Scientists of Russia and Belarus are working on the creation of new materials
Scientific research will allow to create more advanced electromechanical devicesCredit: Denis Alikin Scientists of Ural Federal University and the National...
Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, disability technology program
Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better...
Balance of two enzymes linked to pancreatic cancer survival
In addition to potentially aiding diagnosis and prognosis, finding launches new effort to treat pancreatic cancer by inhibiting one enzyme...
Algae could prevent limb amputation
Researchers develop new algae-based treatment which could reduce the need of leg amputation in people with severely limited blood flow...
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in the country...
Surrey creates innovative lab test to develop easy-to-swallow medicine for children
In an article published by the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, scientists compared traditional sensory tests and the new in...
How our body ‘listens’ to vibrations
UNIGE researchers show that, for the brain, sounds and vibrations are ultimately quite similar; this would explain why vibrations are...
Materials design in 3D: From the molecule to the macrostructure
'3D Matter Made to Order' Cluster of Excellence of KIT and Heidelberg University starts and focuses on printed three-dimensional design...
‘Terminator’-like liquid metal moves and stretches in 3D space (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society In the blockbuster Terminator movie franchise, an evil robot morphs into different human forms and objects...
Psychology may help explain why male and female serial killers differ
Male and female serial killers tend to choose their victims and commit their crimes in different ways, which may be...
Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines
Uber and Lyft are shifting parking demand in major US cities, and researchers believe it's a good thingCredit: Photo by...
A new strategy of fabricating p-n junction in single crystalline Si nanowires, twisting
Credit: ©Science China Press If a semiconductor crystal is doped with n-type dopants in one region and with p-type dopants...
Researchers use radiomics to predict who will benefit from chemotherapy
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (March 20, 2019) - Using data from computed tomography (CT) images,...
Local extinction of Southern California mountain lions possible within 50 years
Conservation strategies focused on connectivity and coexistence could helpCredit: Johanna Turner Two isolated mountain lion populations in southern California's Santa...
Pollutants, pathogens could team up to make us sick
Many people view pollutants and pathogens as separate causes of illness. However, recent research indicates that the two can interact,...
Conflict in space doesn’t always look like ‘Star Wars’
War in SpaceCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imagine driving on an unfamiliar route and suddenly your GPS navigation cuts out....
Fish-inspired material changes color using nanocolumns
Credit: Zhiren Luo, NC State University Inspired by the flashing colors of the neon tetra fish, researchers have developed a...
Ant larvae fight the offspring of parasitic queens
In certain ant species, queens invade the colonies of other species, kill the host queen or queens and lay their...
Active substance from plant slows down aggressive eye cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Magdeburg and Bonn are testing a substance from the leaves of the coralberryCredit: Photo: Volker...
Novel sensor system improves reliability of high-temperature humidity measurements
Hannover MesseCredit: Photo credit: Oliver Dietze A new sensor system developed in Saarbrücken, Germany can not only carefully control drying...
