Deciphering the emergence of neuronal diversity
Credit: © Dayerlab UNIGE. The development of cerebral cortex plays a major role in the evolution of species and in...
How to to bring lithium-air batteries closer to practice
Credit: Daniil Itkis Scientists from the Faculties of Materials Science and Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, are working on improvement...
Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe
Credit: Paul McFadden A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that...
Nature-based sunscreens
The ideal sunscreen should block UVB and UVA radiation while being safe and stable. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Spanish...
Study reveals evidence that the universe is a hologram
The first observational evidence that the universe could be a hologram has been published in the journal Physical Review Letters....
Where are the tools for scientific writing?
Writing a scientific research paper is tough at the best of times regardless of funding conditions and political intervention. As...
Fluorescence dyes from the pressure cooker
Credit: TU Wien Rethinking a complex chemical synthesis The laboratory of Dr. Miriam M. Unterlass at the Institute of Materials...
Keeping antennas at peak performance
Advanced statistical techniques developed by KAUST researchers have enabled an efficient method for detecting the partial antenna failures that can...
Researchers develop wearable, low-cost sensor to measure skin hydration
Credit: Shanshan Yao Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person's...
Small but mighty: Fruit fly muscles
Credit: Caltech Fruit flies are capable of impressive aerial maneuvers, as is grudgingly acknowledged by anyone who has unsuccessfully tried...
Old enzyme, new role
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has discovered a new function for...
Micro-bubbles and frequency combs
Credit: OIST's Light Matter Interactions Unit When measuring the duration of high-speed physical phenomena, a good stopwatch can only get...
Anticancer properties of mono/di-halogenated coumarins
Credit: Dr. Kabange Kasumbwe et al., Bentham Science Publishers Throughout the world, many medicinal compounds are being discovered. Scientists have...
Deciphering the emergence of neuronal diversity
Credit: © Dayerlab UNIGE. The development of cerebral cortex plays a major role in the evolution of species and in...
Engineers create artificial skin that ‘feels’ temperature changes
A team of engineers and scientists at Caltech and ETH Zurich have developed an artificial skin capable of detecting temperature...
Some early breast cancer patients benefit more from breast conservation than from mastectomy
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Breast conserving therapy (BCT, breast conserving surgery combined with radiation therapy) is superior to mastectomy in certain...
Diabetes or its rapid deterioration can be an early warning sign for pancreatic cancer
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Patients and their doctors should be aware that the onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in...
Liverpool to coordinate £14m drug safety research project
The University of Liverpool (UK) is to co-ordinate a new £14m European research project which aims to improve the understanding...
Breath test could help detect stomach and oesophageal cancers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A test that measures the levels of five chemicals in the breath has shown promising results for...
Experts predict melanoma death rates will fall by 2050
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: By 2050 the death rates from malignant melanoma will have decreased from their current levels but the...
