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Researchers identify SARS-CoV-2 variant in white-tailed deer, evidence of deer-to-human transmission

In the summer of 2020, months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Samira Mubareka and her colleagues began testing wildlife in Ontario and Quebec for the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 14th, 2022

Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school

For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic achievement. Explanations for these achievement gaps include poverty and systems that result in discrimination. Others cite struggle.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Fine-tuning ion exchange membranes for better energy storage

Researchers at Imperial College London, supported by colleagues at a range of other institutions, have published a study in Nature that will help fine-tune a new class of ion exchange membranes. The results should make it possible to build longer las.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle could advance inhalable mRNA medications and vaccines

Most people don't enjoy getting shots for treatments or vaccines. So, researchers are working to create more medicines, such as those made from messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and inhaled......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Unique magnetic properties of 2D triangular lattice materials have potential applications for quantum computing

Researchers from a large international team, including ANSTO, have investigated the magnetic properties of two unique 2D triangular lattice antiferromagnetic materials (2D-TLHAF) using various neutron scattering techniques......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Physicists achieve high-precision imaging of complex molecules using highly charged ions

A new study published in Physical Review Letters and led by researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has demonstrated that a Coulomb explosion induced by highly charged ions is a unique tool for.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu

The teen had no clear exposures to animals. No contacts have tested positive. A British Columbia teen who contracted Canada's first known human case of H5 bird flu has deteriorate.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

GoIssue phishing tool targets GitHub developer credentials

Researchers discovered GoIssue, a new phishing tool targeting GitHub users, designed to extract email addresses from public profiles and launch mass email attacks. Marketed on a cybercrime forum, GoIssue allows attackers to send bulk emails while kee.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Bectran adds RSA encryption to protect the transmission of sensitive data

Keeping information secure is both a leading challenge and priority among B2B credit, collections and accounts receivables departments. It requires vigilance against scams like identity theft and hacks that intercept vital business and customer infor.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

You can Soon Get the Steam Deck OLED in White, but You’d Better Hurry

Valve says that customers are limited to one purchase per account. The post You can Soon Get the Steam Deck OLED in White, but You’d Better Hurry appeared first on Phandroid. While there’s a certain sleekness to how game consol.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

More evidence that Europe"s ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Study finds oak, hazel and yew were abundant

In 2023 a research group from Aarhus University in Denmark found that light woodland and open vegetation dominated Europe's temperate forests before Homo sapiens. In a new study, recently published in the Journal of Ecology, they take a closer look a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Computational method pinpoints how cause-and-effect relationships ebb and flow over time

A new computational method can identify how cause-and-effect relationships ebb and flow over time in dynamic real-life systems such as the brain......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

How retailers change ordering strategy when a supplier starts its own direct channel

Researchers from Erasmus University and KU Leuven have published a new study that examines how retailers respond when suppliers establish direct channels to reach end-consumers and how suppliers can take steps to avoid a backlash......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Fewer wells leaking methane in North Sea than expected

Less than two percent of the abandoned wells in the Dutch part of the North Sea are leaking methane originating from shallow gas accumulations. That conclusion was reached by researchers from NIOZ and TNO, in collaboration with the Dutch State Superv.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

From pets to pests: Researchers explore new tool to fight disease-carrying insects

Arkansas researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Nanofiber patch for psoriasis treatment has dual release functionality

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis. The method may also be used in treatment of other inflammatory skin diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Low-cost method removes micro- and nanoplastics from water

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the removal of micro- and nanoplastics from water. Their research is published in the journal Micron......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Researchers advocate for new framework to measure sustainable economic growth

The global economy is in transition, with energy systems moving from a central reliance on fossil fuels. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped consumer behavior, labor markets, and business practices, and geopolitics and war have disrupted long.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Researchers identify two primary tree movement patterns that help them survive high winds and prevent damage

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage. However, how trees respond to wind under various forest configurations and weather conditions remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Self-organization of living matter into complex structures: How light pattern impacts aggregation of active filaments

When active filaments are exposed to localized illumination, they accumulate into stable structures along the boundaries of the illuminated area. Based on this fact, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS).....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

High-performance inkjet print head enhances bioprinting productivity

Bioprinting is a technology used to create three-dimensional structures, such as human tissues or organs, using bio-inks made of cells and hydrogels. However, conventional inkjet technology has difficulty dispensing bio-inks that are sensitive to tem.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024