IMAGE: Pexels Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers is pictured during a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON, Dec 30– NASA said it will…
[caption id="attachment_13992" align="alignright" width="150"] Xing Yongna[/caption] A new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to become inactivated. The structure explains why the…
Computational method improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold. [caption id="attachment_13989" align="alignnone" width="639"] Comparing of the cascaded GHz approach with Kinect-style approaches visually represented on a key. From left to right, the original image,…
Creating teardrop-like gas cavities around metal spheres enables practically friction-free travel through liquids. [caption id="attachment_13984" align="alignnone" width="645"] Comparisons between 3D-printed plastic torpedoes and teardrop-shaped air cavities that form around metal spheres reveal that gas bubbles…
Approach could bypass the time-consuming steps currently needed to test new photovoltaic materials. [caption id="attachment_13981" align="alignnone" width="639"] This experimental setup was used by the team to measure the electrical output of a sample of solar…