Human land use wasn’t always at nature’s expense
Credit: Ganta Srinivas Nearly three-quarters of Earth's land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it ...
Month: April 2021
Scientists at IRB Barcelona discover the cause of neurodegeneration in Lafora disease
Credit: IRB Barcelona Lafora disease is an inherited neurodegenerative condition that initially develops with seizures in adolescence and evolves with ...
Surpassing the lower limit on computing energy consumption
Topological materials beat Boltzmann's tyrannyCredit: Errol Hunt (FLEET) New FLEET research confirms the potential for topological materials to substantially reduce ...
All-in-one test for COVID-19 surveillance
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying ...
2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant
In extreme heat or in the vacuum of space: a novel nanomaterial delivers top performance in extreme situations, as demonstrated ...
Reliably detecting cocoa off-flavors
Relevant not only for chocolate fansCredit: Martin Steinhaus Musty, moldy, smoky or horse dung-like smelling cocoa is not suitable for ...
The British variant is 45% more contagious than the original virus
Study at Tel Aviv University based on data from 300,000 tests for COVID-19Credit: Tel Aviv University A new study at ...
Cool and COVID-safe: How radiant cooling could keep our cities comfortable and healthy
Combination of special cooling panels and natural ventilation can minimize disease transmission while saving energyCredit: Credit: Lea Ruefenacht A novel ...
6G technology: Domestic trio working on tomorrow’s mobile communications
Credit: © 2021 REINDEER - Technikon In Europe, all eyes are currently on the 5G roll-out - yet a European ...
The perfect fit: A ‘shoe-in’ for a great start to school
Credit: UniSA As the back-to-school rush begins, podiatry experts at the University of South Australia are encouraging parents to get ...
Brain-on-a-chip would need little training
Credit: © 2021 KAUST A biomimicking "spiking" neural network on a microchip has enabled KAUST researchers to lay the foundation ...
Asymmetric synthesis of aziridine with a new catalyst can help develop novel medicines
Scientists demonstrate aziridine preparation with high enantiopurity using oxazolones in presence of newly developed catalystsCredit: Image courtesy: Shuichi Nakamura from ...
City, University of London joins forces with Engineers Without Borders UK
The strategic university partnership is aimed at embedding global and social responsibility into education and student experience.Credit: EWB UK City, ...
Growth in home health care failing to keep up with surging demand, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Recent growth in the number of healthcare workers providing home care for Medicare patients ...
Atomic-level insights gained for a key lipid-binding protein implicated in cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 20, 2021 Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified, at an ...
Clinical trial assesses stem cells’ ability to prevent major cause of preemie deaths
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A phase 2 clinical trial whose results were released today in STEM CELLS Translational ...
Predicting the onset of diseases
Scientists have created a statistical model that helps them predict when diseases like high blood pressure, heart diseases and type ...
Can extreme melt destabilize ice sheets?
Credit: Farrin Abbott Nearly a decade ago, global news outlets reported vast ice melt in the Arctic as sapphire lakes ...
Designing healthy diets – with computer analysis
Credit: Creative Commons A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics ...
Understanding spoilage and quality issues may improve American artisan cheesemaking industry
Top concerns of artisan cheesemakers are examined in new research in the Journal of Dairy Science®Credit: Refer to caption Philadelphia, ...
