SAN FRANCISCO – The way parents use and manage screens at home may influence how teenagers play video games over time, according to a new study published in the World Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from…
Rare first moment of stellar explosion captured by…
An amateur astronomer testing his new camera captures the moment a supernova became visible in the night sky, which has helped an international team of researchers to test their theory about the beginning stages of…
Robo-picker grasps and packs
New robotic system could lend a hand with warehouse sorting and other picking or clearing tasks. [caption id="attachment_14539" align="alignnone" width="691"] The “pick-and-place” system consists of a standard industrial robotic arm that the researchers outfitted with…
Reshaping drug tests
Researchers have improved on the currently available methods for screening drugs for heart-related side effects. [caption id="attachment_14530" align="alignright" width="273"] Cell-free ion channels embedded in bilayer lipid membranes formed in silicon chips Credit : Ayumi Hirano-Iwata[/caption]…
Forecasting antibiotic resistance with a ‘weather map’ of…
[caption id="attachment_14523" align="alignnone" width="775"] The researchers, including Comparative Health Systems Global Pharmacy Fellow Laurel Legenza, are developing a visual display of antibiotic resistance data across Wisconsin. PHOTO: ALL WAYS FORWARD/UW–MADISON[/caption] The resistance that infectious microbes…