a forest, but current measuring methods are not always feasible for large geographic regions or adaptable to diverse forest types. Monitoring ...
UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
The United Nations' cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain's plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape ...
Study: Gases from burning biomass react within clouds, forming secondary organic aerosols
Thousands of tiny particles in the atmosphere unseen by the naked eye scatter and absorb solar radiation and become one of the bases for the formation of clouds. A lot of these particles are not directly emitted into the ...
Wildfires in Ontario and Manitoba affect air quality in Montreal, study shows
In July and August 2021, smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba affected air quality in Montreal, according to a study led by Patrick Hayes, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Université de ...
Unraveling how potassium bound to soil minerals is made bioavailable for uptake by plants
A combination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and computational methods has revealed the unique bonding environment of potassium associated with organic acids.
Using AI, bird flu study shows greater antibody evasion in newer H5N1 strains
In a new study led by UNC Charlotte researchers from the Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) and the North Carolina Research Campus at Kannapolis, University scholars have ...
Better management of the Australian seafood industry can create resilience to food shocks
New research from the University of South Australia shows that the Australian seafood industry has become more resilient to food shocks—a good sign, with Australians eating more seafood now than ever before.
Research confirms that ancient Tasmania was not a 'wilderness,' but an indigenous cultural landscape
Recent studies led by the University of Melbourne have revealed that the Palawa people's ancient land stewardship techniques have profoundly shaped the landscape of western Lutruwita, within the traditional territories located ...
Finding solutions to problem of clumping in potash-based products
When powdered products like sugar, salt, or instant coffee are exposed to moisture, they form clumps and become much harder to use. The same thing happens to potash-based fertilizers and other potash products, where clumping ...
Research team overcomes heteroatom constraints via cobalt catalysis
Professor Fu Yao and Associate Professor Lu Xi from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have conducted a cobalt-hydride-catalyzed enantioselective hydroalkylation, enabling the efficient construction ...
Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia, home to billions of microplastics
Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen and ...
Same-sex marriage recognition helps countries attract and retain highly skilled workers, research suggests
Marriage equality appears to have a major economic benefit for countries. Washington State University researchers found that European countries that recognized same-sex marriages kept more of their highly skilled workers ...
Weibo posts illuminate public response to China's three-child policy measures
An analysis of comments on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo reveals trends in the public response to measures implemented to support China's three-child policy, highlighting concerns about women's rights and employment. ...
