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Black silicon can help detect explosives
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,...
Can obesity limit antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness?
Some AFib medications are less effective in obese patientsCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most...
Material for safer football helmets may reduce head injuries
Credit: HRL Laboratories, LLC. Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research...
Laboratory-evolved bacteria switch to consuming CO2 for growth
Credit: Gleizer et al. Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2...
Scientists develop first implantable magnet resonance detector
A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal activityCredit: whitehoune - stock.adobe.com, MPI f. Biological Cybernetics, University of Stuttgart. Compositing: Martin...
The molecule that can AUTAC bad proteins
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed a strategy that could help cells get rid of disease-related debris. Further...
Discovery by Hebrew University scientists could revolutionize chemotherapy
New technique targets cancer cells and leaves healthy ones alone; patients would receive less chemo and fewer side effectsCredit: Hadas...
Screening tech advances early detection of Parkinson’s disease
Pioneering technology can spot Parkinson's when there are no obvious symptomsCredit: RMIT University Screening technology to catch Parkinson's disease in...
New winter mountaineering project for Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger
A Eurac research study on acclimatisation and de-acclimatisation will take place in the terraXcube center for the simulation of extreme...
Ultrahigh temperature superfluidity made possible in atomic gases via mixed dimensions
Credit: ©Science China Press A new study proposed a scheme to achieve ultrahigh reduced transition temperature, up to Tc/TF ~...
Glass from a 3D printer
Credit: Photo: Group for Complex Materials / ETH Zurich Producing glass objects using 3D printing is not easy. Only a...
Patient’s place of residence matters when choosing cost-effective anticoagulation therapy
Credit: Mikko Pyykönen Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation....
New pads absorb shock better than foam with air flow and easy manufacture
HRL Laboratories' microlattice impact attenuator pads outperform current helmet pads in single or multiple hits and are made with light-casting...
Helper protein worsens diabetic eye disease
Blocking second protein could lead to better treatmentCredit: Akrit Sodhi In a recent study using mice, lab-grown human retinal cells...
Atomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07637 As computers continue to infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life, their...
On balance, some neonicotinoid pesticides could benefit bees
Credit: American Chemical Society The story of neonicotinoids is growing more nuanced. Europe has banned outdoor use of three of...
Researchers create ‘smart’ surfaces to help blood-vessel grafts knit better, more safely
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 27, 2019 - Researchers at McMaster University have created a new coating...
Artificial intelligence-based algorithm for intensive care of traumatic brain injury
Credit: Rahul Raj, University of Helsinki Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant global cause of mortality and morbidity with...
Mental practice may improve golfers’ putting performance
Science backs-up Arnold Palmer's golf theoryCredit: Photo by Alan Place Researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for...
First measures of Earth’s ionosphere found with the largest atmospheric radar in the Antarctic
Credit: Taishi Hashimoto (NIPR) There's chaos in the night sky, about 60 to 600 miles above Earth's surface. Called the...
