Social Distancing and COVID-19: A Law of Diminishing Returns
Research finds distancing helps ease the burden on hospitals—but only to a point
Washington University in St. Louis
Articles by Washington University in St. Louis
Silicon 'Neurons' May Add a New Dimension to Computer Processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communication
Collaboration Lets Researchers 'Read' Proteins for New Properties
Researchers can now translate patterns to determine how a protein will condense during phase separation
Keeping Lead out of Drinking Water When Switching Disinfectants
Changing water systems can be done safely, as long as it's done correctly
New Year's Resolution: Wait until Spring
Tim Bono of Washington University in St. Louis suggests a different approach to modifying behavior in 2020
Grain Traits Traced to ‘Dark Matter’ of Rice Genome
Even though rice was the first crop to be fully sequenced, scientists have only documented a few of the genetic changes that made rice into a staple food for more than half the world’s population
A Good First Step toward Nontoxic Solar Cells
Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers
Water Drives Explosive Eruptions
Experimental geochemists have discovered compelling evidence that magmas may be wetter than once thought
Probiotic Bacteria Evolve inside Mice’s GI Tracts
The findings suggest that the effectiveness and safety of probiotic therapies could change over time
Study First to Show Processes Determining Fate of New RNA Pesticides in Soils
Researchers find that clinging to soil particles slows degradation in new, gene-silencing pesticide