A leaf from a tree in West Rock Ridge State Park in New Haven shows symptoms of infection from Beech Leaf Disease. Credit: Craig Brodersen Beech trees provide food for animals, timber for wood products, and sustenance for beech drop plants, but they are under threat from beech leaf disease (BLD). The disease, first documented … Read more
Zheng and Granick working in the lab. This photo was taken using the infrared camera they used for their experiments. The colors measure temperatures. Notice that their skin is warm and their hair is colder. Credit: UMass Amherst A team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently found an exception to … Read more
Body weight gain results across treatments in Trial 2 during the d 10 to 24 grower period. Values are least-square means derived from 10 replicate pens per treatment allotted with ten chicks at study initiation. On d 11, chicks were inoculated with tap water (uninfected) or vaccine (infected). Credit: Poultry Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103502 When … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New York City neighborhoods with disrupted community connections, due to traffic, roads, and transport infrastructure, are experiencing an increase in traffic collisions. This increase is seen both in total collisions and for those in which pedestrians or cyclists are injured or killed, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman … Read more
This image provided by NASA, processed by Kevin M. Gill, shows Jupiter’s moon Europa captured by the Juno spacecraft on Sept. 29, 2022, with north to the left. Research published Monday, March 4, 2024, suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if … Read more
J- and Ks-band light curves of SIMP0136. Credit: McCarthy et al., 2024. Astronomers have performed multi-wavelength photometric observations of a nearby planetary-mass object known as SIMP J013656.5+093347. Results of the observational campaign, presented February 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, suggest that the object hosts patchy cloud layers in its atmosphere. Discovered in 2006, SIMP … Read more
Credit: Bioactive Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.10.034 Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically procured human tissue to precisely correct injuries in rats. The advancement could have implications for reconstructive facial surgery and even hair … Read more
A team of researchers led by the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS) and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) have introduced a new method for in vivo brain imaging, enabling large-scale and long-term observation of neuronal structures and activities in awake mice. This method is called the “nanosheet incorporated into … Read more
STEM–EDS analysis of the complete solar cell. Credit: Nature Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-024-01472-3 Until recently, chalcopyrite-based solar cells have achieved a maximum energy conversion efficiency of 23.35%, as reported in 2019 by Solar Frontier, a former Solar Energy company based in Japan. Further boosting this efficiency, however, has so far proved challenging. Researchers at Uppsala … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hedgerows in mid-February might have traditionally appeared white with snow; this year the white was the work of blackthorn blossoms—a harbinger of spring. Although a welcome sign after a wet and gloomy winter, the early flowering brings unease for experienced season watchers. Has this plant always flowered in mid-February, I wondered, … Read more
