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Hydrogels can play Pong by “remembering” previous patterns of electrical simulation
Non-living hydrogels can play the video game Pong and improve their gameplay with more experience, researchers report August 23 in...
New detectable gravitational wave source from collapsing stars predicted from simulations
The death of a massive, rapidly spinning star can shake the universe. And the resulting ripples — known as gravitational...
Eight years after the Fundão dam collapse: unresolved devastation continues to plague Brazil
Eight years since the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, researchers have highlighted ongoing environmental...
Role of bitter polyphenols in the regulation of blood sugar
Bioactive compounds like polyphenols and their health benefits have long captured public attention and interest. Commonly present in plant-based food...
Chronic cough may be hereditary
Chronic cough is among the most common reasons for seeking medical care, with middle-aged women the group most affected. New...
Living plastics: a new solution for plastic degradation through synthetic biology
On August 21, 2024, Dr. DAI Zhuojun's research group at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of...
AI can speed up drug development
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify molecules that could serve as new drugs for mental health disorders. AI can be...
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Novel redox-active metal-organic framework as an anode material for Li batteries operating in freezing conditions
The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a redox-active metal-organic hybrid electrode material (SKIER-5) for Li batteries that remains stable...
Will EEG be able to read your dreams? The future of the brain activity measure as it marks 100 years
One hundred years after the human brain’s electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebrating the legacy of its discovery...
Let me take a look: AI could boost diagnostic imaging results
In radiology, diagnostic imaging requires specialized knowledge to interpret the findings associated with a wide variety of diseases. Fortunately, in...
Researchers observe floquet states in colloidal nanoplatelets driven by visible pulses
Solution-processed semiconductor nanocrystals are also called colloidal quantum dots (QDs). While the concept of size-dependent quantum effects had been long known...
Legal challenges in human brain organoid research and its applications
A recent study has explored the legal and ethical challenges expected to arise in human brain organoid research. A recent...
Wounds are common among people who use illicit opioids, but proper wound care is hard to find
The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who...
Marshall University innovators selected for prestigious NIH-funded entrepreneurship program
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Marshall University innovators, Brad Profitt, DC, DPT, DScPT, and M’Hamed Turki, M.D., have been selected to participate...
USAMMDA commercial partner receives FDA emergency use authorization for plasma powder
A U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity commercial partner received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Sandia Science & Technology Park injecting billions into state economy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Sandia Science & Technology Park is being credited with playing a critical role in New Mexico’s...
Two UCSB professors selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be Experimental Physics Investigators
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — UC Santa Barbara professors Andrew Jayich and Jon Schuller have been selected by the Gordon and...
Next time you beat a virus, thank your microbial ancestors
When you get infected with a virus, some of the first weapons your body deploys to fight it were passed...
Unveiling GlycoRNA: New study proves they do exist
In a groundbreaking exploration of cell surface biology, Ryan Flynn has uncovered a surprising role for RNA outside the confines of the...
Lehigh University is a core institution of new $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) named...
