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‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries developed
New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists...
Promoting parasites
Credit: Image by Masato Nitta, Hiroshima University. Hiroshima University scientists have identified a new species of parasite infecting an invasive...
Regenerative grazing improves soil health and plant biodiversity
Credit: Neiker-Tecnalia Regenerative practices improve soil quality and pasture diversity, as the European LIFE Regen Farming project, due to end...
FOOD Professor Rasmus Bro receives the first Nils Foss Excellence Prize
Professor Ramus Bro is delighted with the prize, which has been referred to as the Nobel Prize of food science....
MNI researchers receive funding to study ARSACS
Credit: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Two researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) of McGill University have...
Community health-care professionals lack knowledge on severe allergic reactions in children
School first aiders, community pharmacists and GP practice nurses overestimate the risk of fatal reaction for children with food allergy,...
New study shows marijuana users have low blood flow to the brain
Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease COSTA MESA, CA.,: As the U.S. races to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use,...
Genes, early environment sculpt the gut microbiome
Credit: Photo courtesy of PNNL Genetics and birthplace have a big effect on the make-up of the microbial community in...
Australian solar tech to help China reach clean energy targets
Credit: CSIRO Australia's solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China.In continued emphasis...
DFG to fund 20 new research training groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 20 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career...
Announcement of joint study to design nanoporous materials to carry small molecules
Credit: Ryotaro MATSUDA Nagoya, Japan - Prof. Ryotaro Matsuda, the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University, and Prof. Susumu...
Squeezing light into new miniature devices
Loading video... Credit: IBS Do you think your computer is fast enough? Think again. The computers of the future could...
No association between mother flu in pregnancy and increased child autism risk
A study of more than 196,000 children found no association between a mother having an influenza infection anytime during pregnancy...
Imaging study examines brains of current, former NFL players
The resident immune cells of the central nervous system called microglia are thought to play a role in the brain's...
Bekzod Khakimov received the first Nils Foss Talent Prize
Credit: Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Bekzod Khakimov is one of the most promising young researchers that the...
Researcher suggests kratom may have medical benefit as opioid alternative
CHICAGO--November 28, 2016--A delayed U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ban on kratom would stifle scientific understanding of the herb's active chemical...
Staph uses nitric oxide enzyme to colonize noses
Credit: Brian Donohue/University of Washington Staph bacteria colonize nasal passages through a newly discovered function for a primeval biochemical mechanism....
NIST debuts dual atomic clock — and a new stability record
Credit: N. Phillips/NIST BOULDER, Colo. - What could be better than a world-leading atomic clock? Two clocks in one. Physicists...
New ways to measure solid stress in tumors could lead to improved understanding, therapies
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed new methods for mapping and measuring solid stress - the force exerted by...
Small RNA identified that offers clues for quieting the ‘voices’ of schizophrenia
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a small RNA (microRNA) that may...
