Researchers develop dashboard to track invasive and vector mosquitoes

Researchers develop dashboard to track invasive and vector mosquitoes
Mosquitoes cause more than one million deaths each year and rank among the deadliest animals on the planet, even though only a small number of the insect species transmit disease. Tracking and surveillance are crucial to mitigating the worldwide…

Published September 08, 2022 at 02:07PM
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Engineers use modified 19th-century photography technique to make flexible films that change color

Engineers use modified 19th-century photography technique to make flexible films that change color
Engineers at MIT funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have repurposed a photographic technique from the 1800s and detailed the outcome in a paper published in Nature Materials. The experiment resulted in films that change shades when…

Published September 08, 2022 at 02:07PM
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Encrypted, one-touch, human-machine interface technology unveils user physiology

Encrypted, one-touch, human-machine interface technology unveils user physiology
Researchers at UCLA and Stanford University have developed a secure, noninvasive, one-touch technology using hydrogel-coated chemical sensors and a signal-interpretation framework. It can present detailed information about an individual's blood…

Published September 07, 2022 at 04:05PM
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NSF, DOD partner to advance 5G technologies and communications for U.S. military, government and critical infrastructure operators

NSF, DOD partner to advance 5G technologies and communications for U.S. military, government and critical infrastructure operators
The U.S. National Science Foundation is accelerating 5G solutions to assist the U.S. government and critical infrastructure operators to communicate securely anywhere and anytime. Partnering with the Department of Defense Office of the Under…

Published September 07, 2022 at 03:06PM
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"Beautiful swimmers" attack at low tide

"Beautiful swimmers" attack at low tide
David Johnson, an ecologist at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has spent more than 20 years mucking in salt marshes along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. But while doing research in a Virginia salt marsh at low tide last…

Published September 07, 2022 at 04:01PM
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Statistical tool finds 'gaps' in DNA datasets shouldn't be ignored

Statistical tool finds 'gaps' in DNA datasets shouldn't be ignored
A simple statistical test shows that contrary to current practice, the "gaps" in DNA protein and sequence alignments commonly used in evolutionary biology can provide important information about nucleotide and amino acid substitutions over time. The…

Published September 06, 2022 at 02:07PM
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Catching up with quicksilver: MXene material can counter mercury contamination

Catching up with quicksilver: MXene material can counter mercury contamination
Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in the atmosphere have quadrupled since the start of the Industrial Revolution. The heavy metal, generated by burning fossil fuels and the disposal of industrial and medical waste, has become persistent in…

Published September 06, 2022 at 02:07PM
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