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Controlling Sloshing Motions in Sea-Based Fish Farming Cages Improves Fish Welfare

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 — Sea-based fish farming systems using net pens are hard on the environment and the fish. A closed cage can improve fish welfare, […]

Brain Disease Research Reveals Differences Between Sexes

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 — Men and women are impacted differently by brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are urging their colleagues to remember […]

Microwave-Assisted Recording Technology Promises High-Density Hard Disk Performance

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — Researchers at Toshiba Corporation in Japan have studied the operation of a small device fabricated in the write gap of a hard […]

Strategic Air Purifier Placement Reduces Virus Spread Within Music Classrooms

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — The University of Minnesota School of Music was concerned about one-on-one teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered if it should supplement […]

Irradiating COVID-19 Cough Droplets with UV-C Lamps

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — One of the primary ways the COVID-19 virus is transmitted is via airborne diffusion of saliva microdroplets, so it is paramount to […]

Injectable Porous Scaffolds Promote Better, Quicker Healing After Spinal Cord Injuries

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — Spinal cord injuries can be life-changing and alter many important neurological functions. Unfortunately, clinicians have relatively few tools to help patients regain […]

Complex Fluid Dynamics May Explain Hydroplaning

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 — When a vehicle travels over a wet or flooded road, water builds up in front of the tire and generates a lift […]

Using Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials to Understand Heart Development, Disease

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 — Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death globally. Unfortunately, the heart cannot regenerate new tissue, because the cardiomyocytes, or heart […]

How Does Plastic Debris Make Its Way Into Ocean Garbage Patches?

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 — Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every day, and most of it accumulates within the middle of garbage patches, […]