Scientists use wearable technology to detect stress levels during sleep
What if changes in a person’s stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study ...
Study reveals giant store of global soil carbon
Soil carbon usually refers only to the organic matter component of soils, known as soil organic carbon (SOC). However, soil ...
Trapped in the middle: billiards with memory
Adding one simple rule to an idealized game of billiards leads to a wealth of intriguing mathematical questions, as well ...
Creating new molecules through sustainable methods guided by light: the challenge of the ERC Advanced Grant PHOTOZYME
Light and nature as valuable allies in the production of molecules essential for our daily lives. This is the horizon envisioned by PHOTOZYME, ...
A new spin on organic shampoo makes it sudsier, longer lasting
While there’s no regulation in the U.S. for what’s in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe ...
Tracking ticks in Georgia to help monitor emerging diseases
The most common tick found on humans in Georgia is the lone star tick — an aggressive seeker of blood ...
Multifractal detection of the early stages of multiple sclerosis
What was it we were going to tell you about? Oh!! About the research into the complexity of electrical brain ...
New ways to fine tune electrochemistry
Surface sensitive spectroscopyCredit: © RESOLV, Kasper Surface sensitive spectroscopy In order to understand the complex behavior at electrified interfaces, the ...
A small robot car can reduce children’s stress before surgery
Undergoing medical treatment, having surgery or simply being admitted to hospital are situations that make children fearful and anxious, especially ...
ERC Advanced Grant for Steffen Grohmann from KIT
The ERC awards the work of Professor Grohmann and his team in its Universe Sciences panel. “I congratulate Professor Steffen ...
Successful murine model of dermatomyositis reveals underlying immune system involvement
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have developed a murine model for a highly progressive disease called “anti-MDA5 ...
Andy Sode Anker in Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Andy Sode Anker is 29 years old and conducts research in the interface of materials chemistry, machine learning and robotics. ...
Advancing biodiversity data analysis at B-Cubed’s Hackathon
B-Cubed’s Hackathon – “Hacking Biodiversity Data Cubes for Policy” – concluded successfully on 5 April in Brussels. The event marked ...
NTU Singapore researchers develop a method to extract useful proteins from beer-brewing leftovers
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have created a method that extracts over 80 per cent of the ...
Genetic underpinnings of environmental stress identified in model plant
Plants can be temperamental. Even weeds along the side of highways or pushing their way up in the cracks of ...
On World Parkinson’s Day, a new theory emerges on the disease’s origins and spread
The nose or the gut? For the past two decades, the scientific community has debated the wellspring of the toxic ...
New project explores warfare in animal societies
A major new research project will investigate how and why groups of animals from the same species fight one another.Credit: ...
Can we crack the code of cartilage?
In our aging society, healing joint problems is becoming increasingly important. To do this, cartilage damage must become repairable. But ...
Discovery brings all-solid-state sodium batteries closer to practical use
The pursuit of greener energy also requires efficient rechargeable batteries to store that energy. While lithium-ion batteries are currently the ...
Scientists create octopus survival guide to minimize impacts of fishing
Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a ...
