Jumping drops get boost from gravity
Credit: Virginia Tech A decade ago a new idea was brought into the general scientific community - shedding water from...
The discovery of acoustic spin
Credit: ©Science China Press Spin is a fundamental physical quantity that describes a specific type of angular momentum. Take the...
Texture-modified foods for people with dysphagia
A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is calling for an effort to bring various thickeners...
Avalanche Victims: When can rewarming lead to survival?
An international study led by Eurac Research draws up the criteria for correctly assessing the chances of survivalCredit: Eurac Research...
Release of solar panel dataset helps cities make power grids more safe, reliable
More data is required to better predict and understand how solar energy can be integrated into the power gridCredit: Australian...
German Research Foundation continues funding for research into limits of weather forecast
DFG approves second funding period for Transregional Collaborative Research Center "Waves to Weather" (CRC/TRR 165) The German Research Foundation (DFG)...
Finding a cell’s true identity
New artificial intelligence tools sort cells into types and find commonalities among cells from new contexts based on patterns of...
Finland takes action to enhance protein self-sufficiency
Finland is in an excellent position to enhance its protein self-sufficiency while building a sustainable, carbon-neutral food chain. A new...
Efficient triplet pair separation in dibenzopentalene derivatives
Credit: ©Science China Press Singlet exciton fission (SF) was considered as an attractive avenue to boost the solar cell efficiencies...
Researchers identified novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Image: Guillaume Jacquemet. Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease....
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a...
Irina Borodina wins 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators
Group leader at DTU Biosustain and co-founder of BioPhero, Irina Borodina, was awarded the prestigious 2019 EU Prize for Women...
Scientists found a way to increase the capacity of energy sources for portable electronics
Scientists from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proposed a new approach...
Immune discovery set to boost cancer therapies, study suggests
Cancer therapies that use immune cells to trigger the body to attack tumours could be improved by a molecule that...
New evidence: It’s not necessary to fast before complete cholesterol test
Study compares nonfasting lipid levels and fasting lipid levels in the same individuals, finding similar association with cardiovascular events even...
3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones
Professor Dong-Woo Cho and his research team replicated human corneal structure and fabricated a transparent cornea with the lattice patternCredit:...
Electric-field-controlled superconductor-ferromagnetic insulator transition
Credit: ©Science China Press High-temperature (Tc) superconductivity typically develops from antiferromagnetic insulators, and superconductivity and ferromagnetism are always mutually exclusive....
Inhibitory neurons have two types of impact on brain oscillations
A certain type of neuron, called inhibitory neurons, can have two types of overall effect on oscillations in the brain...
Lithuanian scientists created bioplastic for food packaging which degrades in a couple of years
Credit: KTU / Juste Suminaite Group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). Lithuania have created biodegradable plastic, which...
Lessons from Pohang: Solving geothermal energy’s earthquake problem
A Stanford geophysicist discusses flaws in some of the most common ways to minimize the risk of earthquakes when harnessing...
