A new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19
Sanjay Mishra, Vanderbilt University and Robert Carnahan, Vanderbilt University
A century ago, on July 26, 1916, a viral disease swept through New York. Within 24...
Scientists’ most powerful technologies have been borrowed from nature
From CRISPR to glowing proteins to optogenetics – scientists’ most powerful technologies have been borrowed from nature
Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College
Watson and Crick, Schrödinger and...
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape
Karen Fox / Josh Handal JPL NASA
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this 360-degree view on July 3,...
Time to upgrade Americas energy distribution technology
The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
James D. McCalley, Iowa State University
Many kinds...
Decades into diabetes research, insulin therapy still hard to manage
Israel Hodish, University of Michigan
So, your doctor told you that you need insulin therapy for your Type 2 diabetes.
This is a common problem and...
Tracking Covid’s variants and spread with genomic surveillance
Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemic
Alexander Sundermann, University...
Digital Surveillance – During a Pandemic
Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy
Jennifer Daskal, American University
Apple and Google are collaborating on new...
Better batteries are fueling a surge of electric scooters in India...
Scooters and motorcycles are widely used in developing countries and are better suited to electrification than sedans.
AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.
Venkat Viswanathan, Carnegie Mellon University...
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside...
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles’ record company
Edmund...
Microalgae – the next super food?
More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae
Martina Doblin, University of Technology Sydney; Donna Sutherland, University of Technology...
