365 articles from WEDNESDAY 18.11.2020
The timeless, complimentary taste of oysters and champagne -- explained
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Matching prices aren't the only reason oysters and champagne pair so well. According to a study published by the University of Copenhagen today, an uncanny umami synergy makes the combination of yeast-brewed bubbly and fresh molluscs a match made in heaven for some. Ironically, the new knowledge could help us consume more vegetables in the future.
The ultimate conditions to get the most out of high-nickel batteries
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
It is common knowledge in battery manufacturing that many cathode materials are moisture sensitive. However, as the popularity of high nickel-based battery components increases, researchers from WMG, University of Warwick have found that the drier the conditions that these cathodes are stored and processed in, then significant improvement in performance of the battery is gained.
Trees and green roofs can help reduce the urban heat island effect, finds a new study
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Air pollution experts from the University of Surrey have found that green infrastructure (GI), such as trees, can help reduce temperatures in many of Europe's cities and towns.
Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators include important findings related to SARS-CoV-2 transmission and the COVID-19 pandemic.
UIC researchers describe fundamental processes behind movement of magnetic particles
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago describe several fundamental processes associated with the motion of magnetic particles through fluids as they are pulled by a magnetic field.
Unraveling a mystery surrounding embryonic cells
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Last year, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, identified the early origins of neural crest cells -- embryonic cells in vertebrates that travel throughout the body and generate many cell types -- in chick embryos. Now the researchers have used a human model to figure out when neural crest cells acquire distinctive molecular and functional attributes.
Using materials efficiently can substantially cut greenhouse gas emissions
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Emissions from the production of materials like metals, minerals, woods and plastics more than doubled in 1995 - 2015, accounting for almost one-quarter of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. Material efficiency needs to play a larger role in climate planning, a new report says.
UT researchers establish proof of principle in superconductor study
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Three physicists in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, together with their colleagues from the Southern University of Science and Technology and Sun Yat-sen University in China, have successfully modified a semiconductor to create a superconductor, which may lead to unforeseen advancements in technology.
UTHSC researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico have identified three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
UTSA researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at UTSA is shedding light to understand the topic of drug overdose deaths in the Hispanic community. In the article "Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Hispanics: Trends (2000-2017) and Recent Patterns"Â published in "Substance Use & Misuse" Cano used national death certificate data (data recording all deaths of U.S....
Vertebrate biodiversity- a glimmer of hope
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
A McGill University-led team of biologists found, in an article published today in Nature, that the picture of dramatically declining vertebrate populations of all kinds is driven by a small number of outlier populations whose numbers are dropping at extreme rates. Once these outliers are separated from the mix, a very different and far more hopeful picture of global biodiversity emerges.
Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of developing advanced cancer
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
In a secondary analysis of VITAL, a team led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital has narrowed in on the connection between taking vitamin D supplements and risk of metastatic or fatal cancer. In a paper published in JAMA Network Open, the team reports that vitamin D was associated with an overall 17 percent risk reduction for advanced cancer.
Volcanic eruptions have more effect in summer
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Modeling shows that volcanic eruptions can cause changes in global climate, if the timing is right.
Web searches for insomnia surged at height of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
A study found a significant increase in the number of online search queries for "insomnia" between April and May 2020, when governments across the U.S. and around the world implemented stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which particulate air pollution poses the greatest health risk?
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, together with colleagues from several other European institutions, have investigated whether particulate matter from certain sources can be especially harmful to human health. They found evidence that the amount of particulate matter alone is not the greatest health risk. Rather, it could be the so-called oxidative potential that makes particulate...
Xenophobia in Germany is declining, but old resentments are paired with new radicalism
- EurekAlert
- 20/11/18 06:00
Xenophobia in Germany has decreased, but right-wing extremist attitudes remain high. There is also evidence of "radicalisation and disinhibition among those with far-right views". These are key findings of the representative Leipzig Authoritarianism Study. Professors Oliver Decker and Elmar Brähler from the Competence Centre for Right-Wing Extremism and Democracy Research at Leipzig University...
Health costs and the ‘ugly’ gender gap
How out-of-pocket medical costs are damaging women’s health and holding back economic development.
We will all suffer if the 'free market economy' decides who gets Covid-19 vaccine | Barbara Mintzes for The Conversation
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration says coronavirus vaccines can be bought privately. This is a bad idea for many reasonsAs the world continues to grapple with Covid-19, the prospect of a vaccine gives us hope of returning to some kind of “normal” in the not-too-distant future.The Australian government has signed supply agreements with manufacturers of four Covid vaccines in...
Could your vacuum be listening to you?
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/18 03:01
A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be remotely hacked to act as microphones.
Coronavirus live news: senator Chuck Grassley tests positive; airlines offer Covid testing
Senior US figure spoke on Senate floor without a mask; UK pressed to open transatlantic travel corridors; Italy records 731 deaths, its worst figure since AprilRepublican senator Chuck Grassley tests positiveTrump administration has ‘checked out’ as Covid-19 surges, experts sayUK urged to open up transatlantic corridors as ‘Covid-free’ flight arrivesUK police can resume issuing instant...
Moving wind turbine blades toward recyclability
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/18 01:26
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering renewable energy more sustainable than ever before while lowering costs in the process. Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of thermoplastic resin by manufacturing a 9-meter-long wind turbine blade using this novel resin.
New analysis refutes claim that dinosaurs were in decline before asteroid hit
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/18 01:26
New research suggests that dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit. The study contradicts previous theories and concludes that had the impact not occurred dinosaurs might have continued to be the dominant group of land animals.
Teaching and complex tools 'evolved together'
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/18 01:26
The human ability to teach and our use of complex tools may have evolved together, according to new research.
Farms, tables and vast impacts between and beyond
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/18 01:26
New sustainability science tools show places that have no major stake in the plant-water-eat game end up paying an environmental price.