Supercomputers Simulate Environmental Changes in Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) researchers used supercomputer simulations to examine impacts of both regional and global changes affecting the Chesapeake Bay. They discovered that historical increases in fertilizers and atmospheric...
7-Aug-2020 12:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Science Behind Algae-based Flip-flops

UC San Diego researchers formulated polyurethane foams, made from algae oil, to meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and the foot-bed of flip-flops. Their latest result, in a series of recent research publications, offers a complete...
6-Aug-2020 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists Explore Signals for a Quantum Universe

New research findings about the origin of structure in the universe could lead to more connections between cosmology and the study of quantum information.
31-Jul-2020 12:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New fabrication method brings single-crystal perovskite devices closer to viability

Nanoengineers at UC San Diego developed a new method to fabricate perovskites as single-crystal thin films, which are more efficient for use in solar cells and optical devices than the current state-of-the-art polycrystalline forms of the material.
29-Jul-2020 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists Team Up to Create Spongy Droplets that Mimic Cellular Organelles

Taking a bottom-up approach to synthetic biology, UC San Diego chemists and physicists show that lipid sponge droplets can be programmed to internally concentrate specific proteins, host and accelerate biochemical transformations and control...
23-Jul-2020 4:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Novel ‘On-off’ Switch Discovered in Plant Defenses

Researchers investigating plant defenses—from threats spanning insects to pathogens—have discovered an “on-off” switch. The finding lays the groundwork for improved plant disease resistance and food stability.
22-Jul-2020 6:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before conventional diagnosis methods

An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether an individual has one of five common types of cancers, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods. The test detects...
20-Jul-2020 5:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Model Connects Respiratory Droplet Physics with Spread of Covid-19

Engineers have incorporated a new understanding of the impact of environmental factors on droplet spread into a mathematical model that can be used to predict the early spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19, and the role of respiratory...
20-Jul-2020 3:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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