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Nanopore-Based Sensing Device Explores Neurodegenerative Diseases

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – Tau and tubulin proteins are one of the leading causes of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Most of neurodegenerative […]

Watching Water Droplets Merge on the International Space Station

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Understanding how water droplets spread and coalesce is essential for scenarios in everyday life, such as raindrops falling off cars, planes, and […]

Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Oral cancer is the 13th most common type of cancer globally, and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) account for more than 90% […]

Simulations Show Weak Electrical Pulses Could Treat Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy […]

Flying Snakes Help Scientists Design New Robots

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Robots have been designed to move in ways that mimic animal movements, such as walking and swimming. Scientists are now considering how […]

Tiny Underwater Sand Dunes May Shed Light on Larger Terrestrial and Martian Formations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 – The English poet William Blake famously implored readers to “see the world in a grain of sand.” In Physics of Fluids, by […]

How Metastatic Cancer Causes Leaky Blood Vessels

WASHINGTON, December 6, 2022 – Preventing metastasis – the development of cancer cells beyond their original location – remains one of the major goals of current cancer […]

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Design Goes Deeper into Brain

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including […]

Cooling Down Solar Cells, Naturally

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – A bright, sunny, cloudless day might seem like the optimal setting for solar cells. But too much sun, and too much heat, […]