Not unique to humans but uniquely human: researchers identify factor involved in brain expansion in humans
What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do...
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Improving the safety of HED LIBs by co-coating separators with ceramics and solid-state electrolytes
They published their work on Mar. 20, 2024, in Energy Material Advances.Credit: Jiantao Wang, National Power Battery Innovation Center, China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co.,...
Hannover Messe: Micro-massaging – ‘Artificial muscles’ help fractured leg bones heal better
Orthopaedic implants are used to fixate the bone fragments of fractures. Novel smart implants are now being developed that can continuously monitor and actively promote...
The ISSCR announces 2024 election results
Evanston, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 election. Lorenz Studer, MD, founding...
Despite dwindling resources, many older adult Israelis exhibited impressive resilience during the initial period of the Israel-Hamas war, Bar-Ilan University study finds
Exposure to traumatic events can result in acute stress symptoms that can last for a few weeks and can also lead to post-traumatic stress disorder...
A new type of cooling for quantum simulators
Quantum experiments always have to deal with the same problem, regardless of whether they involve quantum computers, quantum teleportation or new types of quantum sensors:...
People with depression see no immediate change from common GP assessment, study shows
A commonly used questionnaire adopted by GPs to monitor the treatment of depression does not provide any immediate benefits to patients, a new study has...
New image of the center of our Milky Way: Spiral magnetic fields surround black hole Sagittarius A*
FRANKFURT. In 2022, scientists of the EHT unveiled the first image of Sgr A* – which is approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth – revealing...
Highest power efficiency achieved in flexible solar cells using new fabrication technique
Flexible solar cells have many potential applications in aerospace and flexible electronics, but low energy conversion efficiency has limited their practical use. A new manufacturing...
New technique for predicting protein dynamics may prove big breakthrough for drug discovery
PROVIDENCE, R.I.  — Understanding the structure of proteins is critical for demystifying their functions and developing drugs that target them. To that end, a team of researchers...
Looking to the past to prevent future extinction
During the Late Pleistocene, California — at least at its lower elevations — was teeming with vegetation. While much of North America was covered in...
Scientists discover how caterpillars can stop their bleeding in seconds
Blood is a remarkable material: it must remain fluid inside blood vessels, yet clot as quickly as possible outside them, to stop bleeding. The chemical...
Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey...
What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford Univeristy Press, uncovers well-preserved microbiomes from two 4,000 year old teeth in a limestone cave...
Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these...
