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Reactive Video playback that you control with your body
Computer scientists have developed an entirely new way of interacting with video content that adapts to, and is controlled by,...
Energy transition: Decentralized energy supply based on innovative cogeneration
Practical test of a redox-flow/lithium-ion battery pair for efficient and sustained power and heat supplyCredit: (Graphics: artbox, Bruchsal) Increased use...
From the heart: study shows impact of social media appeals from COVID-19 frontliners
Emergency physicians sharing personal messages has across-the-board impact, randomized simulation finds Credit: University of Michigan Anyone who’s on social media...
Why failing hearts love hard workouts
Even diseased hearts can benefit from high-intensity training Credit: Photo: NTNU “Our research on rats with heart failure shows that...
Getting the right grip: Designing soft and sensitive robotic fingers
Scientists make a big leap in development of soft robotic grippers by integrating sensing mechanisms into 3D printable fingersCredit: Ritsumeikan...
NUS researchers finds best combination of available therapies against COVID-19
Combination was uncovered from examining 12 potential drug candidates with over 530,0000 possible drug combinations within two weeksCredit: National University...
“Electronic amoeba” finds approximate solution to traveling salesman problem in linear time
Credit: Masashi Aono Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan have, inspired by the efficient foraging behavior of...
Melatonin: finally, a supplement that actually boosts memory
Credit: Department of Biology,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in Japan show that melatonin and its metabolites...
New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutesCredit: Carolyn...
Gamers pave the way for million dollar grant for telescope ‘brain’ upgrade
A new $1 million Federal Government grant to Curtin University will enable a major upgrade to the Murchison Widefield Array...
Rapid lateral flow immunoassay developed for fluorescence detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Credit: SIBET The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate nucleic acid detection at the point of...
Professor Andrés Lasagni of the TU Dresden elected member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences
Credit: Tobias Ritz Photography The Argentinean-born scientist has set himself ambitious goals in the spirit of the academy's mission to...
Energy-efficient magnetic RAM: A new building block for spintronic technologies
Credit: POSTECH & SNU Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Seoul National University in South Korea...
Tiny bubbles on electrodes key to speeding up chemical processes
Credit: na New Curtin University-led research has shown the formation of bubbles on electrodes, usually thought to be a hindrance,...
$6.3 million will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards
Incurable fungus, root rot and salinity threaten fruit productionCredit: UCR New grants totaling $6.3 million will help UC Riverside solve...
Making cheaper, biocompatible E-skin electrodes
A polymer electrode gets an electrical boost for use in E-skin devices.Credit: dgist Scientists around the world are working to...
FAU receives Florida department of health grant to study health effects of harmful algal blooms
Study will provide preliminary exploration of possible increased susceptibility in those infected with COVID-19 Credit: Florida Atlantic University Florida has...
New and unexplored dimension in the study of protein-protein interactions
Credit: Mary Zhu Many proteins are required to maintain the structure, and to preserve the genetic integrity, of DNA. Sliding...
No mortality increase with paclitaxel-coated devices in peripheral arterial disease
Credit: University of Gothenburg. An interim analysis from the Swedish Drug-Elution Trial in Peripheral Arterial Disease (SWEDEPAD) has now been...
Gene discovery could help prevent heart attacks
Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk...
