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Why Boiling Droplets Can Race Across Hot Oily Surfaces

The commonplace phenomenon, now quantified for the first time, could be harnessed for many useful applications.

Drug Doubles Down on Bone Cancer, Metastasis

Rice, Baylor’s ‘BonTarg’ combines breast cancer drug with bone-targeting antibody

Rice, Rutgers Developing Inhalable Covid-19 Vaccine Spray

New strategies would be easier to manufacture, don’t require cold storage

Small Screw, Big Possibilities For Chemical Reaction Research

A new method to make microscopic particles move on their own through chemical reactions may have major impacts in various industries, including the healthcare field.

Reversal Speeds Creation of Important Molecule

Rice’s K.C. Nicolaou lab makes synthesis of halichondrin B more efficient

Earth’s Inner Core May Contain Both Soft And Hard Iron

3,200 miles beneath Earth’s surface lies the inner core, a ball-shaped mass of mostly iron that is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.

Research Predicting Transmissible COVID-19 Variants Receives $780K

Hawaiʻi, a prime tourism destination, in combination with its largely multi-racial resident population, presents a unique opportunity to identify and chart the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease.

Study Provides Suggestions For Keeping Classroom Air Fresh

MIT team looks at classroom configurations and offers modifications to enhance safety during Covid-19 pandemic.

The Powerhouse Future Is Flexoelectric

“Giant Flexoelectricity” Breakthrough in Soft Elastomers Paves Way for Improved Robots and Self-Powered Pacemakers

Inflatable Robotic Hand Gives Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control

Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.

‘Plant Smoothie’ Helps Protect Endangered Endemic Hawaiʻi Plant Species

The future of an already critically endangered species of tree that is endemic to Hawaiʻi is being threatened by myrtle rust, a pathogen only recently detected in the islands.

Coral Reef Biodiversity Predicted To Shift As Climate Changes

Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living deep within the three-dimensional reef matrix

Only 20% Of COVID Infected Travelers May Be Detected By Pre-Travel Testing

The Hawaiʻi Safe Travels pre-testing protocol may be detecting only 20% of COVID-19 infected travelers, according to an update published on September 15 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Mathematics Adjunct Professor Lee Altenberg.

North Atlantic Jet Stream Changes Could Result In Drastic Weather

How the position and intensity of the North Atlantic jet stream has changed during the past 1,250 years is the focus of new research co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientist.

Kona Coast Faces Stark Wastewater Tradeoffs

Depending on wastewater management choice, there could be economic and ecological consequences for Kona coast residents, tourists and the marine environment.

The Job You Want Vs. The Job You Get

Research Connects Dream Jobs with the Future of Work

Designing Better Batteries For Electric Vehicles

As researchers consider materials for solid-state batteries, they also may want to consider how those materials could impact large-scale manufacturing.

U.S. Visitors Willing To Pay More For Authentic, Sustainable Experiences

While the state of Hawaiʻi mulls over the future of tourism in the islands, a new study finds cultural experiences, sustainable opportunities and locally sourced foods are important to visitors from the U.S. mainland, and those travelers are willing to pay more for those features.

High-Speed Camera Captures A Water Jet’s Splashy Impact As It Pierces A Droplet

The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles.