COVID-19 should be treated as a thrombotic disease, Brazilian pulmonologist argues
Dr. Elnara Negri, who works in São Paulo City at the largest hospital complex in Latin America, advocates the use ...
Month: May 2020
Next-gen laser facilities look to usher in new era of relativistic plasmas research
Laser beams with power up to 10 petawatts will create plasmas with energy levels to be studied with quantum electrodynamics, ...
Humans have beneficial bacteria uniquely adapted for life in our noses
Credit: De Boeck et al. / Cell Reports Beneficial strains of bacteria residing in our guts, genital tracts, and skin ...
Dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck earth at ‘deadliest possible’ angle
Credit: Chase Stone The simulations show that the asteroid hit Earth at an angle of about 60 degrees, which maximised ...
Critical transition theory shows flickering in heart before atrial fibrillation
Newly proposed way to define cardiac state looks to provide a warning sign of the disease, with implications for wearable ...
Controlling superconductors with light
New theoretical study shows how to use Terahertz light to peep in the secrets of two-dimensional superconductorsCredit: IBS A researcher ...
Warwick scientists discover how cells respond to fasting
Credit: University of Warwick The UK has the highest level of obesity in Europe, in fact it's estimated half the ...
New molecules for innovative high-tech materials
German Research Foundation funds professor Peter Roesky's work on sandwich compounds within a Reinhart Koselleck projectCredit: Graphics: KIT Thanks to ...
Microbial cyborgs: Bacteria supplying power
KIT scientists develop programmable, biohybrid material system that uses bacteria for power generationCredit: Graphics: Niemeyer Lab, KIT Electronic devices are ...
Fighting hospital germs with UVC light-emitting diodes
Credit: FBH/P. Immerz A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV ...
Development of electrode material improving the efficiency of salinity gradient energy
Succeeded in developing synthesis technologies of electrode material to improve efficiency and economic feasibility of salinity gradient power generation using ...
Designing technologies that interpret your mood from your skin
Smart devices that measure electrical signals from your skin have the potential to tell you about your stress levels, help ...
Lossless conduction at the edges
Credit: Department of Physics, University of Basel Topological insulators represent a key area of research because they could potentially be ...
A return to the wild for better immune health
Credit: Jacob Mills A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within ...
Musical rhythm has very deep evolutionary roots and is present in some animals
According to a study of the biological foundations of music conducted in a mouse model by Alexandre Celma-Miralles, a researcher ...
Saturable plasmonic metasurfaces for laser mode locking
Credit: by Jiyong Wang, Aurelien Coillet, Olivier Demichel, Zhiqiang Wang, Davi Rego, Alexandre Bouhelier, Philippe Grelu and Benoit Cluzel Plasmonic ...
New insights into vaping uptake among Māori and Pacific peoples
Credit: University of Otago Māori and Pasifika who have not been able to quit smoking may need more support to ...
Why are we still failing to stop deforestation?
Credit: Data from the Global Forest Watch While national and international efforts to reverse the trend of deforestation have multiplied ...
NUS researchers develop a new library of atomically thin 2D materials
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a whole new library of ...
Breaking down stubborn cellulose in time lapse
Analyses of TU Graz prove the efficient operation of the cellulose degrading biological nanomachine cellulosome. This can provide new perspectives ...
