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Artificial Tissue Used to Research Uterine Contractions

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2020 — Advanced tissue engineering technologies allow scientists to mimic the structure of a uterus, enabling crucial research on fertility and disease. In an […]

Next-Gen Laser Facilities Look to Usher in New Era of Relativistic Plasmas Research

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020 — The subject of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics, chirped pulse amplification is a technique that increases the strength of laser pulses […]

Critical Transition Theory Shows Flickering in Heart Before Atrial Fibrillation

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020 — Affecting up to 4% of patients older than 65 years, atrial fibrillation ranks among the most common heart conditions. Described by health […]

Six Feet Not Far Enough to Stop Virus Transmission in Light Winds

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — Airborne transmission of viruses, like the virus causing COVID-19, is not well understood, but a good baseline for study is a deeper […]

Image Analysis Technique Provides Better Understanding of Heart Cell Defects

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other industrialized nations, and many patients face limited treatment […]

Modeling COVID-19 Data Must Be Done With Extreme Care

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — As the infectious virus causing the COVID-19 disease began its devastating spread around the globe, an international team of scientists was alarmed […]

Nanofiber Membranes Transformed Into 3D Scaffolds

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2020 — In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of machinery. A similar concept inspired a group of researchers […]

Identifying Light Sources Using Artificial Intelligence

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Identifying sources of light plays an important role in the development of many photonic technologies, such as lidar, remote sensing, and microscopy. […]

Bluetooth-Enabled Device Detects Fermentation Process Over Days

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Similar processes occur […]