[ad_1] Identifying and isolating people who may be contagious with the coronavirus is key to limiting the spread of the disease. But even months into the pandemic, many patients are still waiting days to receive COVID-19 test results. Scientists from UC Berkeley and the Gladstone Institutes have developed a new …
Read More »Research reveals how airflow inside a car can affect the risk of COVID-19 transmission
[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, RI [Brown University] – A new study on airflow patterns inside a car’s passenger compartment offers some suggestions for potentially reducing the risk of transmitting COVID-19 by sharing journeys with others. The study, led by a team of researchers from Brown University, used computer models to simulate the …
Read More »Researchers use Kilauea crystals to understand the hidden volcano’s behavior
[ad_1] Stanford researchers used millimeter-sized crystals from the 1959 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano to test models that offer insights into flow conditions before and during an eruption. By Danielle Torrent Tucker Scientists trying to figure out how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the processes …
Read More »The Manchester team helps fine-tune the “twistronics” of 2D crystals
[ad_1] An international research team led by the University of Manchester has revealed a revolutionary method that could lead to autonomous robotic control and thus to a precise fine adjustment of the “ twist ” between layers of atom-thin 2D materials stacked in a structure. lattice: a pioneering device that …
Read More »Researchers uncover key clues to the history of the solar system
[ad_1] New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of the Earth as a habitable planet. In a new article published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, researchers at the University of Rochester were able to use magnetism to …
Read More »Cryptocurrencies prove central bank models are outdated, says the professor
[ad_2][ad_1] A Spanish professor and economist said cryptocurrencies highlighted the “obsolescence” of central banks, although their capitalization is still “very insignificant”. Crypto is not just about “speculative noise” Pablo Agnese, professor of economics and lecturer in the Department of Economic and Business Organization at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in …
Read More »$ 570K scholarship to study scarce particles, dark matter
[ad_1] University of Hawaiʻi AMS-02 is at the International Space Station (Photo credit: NASA) A university of Hawaii to the Mānoa project to advance knowledge of the universe and understanding of its origin and dark matter, received a great boost from the National Science Foundation. The three-year grant of $ …
Read More »Physicists capture the sound of a “perfect” fluid
[ad_1] For some, the sound of a “perfect stream” might be the gentle lapping of a forest stream or perhaps the tinkling of water being poured from a pitcher. For physicists, a perfect flow is more specific, referring to a fluid that flows with the least amount of friction, or …
Read More »Scientists develop an evolutionary theory of stress
[ad_1] Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful situations. Almost all organisms have fast-acting stress responses, which help them respond to threats, but being stressed consumes energy and chronic stress can be harmful. The new study by an international team, which includes researchers …
Read More »Same visual system for all primates
[ad_1] The smallest primate in the world reveals the incredible preservation of our visual system through millions of years of evolution. The gray mouse lemur, the smallest species of primate, has excellent eyesight. More than a fifth of its cerebral cortex is devoted to visual processing to accommodate enough pixel …
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