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New 3D‑printed Sensor Can Detect Glyphosate in Beverages

A newly developed, low-cost sensor can detect and accurately measure the amount of the widely used and controversial herbicide, glyphosate, in droplets of liquid in a laboratory test.

Nanocarrier Spray: Better Crops Without Genetic Modification

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants.

WSU Engineer’s Tiny Robot Earns World Record

Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia, Flaherty Associate Professor in Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has developed robots that are inspired by nature — from the world’s smallest beetle-like robot to an entirely soft robot that uses air flow and pneumatics instead of electronics to move.

First Day Of Attempt To Quit Smoking Is Especially Tough For Women

A study of smokers found that the first day of a quit attempt is more challenging for women than men in 12 low- and middle-income countries, where around 60 percent of the world’s smokers live.

Mutations That Interfere with Cytokinin Signaling Help Arabidopsis Plants Tolerate High Salinity

Defective molecular signaling in plants helps them survive in a salty medium

Two-Part Tango Triggers Signal Activation of Key Regulatory Protein

A structural picture of protein interaction could help to develop new drugs

Decades Of Racial Disparities Revealed In National Science Foundation Funding Patterns

An investigation into National Science Foundation (NSF) data on funding rates, award types and proposal ratings from 1996 to 2019 found pervasive racial disparities

Historical Trauma Impact On Native Hawaiian Youth Focus Of Study

The traumatic effects of colonization, particularly the forced disconnection from Hawaiʻi’s abundant ʻāina, which has led to complex, interconnected, health disparities seen today in Native Hawaiian communities and especially in the ʻōpio (youth), is the focus of new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health.

New Chainsaw Drone Technology Deployed To Fight Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

A new aerial chainsaw device that could assist in the battle to save Hawaiʻi’s ʻōhiʻa trees from a deadly fungal pathogen is being put to the test by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo geographer.

Native Hawaiian Colorectal Cancer Patients Twice As Likely To Die From Sepsis

In Hawaiʻi, Native Hawaiian cancer patients have a two-fold increased risk of dying from sepsis, a life-threatening immune response to an infection, compared to other ethnicities, according to a new study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers.

Compounds That Suppress Immune Responses of Plants Discovered

Drugs that inhibit plant immune responses by blocking key signaling pathways could enable novel approaches to genome editing

A Viral Inhibitor of Cellular Stress Response Shows Therapeutic Potential

A virus-produced protein that blocks the activation of a cellular-stress response could be used to save neurons in some neurodegenerative disorders

New Rat Lungworm Disease Resource To Help Doctors With Diagnosis, Treatment

As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present.

UH Lab Produces Building Blocks To DNA And RNA In Deep Space

The synthetic production of a critical building block called methanediamine for the first time by researchers in University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Chemistry could lead to key insights into the origins of life.

Engineers Design Color-Changing Compression Bandage

Bandage is threaded with photonic fibers that change color to signal pressure level.

A Faster Way To Teach A Robot

A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.

DNA Test Could Broaden Access to Cervical Cancer Screening

Rice engineers show low-cost, point-of-care platform is effective for HPV testing

El Niño ‘Flavors’ Help Unravel Past Variability, Future Response To Climate Change

As with many natural phenomena, scientists look to the climate of the past to understand what may lie ahead as Earth warms.

Thousands Suffer From Tabooed Disease. New Method Makes It Easier To Identify The Right Treatment

BILE ACID DIARRHOEA More than 10 urgent visits to the bathroom a day due to diarrhoea can make it virtually impossible to lead a normal life. But new research can help doctors diagnose bile acid diarrhoea and find the right treatment.

Order in Chaos: Atmosphere’s Antarctic Oscillation Has Natural Cycle

Researchers discover natural 150-day period in north-south oscillation of Southern Hemisphere’s westerlies