CRISPR-edited CAR T cells enhance fight against blood cancers
CRISPR-edited CAR T cells enhance fight against blood cancers
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Knocking out a protein known to stifle T cell activation on CAR T cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology enhanced the engineered T cells' ability to eliminate blood cancers.
'Big data' enables first census of desert shrub
'Big data' enables first census of desert shrub
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Researchers leveraged computer algorithms and high-resolution survey data to conduct the first-ever creosote census - counting every creosote in a 135-square-mile conservation site in Nevada's Mojave Desert. The researchers discovered important new informatio
Poor sleep can lead to depression in adolescents
Poor sleep can lead to depression in adolescents
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Chronic sleep disruption during adolescence can lead to depression in both males and females and alters stress reactivity in females, according to a new study. Their findings are particularly relevant in the context of a pandemic when adolescents' mental heal
White blood cells may cause tumor cell death -- but that's not good news
White blood cells may cause tumor cell death -- but that's not good news
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White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die -- but that's not good news, according to researchers. They said that higher amounts of
Warning labels reduce sugary drink consumption in university setting
Warning labels reduce sugary drink consumption in university setting
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A study shows that warning labels placed on sugary drinks could reduce sugar consumption in larger settings.
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
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Engineers propose a built-in security measure that would better protect computer chip hardware from hackers.
Image-based navigation could help spacecraft safely land on the moon
Image-based navigation could help spacecraft safely land on the moon
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Engineers have demonstrated how a series of lunar images can be used to infer the direction that a spacecraft is moving. This technique, sometimes called visual odometry, allows navigation information to be gathered even when a good map isn't available. The g
Synthetic llama antibodies rescue doomed proteins inside cells
Synthetic llama antibodies rescue doomed proteins inside cells
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Researchers created a new technology using synthetic llama antibodies to protect endangered proteins inside cells. The technology could treat dozens of diseases.
Researchers use genomics to identify diabetic retinopathy factors
Researchers use genomics to identify diabetic retinopathy factors
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Researchers have identified genes that respond differently in response to high glucose in individuals with and without diabetic retinopathy.
Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture
Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture
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In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter.
Scientists get the lowdown on sun's super-hot atmosphere
Scientists get the lowdown on sun's super-hot atmosphere
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Images of the sun captured by the IRIS mission show new details of how low-lying loops of plasma are energized, and may also reveal how the hot corona is created.
Rise of the underdog: A neglected mechanism in antiferromagnets may be key to spintronics
Rise of the underdog: A neglected mechanism in antiferromagnets may be key to spintronics
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Scientists discover a mechanism in antiferromagnets that could be useful for spintronic devices. They theoretically and experimentally demonstrate that one of the magnetization torques arising from optically driven excitations has a much stronger influence o
Aluminium alloy research could benefit manned space missions
Aluminium alloy research could benefit manned space missions
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Manned space missions in spacecraft made of aluminium that is light yet resistant to radiation could be a step nearer.
Wind tunnel tests will help design future Army tiltrotor aircraft
Wind tunnel tests will help design future Army tiltrotor aircraft
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After more than three years in development, a team of U.S. Army researchers and industry partners completed the construction of a testbed that will help to inform the design of future Army rotorcraft. The team plans to test the TiltRotor Aeroelastic Stabilit
Molecular mechanism of plant immune receptors discovered
Molecular mechanism of plant immune receptors discovered
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Research teams explore the activation of plant immune receptors by pathogens.
New geological findings from eastern Fennoscandia add new dimensions to the history of European ice
New geological findings from eastern Fennoscandia add new dimensions to the history of European ice
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In Finland, the majority of the glacial and warm interval records have been interpreted to represent only the last, Weichselian, glacial cycle that took place 11,700-119,000 years ago. Researchers have now revised the crucial part of the existing stratigraphi
Bend, don't break: New tool enables economic glass design
Bend, don't break: New tool enables economic glass design
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Computer scientists develop a design tool that opens up the use of a cost-efficient technology for curved glass panels. The tool is based on a deep neural network and allows for the free-form design of beautiful glass façades.
California's 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages
California's 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages
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Researchers quantify the economic costs of California wildfires in 2018, finding they totaled more than $150 billion, and the costs extended far beyond burned areas.
Central Europe: Dry Aprils pave the way for summer droughts
Central Europe: Dry Aprils pave the way for summer droughts
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In the past 20 years, Central Europe has experienced six summer heat waves and droughts. Until now, however, it was unclear what factors led to these extreme events.
Split wave: Component for neuromorphic computer
Split wave: Component for neuromorphic computer
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Neural networks are some of the most important tools in AI. So far, they run on traditional processors in the form of adaptive software, but experts are working on an alternative concept, the 'neuromorphic computer'. In this case, neurons are not simulated b
Java's protective mangroves smothered by plastic waste
Java's protective mangroves smothered by plastic waste
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The mangrove forests on Java's north coast are slowly suffocating in plastic waste. The plastic problem in northeast Asia is huge and a growing threat to the region's mangroves; a natural alley against coastal erosion. Based on recent fieldwork researchers sh
The natural 'Himalayan aerosol factory' can affect climate
The natural 'Himalayan aerosol factory' can affect climate
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Large amounts of new particles can form in the valleys of the Himalayas from naturally emitted gases and can be transported to high altitudes by the mountain winds and injected into the upper atmosphere.
Grasping an object: Model describes complete movement planning in the brain
Grasping an object: Model describes complete movement planning in the brain
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Neurobiologists have developed a model that for the first time can completely represent the neuronal processes from seeing to grasping an object.
Quick and sensitive identification of multidrug-resistant germs
Quick and sensitive identification of multidrug-resistant germs
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Researchers have developed a sensitive testing system that allows the rapid and reliable detection of resistance in bacteria. The system is based on tiny, functionalized cantilevers that bend due to binding of sample material. In the analyses, the system was
This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art
This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art
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A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a five to 10 times greater areal energy density than state of the art. The battery also is easier to manufacture; while most flexible batteries need to be manufacture
Self-learning algorithms for different imaging datasets
Self-learning algorithms for different imaging datasets
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AI-based evaluation of medical imaging data usually requires a specially developed algorithm for each task. Scientists have now presented a new method for configuring self-learning algorithms for a large number of different imaging datasets - without the nee
New semiconductor detector shows promise for medical diagnostics and homeland security
New semiconductor detector shows promise for medical diagnostics and homeland security
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This method allows users to identify legal versus illegal gamma rays. Detectors like these are critical for national security, where they're used to detect illegal nuclear materials smuggled across borders and aid in nuclear forensics, as well as in medical d
A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots
A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots
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According to a new study, making eye contact with a robot may have the same effect on people as eye contact with another person. The results predict that interaction between humans and humanoid robots will be surprisingly smooth.
Seventeen genetic abnormalities that cause brain aneurysms
Seventeen genetic abnormalities that cause brain aneurysms
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Intracranial aneurysm is a dilation of a blood vessel forming a fragile pocket. Rupture results in extremely severe hemorrhage. Researchers have examined the genome of more than 10,000 people suffering from aneurysms. 17 genetic abnormalities have been identi
Newly discovered Greenland plume drives thermal activities in the Arctic
Newly discovered Greenland plume drives thermal activities in the Arctic
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A team of researchers understands more about the melting of the Greenland ice sheet. They discovered a flow of hot rocks, known as a mantle plume, rising from the core-mantle boundary beneath central Greenland that melts the ice from below.
Development of a new method for decoding viral genes
Development of a new method for decoding viral genes
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A research team developed a new decoding method for viral genes that can easily and quickly obtain even non-canonical genetic information. Using this new decoding method, they identified nine novel proteins encoded by herpes simplex virus type 1(HSV-1) and fo
Military flights biggest cause of noise pollution on Olympic Peninsula
Military flights biggest cause of noise pollution on Olympic Peninsula
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A new study provides the first look at how much noise pollution is impacting the Olympic Peninsula. The paper found that aircraft were audible across a large swath of the peninsula at least 20% of weekday hours, or for about one hour during a six-hour period
Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites
Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites
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Scientists have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic molecule which may have been used to build other organic molecules, including some used by life. The discovery validates theories of the formation of organic compounds in extraterrestrial e
Potential cancer therapy may boost immune response
Potential cancer therapy may boost immune response
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A new approach to cancer therapy shows potential to transform the commonly used chemotherapy drug gemcitabine into a drug that kills cancer cells in a specialized way, activating immune cells to fight the cancer.
Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent
Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent
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How well women with cervical cancer respond to treatment and survive correlates with the level of 10 proteins in their blood that also are associated with a 'zombie' cell state called senescence, scientists report.
Novel form of Alzheimer's protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of the disease
Novel form of Alzheimer's protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of the disease
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Researchers have found a novel form of the Alzheimer's protein tau in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This form of tau -- known as MTBR tau -- indicates what stage of Alzheimer's a person is in and tracks with tangles of tau protein in the br
To accelerate or decelerate in the light-emitting process of zinc-oxide crystals
To accelerate or decelerate in the light-emitting process of zinc-oxide crystals
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A recent study has measured the internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of Zinc-Oxide (ZnO) crystals in both the light-emitting process and non-light-emitting process.
No strings attached: Maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters
No strings attached: Maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters
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Scientists have developed a control strategy that allows for transferring power wirelessly through multiple transmitter coils with maximum efficiency. Unlike conventional approaches in which only the transmitter closer to the receiver is active, this novel me
Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk
Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk
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A new study uses computer simulations to track airflows inside a car's passenger cabin, providing potential strategies -- some of them counterintuitive -- for reducing the risk of transmitting airborne diseases.
Safe space: Improving 'clean' methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell
Safe space: Improving 'clean' methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell
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Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), which produce electricity using methanol, will be an alternative solution in the transition away from fossil fuels and toward a 'hydrogen' economy. However, undesired methanol oxidation on the cathode side in DMFCs degrade
