Food for thought: New maps reveal how brains are kept nourished: Micro-scale depictions solve…
Our brains are non-stop consumers. A labyrinth of blood vessels, stacked end-to-end comparable in length to the distance from San…
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Cooperative eco-driving automation improves energy efficiency and safety
Imagine you're driving up a hill toward a traffic light. The light is still green so you're tempted to accelerate to make it…
Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified: The…
In the 1995 movie "Outbreak," Dustin Hoffman's character realizes, with appropriately dramatic horror, that an infectious virus is…
Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid plaques are pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate in the…
A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch: New approach could help quantum…
When quantum computers become more powerful and widespread, they will need a robust quantum internet to communicate.
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Scientists use forest color to gauge permafrost depth
Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw rates --…
Unveiling the weaving fractal network of connecting neurons
High-resolution imaging and 3D computer modeling show that the dendrites of neurons weave through space in a way that balances…
Gulf Oil Spill’s long-lasting legacy for dolphins
The Deepwater Horizon disaster began on April 20, 2010 with an explosion on a BP-operated oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico…
Rating tornado warnings charts a path to improve forecasts
The United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country, with a season that peaks in spring or summer depending on the…
Ultrasonic cleaning of salad could reduce instances of food poisoning
A new study has shown that gentle streams of water carrying sound and microscopic air bubbles can clean bacteria from salad leaves…