Strategic releases could transform mosquito populations and virus transmission across cities Mosquitos infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are significantly worse vectors for dengue virus,... Read more
Researchers are hailing the new work as a watershed moment for cryptography As a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996, Amit Sahai was fascinated by the stran... Read more
Their work may greatly facilitate the rapid screening—less than five minutes—of many drugs, infectious diseases, and cancers. Since the beginning of time, living organisms have developed ing... Read more
Can we actually reverse aging? A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind ag... Read more
Duke University engineers have developed a novel sensor that is more efficient, versatile and cheaper for potential use in such applications as airport security scanners and collision avoida... Read more
The VELOCIRoACH manages top speeds of almost nine feet per second, despite being the size of, well, a cockroach If you’ve ever seen cockroaches scuttle across the floor and out of reach, you... Read more
Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analo... Read more
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phon... Read more
Study helps nations plan for protein alternatives as fisheries decline A new study co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society identifies countries most vulnerable to declining coral re... Read more
The goal is to be able to print biological tissues for regenerative medicine. Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technology that can fabricate, i... Read more
Can detect small quantities of harmful airborne substances Research by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering, has enabled a Rive... Read more
Ocean health index provides first global assessment combining natural and human dimensions of sustainability Using a new comprehensive index designed to assess the benefits to people of heal... Read more
The biggest challenge has been quickly examining billions of rapidly moving blood cells in a sample Cells that break away from a cancerous tumor and circulate in the bloodstream are a seriou... Read more
“This is a major advance in the field of vision restoration” A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and... Read more
Advance provides genetic options for controlling spread of deadly disease Mosquitoes bred to be unable to infect people with the malaria parasite are an attractive approach to helping curb o... Read more
