Experiment to test quantum gravity just got a bit less complicated
Credit: University of Groningen Is gravity a quantum phenomenon? That has been one of the big outstanding questions in physics ...
Month: December 2020
Tiny nanospindles enhance use of ultrasound to fight cancer
Small vanadium-doped titanium dioxide spindles sensitize cancerous tumors to ultrasound waves, markedly suppressing tumor growthCredit: Liang Cheng WASHINGTON, December 8, ...
Adapting magnetometers for noisy, physically demanding environments
High-sensitivity, optically pumped magnetometers are used in a wide array of applications from monitoring magnetic disturbances in near space to ...
Hunting out hidden hydrogen: novel holey nanosheets for detecting hydrogen gas leaks
Scientists develop hydrogen sensors with holey zinc oxide "nanosheets" to prevent accidents from hydrogen gas leaksCredit: Unsplash In recent years, ...
Megagrant to advance research on nanophotonics
A new lab at MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D MaterialsCredit: Natalia Arefieva/MIPT Press Office The MIPT Center for Photonics ...
Measurements of tree height can help cycad conservation decisions
Credit: University of Guam A multi-national research team has exploited long-term data sets that span 2001 to 2018 to reveal ...
SMART researchers design portable device for fast detection of plant stress
Raman leaf-clip sensor would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximise crop yield in a ...
New study allows regional prediction of uranium in groundwater
Credit: Image credit: Nona Chiariello / Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Lurking in sediments and surrounding the precious groundwater beneath our ...
Deep Longevity publishes an epigenetic aging clock of unprecedented accuracy
DeepMAge is an epigenetic aging clock with a 2.77 years error margin, which makes it the most accurate DNAm clock ...
Etihad becomes first airline to join UKs leading digital aviation research project
Credit: Cranfield University Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined the £65 million Digital Aviation ...
How poor oral hygiene may result in metabolic syndrome
Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease ...
How the brain remembers right place, right time
Studies could lead to new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease Credit: Illustration ...
Satellite tracking finds turtle foraging areas in Australia’s north-west
Mapping previously unknown green turtle foraging grounds and migratory routes supports their conservation Credit: Kellie Pendoley Marine scientists have mapped ...
How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon
A new paper in Nature Energy outlines an electrochemical method for converting captured carbon into useful products, from fuels to ...
The world’s smallest high-performance magnetic tunnel junction
Credit: Butsurin Jinnai and Shunsuke Fukami A research group from Tohoku University led by current president Hideo Ohno has developed ...
Development of high-speed nanoPCR technology for point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19
The new technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes, with zero false positive and false negativeCredit: ...
World first for ethical AI and workplace equity
New benchmark in trust and ethics for AI-driven technologiesCredit: Kraken Images on unsplash Companies, organisations, and governments around the world ...
New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
The impact of the protein degradation system on DNA damage recognition and repair Credit: Kobe University An international research team ...
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperaturesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of ...
Silver linings: Adding silver to the nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence
Credit: Takane Imaoka, Kimihisa Yamamoto of Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a ...
